Exercise Double Barrel Two

71 Signal Unit, HAMNET and the SA Weather Service is to hold a national joint emergency communications exercise on Saturday the 3rd of December 2005.

The scenario is a simulated severe weather episode whereby normal communications have been destroyed or disrupted.

71 Signal Unit, based in Cape Town, has requested the assistance of HAMNET to supply supporting radio communications. 84 Signal Unit in Durban and 7 Signal Group in Johannesburg will also be tasked to assist with supplying radio communications.

Members of the SA Weather Service in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London and Bloemfontein will be detached to the participating HAMNET / Military operators to provide expertise and realism to the exercise.

Weather conditions will be simulated to include as much of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland as possible.

Provincial Directors and new radio amateurs who wish to join HAMNET and participate are requested to contact Francois, ZS6BUU, on 011 6795260 or Pierre, ZS1HF, on 083 321 1449 for further details.

More information will be made available at a later stage on the website of the SARL and will be e-mailed to all HAMNET members.

Courtesy of The South African Radio League