Wednesday's Puerto Rico report. From: "Corey, Michael, KI1U" <KI1U@arrl.org<mailto:KI1U@arrl.org>> Date: October 12, 2017 at 7:25:21 PM EDT Subject: RE: Reporting in Wednesday 10/11 Day 7 – 10/12/17 * The plan we are proposing to Red Cross is being edited, the new plan is to speed up enabling local Amateurs to assist with communications. We will begin recalling deployed equipment on Monday October 16. A few kits will stay behind with Oscar so the EOC, Red Cross HQ and key section staff members can provide communications. Further, we are no longer planning on additional Amateurs being deployed to assist Red Cross, end of mission for the ARRL/ARC effort will be October 20. * Valerie, NV9L, who has been producing the daily SitRep has come down with bronchitis and is being treated at the EOC. We will work on getting a two day SitRep ready tomorrow morning. * Red Cross is addressing an issue with one of our team members, who has been something of a problem since the staging area. Apparently, he set up a Go Fund Me to supplement his funds from the Red Cross. I have made Chris Imlay and Tom Gallagher aware, also made my Red Cross National HQ counterpart aware of this. Red Cross assured me they will take care of it. * We have made progress on the repeater mission. This morning it was configured. ESF-2 is working with legal to arrange for a site lease. If all goes well it should be installed tomorrow. * The three SCS modems from AT&T will be passed on to the FEMA MERS team for use in Puerto Rico. * Received clarification on an earlier report. The dysentery issue at the dam was limited to the local population. The members of the Corps of Engineers were not affected. Andy provided treatment to the locals. * Andy, KE0AYJ, has been contacted by his local CBS and NBC affiliates requesting an interview when he gets back to Indianapolis. I am sure others will be asked the same by their local media. * Ham Nation has run a story about the Puerto Rico relief mission. To my knowledge they have not been given an advantage on information over ARRL. 73, Mike Corey, KI1U Emergency Preparedness Manager ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio® 225 Main Street Newington CT 06111-1494 Telephone: 860-594-0222 Fax: 860-594-0259 email: ki1u@arrl.org<mailto:ki1u@arrl.org> ________________________________