Katrina Update to ODV and Katrina Team: From: Harold Kramer Sept 1, 2005 Here are some of the Katrina related activities that we have started today: 1. Jodi Morin, Maty Weinberg, Norm Fusaro and Dennis Motschenbacher have joined the Katrina SWAT Team. 2. We are still meeting daily to coordinate activities. 3. Jodi, Maty and Norm will coordinate all donations of and requests for equipment. We have had some requests already and we need a more coordinated process. 4. Mary is working with Barry on a more formal process to accept cash and equipment donations. 5. Chuck Skolaut is working with Riley Hollingsworth to coordinate enforcement and interference issues related to Katrina nets. 6. We are initiating some higher level contacts with the served agencies. 7. Jim Haynie's President's message about Katrina was posted on the web. http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/09/01/2/?nc=1 8. News and PR will be managed as follows: a. Rick Lindquist - News stories b. Allen Pitts - Media and PR queries c. Steve Ewald and Chuck Skoulat - Logistics and Operational queries 9. We are working on an expanded Katrina web page to be ready early next week. 10. A special edition of the EmComm newsletter will be sent next week. 11. Dennis will communicate our plans to vendors and manufacturers. 12. We are working on weekend/holiday staffing to handle Katrina inquires 13. FCC Chairman Martin has asked if we need anything from the FCC! 14. Allen Pitts spoke with the following media contacts today (actual interviews or information): 1. Interview on WTIC AM 1080 Hartford 2. Wall Street Journal 3. Washington Post 4. WVIT, TV- 30 Hartford 5. Channel 5 Nashville 6. Channel 5 Boston (Technical issues) 7. AM Radio Station in Kansas City, MO 8. Los Angeles AM Radio Station 9. Interview on WDRC AM Hartford (Fri) 10. British Television interview broadcast in England today 11. WICC AM, Bridgeport, CT 12. Fox News - National 13. Hartford Courant Newspaper 14. ABC Radio in Washington DC 15. Voice of America (Interview Fri) 16. WMAL Washington DC Radio 17. St. Louis Post Dispatch Newspaper 18. ABC Television, Phoenix 15. Winlink is taking our W1AW bulletins and distributing them on their networks. 16. We have added the live audio stream from the West Gulf ARES Emergency Net <http://www.arrl.org/sections/NTX.html> which is handling emergency amateur radio traffic for areas hit by Hurricane Katrina to our website. http://www.arrl.org/audio/ 73, Harold, WJ1B Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 860 594 0220 www.arrl.org/