Palo Verde Siren Test
October 8, 2008 Not the 29th

If you are interested in doing the Palo Verde Siren Test please email me, David N7TWT, and I will put you on the list.

The night before, on Oct 7th, at 7pm there will be a short NET on the 146.94 to answer any questions that you might have.

We will use the 146.94 White Tanks repeater for talk in and for the exercise. We will meet out at the Buckeye Municipal Airport as early as 7am at the APS Hangar but you need to be there by 9:30am. The Airport us just 1/4 miles South of I-10 on Palo Verde Rd on the West side of the road.  If you are coming from the Sun City Area then you can take Bell Rd. West behind the White Tank Mountain and the road is called Sun Valley Parkway. It changes to Palo Verde Rd below I-10. The airport  the right. There will be refreshments provided by APS. You will need to sign in and you will have time to get to know other hams.

Around 10:30am the Teams will meet up with the APS team leader and you will be escorted out to your siren. There are 47 siren arranges according to where the population is located  in 10 one mile rings around the power plant. If there was a leak, the sirens could be turned on according to the wind direction.

As you get to your assigned siren check in with Net Control to let him know that you are in place. The sirens will be set off 2 times. Once at Noon and again at 12:30pm. If the siren did not turn on then you need to let Net Control know.

There is some simple paperwork to fill out and your APS Team Leader will drive by your location and lead you back to the Buckeye Municipal Airport. APS does not want anyone to come back on their own because of the possibility of getting lost and they want to make sure everyone is off of the desert safely.

Once you are back at the Airport you need to check in and turn in your paperwork and there will be a nice catered lunch and a small gift of appreciation given to you by APS. You should be finished by 1pm.

I have been a HAM for 17 years and this is my 15th siren test. As you can imagine I really enjoy doing this and it is a lot of fun meeting other Amateurs and doing public service.

Here is a Google map link of the Buckeye Municipal Airport

http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=33.41912,-112.687798&spn=0.072929,0.184364&z=13&om=1