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Received Alert:What is going on in Hoquiam? Explosion? What is UPD?

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Jim N7UAP - Bellingham, WA / InterceptRadio.com

No system information, no freq. no Talk Group, What is UPD ? There should be some sort of standard on how to send an ALERT PAGE!

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At least tell us where it is.

The sky is falling doesn't hack it. :D

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Jim N7UAP - Bellingham, WA / InterceptRadio.com

Googled it.

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/78367082.html

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Jim N7UAP - Bellingham, WA / InterceptRadio.com

i have all alerts (for every disp location) set to my yahoo address and didn't see anything last alert I got was from Spokane saying dude was killed.

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If I had an antenna, I would; but I can only transmit on 160 meters.
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DE K7MHI

Given that we want pages to be short, adding the primary freq or TG to the end of the page should suffice.

Since the page will identify the location and/or agency it should be easy to figure out what area the freq is relevant to or what trunk system the TG belongs to.

Here are the 2 pages :

Both Western WA...


UPD Firefighters are battling heavy flames. 5,000G tank sulfuric acid is leaking



Explosion at biodiesel plant, in Hoquiam. Several hundred PPL being evacuated

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" SILENCE IS CONSENT "

Made to Government Specs:
1) Measured with a micrometer.
2) Marked with a chalk.
3) Cut with an axe.

Jim N7UAP - Bellingham, WA / InterceptRadio.com

found em, got stuck in loads of spam... should get them all now. but agree that some sort of format to them

TG:xxxx County:xxxx News:xxxxx

that everyone follows so that we always have the same data and same format

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If I had an antenna, I would; but I can only transmit on 160 meters.
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DE K7MHI

I didn't get the alerts either. The last one I got was that Clemmons was killed.

I received the alerts too, but didn't understand= UPD

For info I put out the {Clemmons shot/ killed} alert, due to the magnitude of public safety.

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ok, I followed the KOMO link and still don't know what UPD is....

My guess would be sense it was the 2nd page and the first text of the page that UPD might stand for update.

Whoever sent out these pages step up to the plate and explain UPD please :D

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" SILENCE IS CONSENT "

Made to Government Specs:
1) Measured with a micrometer.
2) Marked with a chalk.
3) Cut with an axe.

Jim N7UAP - Bellingham, WA / InterceptRadio.com

It's dispatcher lingo for "cover me I'm going to the break room to microwave some popcorn".

Thank you.
That is all.
:mrgreen:

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