2024 International ShakeOut

On Thursday October 17th at 10:17 the 2024 International ShakeOut exercise will be held.

The website for the ShakeOut is: https://www.shakeout.org

As ham radio operators we can participate by sending in a Did You Feel It (DYFI) form using Winlink. For those who are already familiar with ShakeOuts and just need a short refresher on how to fill in the DYFI form: Winlink DYFI Exercise for Shakeout 2023. For members who would like to learn more about ShakeOuts, this is a video that’s a couple of years old but still valid: Shake Out - WaveTalkers LIVE (Episode 44) (starting at 10:31).

Some tips to aid in sending in DYFI forms for the 2024 ShakeOut:

As always. be sure to update your Winlink application and forms.

To access the Did You Feel It form:

Some things to keep in mind when you’re filling out the DYFI form:

When finished with the form press Submit.

Before you Post to Outbox be sure to add Cc: CCNVARES; SHAKEOUT; dyfi@vccomm.org

Send the message via the Winlink session type you posted in the comments.

ShakeOut Amateur Radio Community Intensity Maps

A collaboration of Emcomm groups have created a webpage with a searchable and scalable map showing who has submitted DYFI forms: ShakeOut Amateur Radio Community Intensity Maps , here’s a YouTube video describing it.

For more information on Winlink:

WaveTakjers is excellent resource to learn more about Winlink:

Last but not least, the Windows Development Team (WDT)’s Google Group's mailing list is a valuable resource for all things Winlink. Team members give updates on the Winlink world and it’s the place where you can get help from people who bring us Winlink.

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