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EmComm Knowledge Quiz
To encourage Sumter County ARES members to stay engaged and to enhance their knowledge of EmComm-related information, five questions will be emailed to SCARES members each month, along with a tip to where they can find the answers. All answers can be found on the Sumter County ARES website at www.sumterares.org, or the ARRL Emergency Communications Course, or Sumter County ARES Manual, all of which are available online.
SCARES members, and anyone else who would like to test their knowledge, should email their answers to the Sumter County ARES Emergency Coordinator at kx4leo@gmail.com before the 4th Thursday of each month. The answers will be revealed, along with any discussion, during the monthly SCARES VHF Net on the 4th Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM ET on the K4HOG 147.030 repeater. The answers will also be posted here.
July 2026
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Below is another set of 5 questions to test your EmComm knowledge. All answers can be found in the Emergency Operations chapter found on the ALERTS tab on the www.sumterares.org/alert webpage.
Question 6
At what ARES Alert Level are SCARES members required to remain in contact with the ARES Incident Commander (AIC) to inform him or her of their availability for deployment?
Question 7
What is/are the primary responsibilities of the ARES Incident Commander when SCARES is activated for an emergency condition?
Question 8
Any one of three conditions must exist before the SCARES Emergency Coordinator will declare an ARES Alert Level-2. Please name one.
Question 9
When using "tactical callsigns", when must you transmit your FCC assigned call sign?
Question 10
Under normal conditions when the Sumter County EOC is activated, who is primarily responsible for sending official messages between the Sumter County EOC and the Florida State EOC using amateur radio?
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June 2026
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All the answers can be found in the ALERT tab of the Sumter County ARES website, www.sumterares.org/alert. .
Question 1
During an EmComm deployment, when is it necessary to send an ICS-213 message?
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Answer: "...when a message needs to be sent AND that member (or location) is expecting a response..."
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Question 2
What form is used to send a Health and Welfare message through the National Traffic System?
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Answer: ARRL Radiogram
Question 3
What repeater / frequency is used as an Operational / Administrative Net by the EOC?
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Answer: KS4EOC repeater on 146.925 MHz
Question 4
What repeater / frequency is used as a Logistics net by Sumter County ARES?
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Answer: K4HOG repeater on 147.030 MHz
Question 5
What simplex frequency is used for Sumter County EmComm?
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Answer: 147.585 MHz