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BLUEGRASS EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TEAM
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What is BECT ?
The Bluegrass Emergency Communications Team, (aka BECT), is a central Kentucky area group , based in Lexington, comprised of persons interested in Emergency Communications. The group consists of members of:
(1.) Kentucky Army MARS (Military Affiliate Radio System)
(2.) Kentucky Air Force MARS
(3.) Kentucky NAVY-Marine Corp MARS
(4.) Kentucky Wing CAP (Civil Air Patrol)
(5.) Kentucky ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service)
And other various emergency related organizations
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What is the BECT Mission ?
The mission of BECT, is to provide Emergency Communications support to Federal, State, and local agencies in Kentucky, during Emergency situtations. We provide support to Boone Center, in Frankfort, which includes MARS/Amateur (AAR4NBI/KF4AAV) operations from the state EOC (Emergency Operations Center), through which we support the missions of the KyEM (Kentucky Emergency Management), KyNG, (Kentucky National Guard), and STARC (State Area Command).
We also operate AAT4RAA/WA4UMV, from the Lexington Army Reserve Center. This is our primary Gateway Station, during communications drills and exercises, and during Actual Emergency Missions.
We also operate the BECT Club Station, AAR4CBE/W4CBE. This is a Field Portable Station, which we can take to a Disaster Site, to relay on-scene information back into the MARS/ARES nets.
We take part in many communications drills and exercises each year. The biggest is "Grecian Firebolt" (GF-03 is scheduled for June 2003). This is a Military/Federal Government exercise, comprising all of the Military Services, and Federal Agencies, that would be involved in Emergency Communications, during an Actual Emergency.
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Local Meetings
We have local meetings twice a month, at the Army Reserve Center,on Russell Cave Road, in Lexington. On the 2nd monday at 7pm, is our monthly Staff Meeting. On the 4th monday, also at 7 pm, is our General Membership Meeting. Both meetings are open to anyone interested in Emergency Communications. We will be monitoring the following frequencies, before and during the meeting, to provide assistance:
Lexington MARS Repeater.....AAT4RAA
146.52 simplex..............WA4UMV
444.125 (PL88.5)............WA4UMV
CELLPHONE..........859-227-0137
If anyone has any questions, you may contact me at:
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