Laura Goudreau, KG7BQX, Regional Emergency Communications
“We had 48 check-ins, of which 42 were amateurs,” she said. “It was very successful and also included our first digital test.”
The “COMMEX” consisted of check-ins from authorized state, tribal, federal, and Amateur Radio stations to test HF 
The interoperability aspect between federal stations and Amateur Radio licenses 
Goudreau said that while there’s still room for improvement in the digital area, overall, she was happy with how the exercise played out. She said FEMA would continue these exercises in 2017.
Source:ARRL
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