This is an EXERCISE announcement
The ARRL West Central Florida Section Simulated Emergency Test (SET)
which takes place on Saturday morning February 7th, 2026 from 0900 through 1200.
The following is a drill message.
At around 0700 EST on February 6th 2026 a fire at
the transformer station next to the Nuclear power plant in Dade County,
FL caused multiple power generating facilities to go offline. The
automatic protection systems created a domino effect, and has darkened
most of the Gold Coast and Space Coast in eastern Florida. A
complicating factor is the recent opening of an AI Hub just west of Vero
Beach, putting a heavy strain on the electrical grid. The State has
alerted all 67 counties, and local emergency managers are monitoring the
progress of power restoration.
This is a drill, repeat this is a drill!!
The PinCo ACS Tactical-Resource net will be initiated on the W4ACS repeater beginning at 0830 local time on Saturday February 7th, 2026. All Pinellas ACS Personnel should monitor the net and follow instructions provided there.
EXERCISE EXERCISE