According to the ARRL Letter, the main goal of the exercise was to test the operational capability and readiness of the Winlink radio e-mail system. The 101 participating hams were asked to send a series of four messages, ranging from a “Did You Feel It?” message to a Field Station Report. The after-action report indicated that 76 of the stations sent all four messages, 16 sent three (most often forgetting the Winlink check-out message), and the remaining nine stations sent either one or two of the four messages. The LA Northeast District Emergency Coordinator said the test was a great success, especially since participants had been given only three days’ notice.
