FORCE MULTIPLIER

The Ohio State Defense Force (OHSDF) Primary-Alternate-Contingency-Emergency (PACE) Information Network (OPIN) operated scheduled high frequency (HF) radio nets to receive reports of field conditions from amateur radio stations in and around Ohio on 7-8 March 2026 to demonstrate the viability of the Amateur Radio Service and its volunteer operators to support the National Preparedness Goal Core Capability of Intelligence and Information Sharing.

Tasks we practiced:

1. How to install (or update!) the open source application FLMSG

2. How to install (or update!) FLMSG Custom Forms (namely, the OPIN message forms)

3. How to use FLMSG to create a message with a custom form

4. How to transmit the message you created by one of several ways:

   1. Sending the FLMSG file you created over HF with open source application FLAMP

   2. Sending the FLMSG file you created via Winlink

   3. Sending the FLMSG file you created by voice relay, reading right of of the viewable version of the message rather than a "16-line" radiogram

Thank you for your interest!