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TO ELECTRICITY AND CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICES IN IOWA.  BECAUSE OF THE
CYBER ATTACK, THERE WERE REPORTS OF GASOLINE PRICE GOUGING IN VARIOUS
LOCATIONS.  AS PART OF THE SCENARIO, STATE OFFICIALS REQUESTED THAT AMATEUR
RADIO OPERATORS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF SERVICES, AS WELL AS
PROVIDE SUMMARIES OF THE LOCAL SUPER UNLEADED GASOLINE PRICES.
NOTIFICATION OF THE EXERCISE CAME VIA ARRL IOWA SECTION MANAGER LELIA
GARNER, WA0UIG, THROUGH AN EMAIL.  DISTRICT 1 EMERGENCY COORDINATOR PAUL
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COWLEY, W0YR, RECEIVED AN AUTOMATED LANDLINE TELEPHONE CALL AT
APPROXIMATELY 8 00 THE MORNING OF THE EXERCISE.  DALLAS COUNTY ARES
ACTIVATED ITS RAVE ALERT EMERGENCY ALERTING SYSTEM, SENDING A REQUEST FOR
HAMS TO CHECK INTO THE PERRY 145R190 REPEATER AT 8 05 AM, AT WHICH TIME THE
ARES NET WAS ESTABLISHED UNTIL 9 30 AM.  SIXTEEN AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS
CHECKED INTO THE NET, AND PROVIDED THE STATUS OF UTILITIES IN THEIR AREAS.
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