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=== Acronyms and Technical Terms ===
=== Acronyms and Technical Terms ===
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|'''DAQ'''
|'''DAQ'''
|"Delivered Audio Quality", a measure of audio quality over a transmission medium (such as radio waves). You can read more about DAQ at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delivered_Audio_Quality
|"Delivered Audio Quality", a measure of audio quality over a transmission medium (such as radio waves). You can read more about DAQ at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delivered_Audio_Quality. Rhymes with quack.
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|'''FRS'''
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|'''GMRS'''
|'''GMRS'''
|"General Mobile Radio Service". You can read more about FRS/GMRS radios in the NETwiki article titled [[FRS/GMRS Radio - General]].
|"General Mobile Radio Service". You can read more about FRS/GMRS radios in the NETwiki article titled [[FRS/GMRS Radio - General]].
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|'''Rover'''
|A volunteer or team of volunteers moving to different points on a predetermined route and using radio to check in with the exercise lead when they arrive at each point. The DAQ of their signal supplies the data that is mapped onto a propagation map.
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|'''Scribe'''
|For the purposes of creating a radio propagation map, a scribe is paired with a radio operator at a fixed point. The scribe records the DAQ from strike teams as they check in from different locations.
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=== Method ===
=== Method ===
FRS/GMRS mapping may be conducted by placing a two-person team, one Radio Operator and one Scribe, at a proposed NET Incident Command Post location. Rover Teams report to the Radio Operator as they stop at specific locations throughout the NET Service Area. The Radio Operator and the Rover Teams record the radio voice quality for the conversation, as they heard it, at each location. The radio voice quality values for each reported location are then used to create color-coded maps for Incident Command staff and Strike Teams for use during large-scale disaster response.
The process of FRS/GMRS propagation mapping is relatively straightforward and can involve all members of a team. This article structures the method as a formal team exercise to help ensure accurate results. However, PBEM encourages Team Leaders to take a more informal approach as suited to the mood and availability of team members.
 
FRS/GMRS propagation mapping is conducted by placing a two-person team (a radio operator who is also the exercise lead, and a scribe) at the team's planned NET Incident Command Post. "Rover teams" report to the exercise lead as they stop at specific locations throughout the NET Service Area. The exercise lead and the rover teams record the radio voice quality (DAQ) for the conversation, as they heard it, at each location. The radio voice quality values for each reported location are then used to create color-coded maps for Incident Command staff and strike teams for use during large-scale disaster response.


=== Goals ===
=== Goals ===
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