The PACE plan system is expressed as an order of communication precedence list: primary, alternate, contingency, and emergency. The first is usually the best, more reliable, most used, fastest, and highest bandwidth of the options. The last is usually the most time-consuming, costly, and inconvenient.
The easiest way to contact me is to [email me](mailto:wjlafrance@gmail.com).
You can also contact me on [Signal](https://signal.org/). My username is ‘n9kce.73’.
Text (SMS, RCS, iMessage) to my cell phone is another primary form of communication if you have my number.
I regularly check into the [Dane/Iowa County ARES](https://kb9orn.org) net, Wednesday at 8pm, on 147.150 MHz. I also often monitor this repeater, especially when I’m in the car.
I occasionally check my [Winlink email](mailto:n9kce@winlink.org). I check it more frequently if other communications are unavailable. I have mobile VHF Winlink capability. Unless you’re emailing from within Winlink, I need to allowlist your email address before you’ll be able to reach me. If the internet is up, you should probably send me a normal email.
I do not have APRS or LoRa capability at this time.
During an emergency I will likely be at my Madison QTH, or the Dane County Emergency Operation Center.
Depending on the nature of the emergency, I will be scanning some or all of these frequencies:
‡ Like most southern Wisconsin repeaters, all of these repeaters use a PL of 123.0 Hz.
QSL cards and other physical communications can be directed to: William N9KCE, PO Box 132, Oregon WI 53575-0132.