Necessary Radio Communications Necessary Radio Communications Emergency Calling

Necessary Radio Communications

Necessary Radio Communications • Emergency Calling Plan • APRS

Emergency Calling Plan What • A practiced and organized plan to communicate in urgent situations Why • Helping Others • Getting Help Who • PARS Members • Other Government and Non-Government. . . publish it in our site When • Different than Net which is a routine test • Minor Problem – Power Outage • Moderate Concern – Winter Storm • Major Disaster - Fire

Emergency Calling Plan How – Plan Considerations • Repeaters • May be required to reach help • May be down and non-functional • May not be programmed in everyone’s radio • Confusion • Talking over each other • In & Out vs No Response • Utilize Simplex AND Repeater Frequencies (VHF) • Establish Net Control • First until formal transfer • Desire vs Urgency • VHF and HF? • Timing • Not 24 / 7 unless needed • Not every hour unless needed • Time between different transmissions for small or large responses

CONCEPTUAL Emergency Calling Plan DRAFT - Simple Synchronization (Time and Frequencies) Shift Event VHF Simplex 146. 520 VHF Repeater 145. 290 - Offset PL 110. 9 At Event HF – 20 Meter 14. 242 At Event Morning 0800 0830 0900 Noon 1200 1230 1300 Afternoon 1600 1630 1700 Night 2000 2030 2100 HF Frequency designated by the Catastrophe Network and The American Preparedness Radio Network (TAPRN)

CONCEPTUAL Emergency Calling Plan DRAFT - Complex Synchronization (Time and Frequencies) Shift Event VHF Simplex VHF Repeater 146. 085 146. 520 - Offset PL 127. 3 VHF Repeater 145. 290 - Offset PL 110. 9 HF – 80 Meter 3. 818 HF – 40 Meter 7. 242 At Event HF – 20 Meter 14. 242 At Event Morning 0800 0815 0830 0900 0915 0930 Noon 1200 1215 1230 1300 1315 1330 Afternoon 1600 1615 1630 1700 1715 1730 Night 2000 2015 2030 2100 2115 1530 Midnight 2400 0015 0030 0100 0115 0130 AM 0400 0415 0430 0500 0515 0530 HF Frequencies designated by the Catastrophe Network and The American Preparedness Radio Network (TAPRN) What about 10 Meter?

CONCEPTUAL Emergency Calling Plan DRAFT - Complex What is OUR plan?

APRS

APRS Why • Interesting • Find lost / hurt people • Provide information to travelers in the area

APRS Overview Normal Packet (like signalink / winlink email demonstration) 011010 Winlink Email Client • Connection from one radio to another • Single transmistion • Retransmits exact message Winlink Email Client

APRS Overview APRS (Digital Radio) 011010 Stuff 1 &A APRS Client 011010 Stuff 1 APRS Client 011010 Stuff 2 011010 APRS Client • Constant / timed / repetitive transmission • May add information along the way 011010 Stuff 1 &B APRS Client 011010 Stuff 1 &C APRS Client 011010 Stuff 1 &D APRS Client

APRS Overview APRS (Digital Radio) - Call Sign Location Position Tracking Weather Telemetry Whatever - Call Sign Club Information Website Address Invitations Whatever 011010 Stuff 1 &A 011010 Stuff 1 &D

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APRS Overview

APRS Overview

APRS Equipped Radio Method • Software – Client • Several available – mixed functionality Kenwood TM-710 G - $540 Yaesu FT-2 DR - $300 • Other Hardware • Position Locator • Home Station – Fixed and no GPS is needed • Mobile Station - GPS • Code and Decode APRS Data • Dedicated Devices like APRS Tracker - Single function and expensive • Radio with GPS and APRS support • Radio with TNCC with GPS and Soundcard

APRS Smart Phone Method • Why talk about it? Become familiar with how APRS for little to no money • Requires amateur license – transmits over radio Software • i. Phone – i. BCNU (limited) • Adroid – APRSdroid ($4. 99) Smart Phone Only APRS-IS Over the phone network to the Internet Smart Phone with Radio VOX On & Set to 10 SQL set to 1, not zero

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