Trinity County ARES Emergency Communications Amateur Radio Ham Radio TCARC

Trinity County Amateur Radio Emergency Service

Training & Reference Information

August 2001 Fire Helicopter Droping Retardant near WB6FZH Station August 2001 Weaverville Fire HWY 299 TCSO/OES Buildings evacuating

-Weaverville Fire August 2001-

Current Training Topics

Message Handling Practice at TCARC Meetings- Thanks N6TKY & N6TKX!
TCARC Message Handling Hints- Notes, links and information
NTS ARRL COMPLETE MESSAGE HANDLING INFO- Adobe PDF required
NTS- Traffic Handling- Online Review
RECENT TOPICS OF DISCUSSION- READ THESE!
RED CROSS RADIO NOTES-DATComs, Shelters, Field, IC, etc.
Portable Stations - HT Secrets- You Need To Know This Stuff!
TCARES SIMPLEX MAP- 1st Draft
FEMA ONLINE EDUCATION- NIMS, ICS, etc.

Exercises, Training & Events

2001 Simulated Emergency Test- DC School & TCPUD
2001 Communications Diagram- Oregon and Hyampom Fires- DIAGRAM ONLY
2001 OREGON FIRE(Weaverville)-TrinityCam Fire Report
2001 HYAMPOM FIRE (Hayfork)-TrinityCam Report
2001 FIRE- SF Chronicle Weaverville Evacuation Story- story and pictures
2004 Simulated Emergency Test- Sacramento Valley Plan,etc
2004 FRENCH FIRE- Event Log-TrinityCam FOREST FIRE INFO
FRENCH FIRE August 2004- ARRL ARES INFO
TCARES ECU- SIMS FIRE- July 2004- Hayfork High
2004 PACKET RADIO CLINIC- Junction City Campground
TCARC MOBILE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS UNIT- Radio & Telephone
Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Fair, Weaverville- ECU Public Display-
PHOTO PAGE from EMCOMM 2002- Regional Convention
TC ARES Equipment Tested at JOTA 2002- Worldwide Boy Scout Event
TCARES Emergency Repeater Workshop 7/2004- Transport,Installation, Antenna, Power,etc
WRS & PORTABLE PACKET- HOW TO USE WRS...145.05 144.91

TC ARES Frequencies of Interest

Northstate ARES- Frequencies of Interest- Simplex, Repeater, HF
TC ARES Voice and Packet Frequencies- Emergency Operations Plan- VHF and HF
TC SCANNER Frequencies- Greg's List
Northstate Scanner Information- NorCal Scan

Northstate PACKET INFORMATION

Trinity County - Packet Network, PBBS & UI NET - WB6FZH-1 145.050 VIA RDG
Trinity County ARC Packet INFO- Area and TC INFO
Trinity County- UNPROTO PACKET OPERATION- Net Procedure (draft)
WRS & PORTABLE PACKET- HOW TO USE WRS...145.05 144.91
Shasta - Tehema Packet Operations- Network & Simplex Use - PBBS- W6STA-1 145.050 VIA RDG
Siskiyou County - Packet Network & Simplex Use
Humboldt County - Packet Network & Simplex Use
BARK- Northstate Packet Info- E-mail Interface
NCPA-Northern California Packet Radio Association
CARUN- Voice & Packet INFO- Northstate Resource
HealthComm NorthWest- Hospital Packet Emergency Communication Info Project

MISC PACKET INFORMATION

OUTPOST PACKET PROGRAM- Windows Program (free)
WB9LOZ PACKET COURSE- Great resource... print yourself a copy..
APRS INFORMATION from the CAVE
BENCA BBS
Concord, CA APRS Server
Bux ComCo- Packet Parts and INFO
NETROM NODE MAP
Ottawa Amateur Radio Club Packet Working group Home page
PACCOM
Packet Radio BBS NL3ASD Amsterdam
TAPR- Packet Godfathers
Varmint Al's Website
WB9LOZ Packet Radio Website
Emergency Service Packet Client- Check it out!

WINLINK - AIRMAIL - MISC DIGITAL

OUTPOST PACKET PROGRAM- Windows Program (free)
WB9LOZ PACKET COURSE- Great resource... print yourself a copy..
US ARMY MARS DIGITAL PAGE- Airmail,etc.
WINLINK- E-MAIL by HF Radio to Internet
ARRL info about AirMail Winlink- MARS INFO
AIRMAIL 2000- similar to sailmail, winlink2000
AIRMAIL SET UP FOR MARS- PDF

SOUNDCARD PACKET INFO- adaptors, software, info

WINLINK 2000- Worldwide digital message tranfer.

FIRE Information WEBSITES

TrinityCamFOREST FIRE INFOpage- Real Time INFO Updates, Maps, Photo/Video
CDF MAJOR INCIDENTS PAGE- Redding (530) 225-2418
USFS/USDA FIRE NEWSROOM- Redding (530) 225-2510
USFS FIRE CONDITIONS- SIX RIVERS - SHASTA-TRINITY -
National Interagency Fire Center- Current Wildland Fire Info
www.wildlandfire.com- They Said- Informal Real time Reporting
YUBA NET FIRE NEWS- Good Site!
Wildland Fire LINKS- Good Selection!
Firehouse Dot Com- FD INFO
FIRE WEATHER- NWS-
Satellite Fire Detection-
TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS- TopoZone
UC Berkeley Center for Forestry
Los Angeles Fire Department-

motorola spectrum vhf transceiver for public safety
communications

K6SDD Memorial ECU

Motorola Spectrum 200CH VHF Public Safety Radio & K6SDD Memorial ECU

TC ARES Resources and LINKS for Emergency Communications

THE EMCOMM WEBSITE- Super Dooper Emergency Communications Website!
The WORLD RADIO RELAY LEAGUE- Dedicated to Emergency Commuications and Message Handling
STARES- SHASTA - TEHEMA ARES- W6STA-1 145.050 VIA RDG ARES Group
SISKIYOU-MODOC ARES- Siskiyou & Modoc ARES
SACRAMENTO VALLEY ARES- Reference & Training
SACRAMENTO VALLEY ARES MUTUAL ASSISTANCE GUIDE- Structure, Goals and Frequencies
ARRL ARES Field Manual & INFO page
TC ARES "ECU" Emergency Communications Unit- Travel Trailer CommCtr
SONOMA COUNTY ACS- Good Info
CA STATE SEMS Reporting Program- Emergency Management Information
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM-
TC ARES VHF /HF ANTENNAS-NVIS HF & VHF Beams, Jpoles,etc
TC ARES EMERGENCY COM WEB LINKS- Lots of Information Here!
NET CONTROL HINTS and RESPONSIBILITIES- Few important ideas..
TCARC & ARES NETS & SIMPLEX ACTIVITY- 2 Meter & HF Nets & Simplex
TC ARES Simplex MAP- 1st Draft
HAM RADIO IN EMERGENCIES- Be able to explain this to others!
TRINITY COUNTY REPEATERS- Frequency, Location & Information
Trinity County HAM AND PUBLIC SAFETY FREQUENCIES- Big List & Links
Trinity County EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS- Notes & Information
THE EMCOMM WEBSITE- Super Dooper Emergency Communications Website!
STARES- SHASTA - TEHEMA ARES- W6STA-1 145.050 VIA RDG ARES Group
SISKIYOU-MODOC ARES- Siskiyou & Modoc ARES
SACRAMENTO VALLEY ARES- Reference & Training
FEMA-Federal Emergency Management Agency- Disaster Management
AMERICAN RED CROSS- Emergency Services
National Weather Service- NOAA Weather Homepage
RACES- Disaster Communications - Preparation and Emergency Communications
ARES- Public Service Communications Manual- Ham Radio's EMERGENCY SERVICE
ARES "GO KIT"- Equipment & Supplies for Immediate Field Deployment,etc
CA Office of Emergency Services - Emergency Planning & Management
CA Office of Emergency Services(OES) Newsletter- FREE Subcribe to this Newsletter
Trinity County Red Cross- TrinityCAm INFOpage
H.T. ANTENNA, BATTERY & OPERATING SECRETS REVEALED!- Read this article..amaze your friends later!
Salvation Army-SATERN Project - Disaster Communications & Relief Agency
REACT- Citizens Band Radio - CB Radio Communications
NOR-CAL ARMY MARS- Military Amateur Radio Service
US ARMY MARS- Military Amateur Radio Service
ARRL WEBSITE- EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
TCARC EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS OUTLINE- Working Document, Notes,etc.
REPEATER 101- TCARC Repeater INFO and LINKS
TCARC WEBSITE-
Shasta Cascade Amateur Radio Society- Redding
Amateur Radio Club of Anderson-
Humboldt County Amateur Radio Club-
Southern Humboldt Amateur Radio Club- ARES info too
Northstate AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS- Find a club near you
Northstate AMATEUR RADIO TESTING- Anderson, Trinity County, Ham Radio Testing
JOTA 2002 in REDDING,CA- Boy Scout Ham Radio Event TESTS ARES equipment
More Links & INFO Soon!

ARCT COMMUNICATIONS DEPLOYMENT

ARCT SYSTEM INFORMATION- Team Concept for Communications Deployment
More info soon!

ARES "GO-KIT"- 72HR DEPLOYMENT KIT- Ideas for Yours!

N1HY GO-KIT LIST - N1HY's GO PACK- Lots of Ideas! -
ARES "GO KIT"- Equipment & Supplies for Immediate Field Deployment,etc
SUGGESTED FOOD LIST FOR "GO KIT"- Think about it ahead of time.
EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN GENERAL- Home, Vehicle, Personal
SOME MORE RADIO 72 HR KIT IDEAS- Develop your own kit, based on what you need.
EMCOM "Gear List"- List of Essential Equipment for Emergency Communications Deployment
Please send your ideas or links to webmaster.

PORTABLE STATIONS- Antennas, Radio, Operational Aids, WebINFO

STATIONS- Equipment & Operational Aids

Look at these projects and adapt their ideas to your gear.!
Portable ARES "Boombox" - Portable Radio Station
Portable Emergency Com Station- More Boom-Box

HANDI-TALKIES- Tiger-Tails, Batteries and More!

Handi-Talkie Secrets- Page
Tiger-Tail Counterpoise- Update 440/146 model
Tiger-Tail and HT OPS- Updated info
Handi-Talkie Secrets-Script- Antennas, Counterpoise, Batteries, etc.
Consider a secondary AA Battery Pack with Fresh Alkaline Spares for your HT. You never know!

ANTENNAS
- Portable/Mobile 2mtr J antenna- Twin Lead inside 1/2 Conduit
- Hot Topics - VHF & HF Antennas- Construction Articles
ARES Documents of Interest
- Voice Procedures- Think before you speak
- Operator Status Log- Current and "pass-on info"
- Simplex Operation and Goals- Some realities
- SET goals and evaluation- Considerations for SET
- Ready-Go Kit Considerations- Some Ideas for your kit!
- More GO KIT Information
- Battery Information- Types and Info
- Evaluation after the Emergency- Hurricane Example
- Operator Information & Status Log- Some ideas
- HT Ideas and Information- Check your equipment
- Portable Antennas with HamSticks- Portable Dipole
- Pretty Good GO KIT- Good List & Info
- More Articles Soon!
TC EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCES and PLANNING NOTES
- Note: These are duplicate listings from top of page.
- Emergency Communications Planning Notes- Ideas, and resource for planning, ideas, etc.
- TC ARES Community Radio Plan- FRS, MURS, CB, etc. relay to Ham & Public Safety Radio
- TC RESIDENTS EMERGENCY UPDATE BY EXISTING TCSO/TCOES RADIO BROADCAST- Working notes for proposal.
  Utilization of COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS-Emergency Notification NOTES
- The Trinity County Amateur Radio Club Emergency Communications Unit- Amateur Radio, Public Safety Radio, Business Band, CB, FRS, MURS and MARS radio systems can be coordinated by TC ARES in times of Emergency.
- TCARES VOICE & PACKET "SIMPLEX NETWORK"- Information & Notes
- TCARES Simplex MAP- 1st Draft- County divided into zones
- HEALTHCOM NORTHWEST- Hospital Packet Network- Trinity Hospital / TCARES key organization
- TC ARES ECU- Emergency Communications Trailer- Radio, Telephone, Computer, Antennas & Power
- Trinity Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Fair - ECU & TCARES Public Display
- EMCOMM 2002 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS EXPO- Photo Page
- Trinity County ARES 2 METER NET- Wednesdays 7:30 PM 146.73 (85.4PL)- GUESTS WELCOME!-
- NORTHSTATE ARES FREQUENCIES- VHF, HF etc.
- FIRE SEASON. or NOT......Is your 72hr Deployment Kit fully stocked ?- CLICK HERE to assemble yours..
ARTICLES ABOUT VALUE OF ARES/MARS/RACES/etc
Info to use to explain the value of ARES and Ham Radio
- Anti-Terrorist value of Amateur Radio- Space Today..not centralized,etc
RELATED COMMERCIAL ARES- EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS
- POWER POLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS- 12 Volt Polarized High Current Connectors
- POWER POLE IDEAS- Some configurations and hints
- POWERWERX- Power Pole Connectors, Wire, Fuses & More!
- ARES MAGNETIC SIGN- 8" x 18"- "Radio Communications"
- Metal License Plate Size Sign- EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS- Metal White, Black Raised Letters
- ID Vests and other items- ARES- RACES - SATERN - ECOMM - ACS.
- LISTING ON THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT OF ANY KIND
- Note- TCARES Members check with EC before purchasing any safety ID items from any source.
LINKS to INFO you REALLY need to KNOW!
- H.T. ANTENNA, BATTERY & OPERATING SECRETS REVEALED!- Read this article..amaze your friends later!
- HAM RADIO IN EMERGENCIES- Be able to explain this to others!
- NET CONTROL RESPONSIBILITIES- ALL SHOULD READ- Short Article
This Information was excerpted from the EMCOMM MONTHLY-- Thanks!- 3/06
REFERENCE and RESOURCE SECTION

� ICS-ARCT GUIDE: www.emcomm.org/ARCT/
� TRAFFIC HANDLER�S CHALLENGE: www.emcomm.org (click bar on main page).
� TRAINING ARCHIVES: www.emcomm.org/svares/training/index.html
� PHONETICS: www.emcomm.org/svares/training/itu_phonetics_10_30_2001.htm
� NVIS PROPAGATION MAPS: http://www.w0ipl.com/ECom/NVIS/NVISprop.htm
� COLORADO ARES� TRAINING RESOURCES: http://www.w0ipl.com/aresco/

� GEAR AND EQUIPMENT LIST: www.emcomm.org (Click on GEAR LIST)

� FEMA TRAINING COURSES: http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/crslist.asp
� FEMA TRAINING COURSE IS-700 (NIMS): http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/is700.asp
� ARRL FSD-218. The famous �pink card� that contains (almost) �everything you ever needed to know about RADIOGRAMS�.
An electronic version of FSD-218 is at: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/#fsd-218
� NTS page by W7ARC: http://www.w7arc.com/nts/
� PACIFIC AREA TRAFFIC NETS: http://home.earthlink.net/~k7bfl/nwnets.html
� NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SKYWARN www.emcomm.org (click on NWS or links) or
Contact your EC or local SKYWARN coordinator for local net information.
� BEAUFORT WINDSPEED SCALE: http://www.zetnet.co.uk/sigs/weather/Met_Codes/beaufort.htm
� STANDARD TIME ZONE SCALE: http://www.travel.com.hk/region/timezone.htm
� HOSPITAL DISASTER SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (HDSCS): http://members.aol.com/emcom4hosp/
� AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANUAL Chapter 6 - GROUND-TO-AIR EMERGENCY CODE and GROUND-TO-AIR (close-in) VISUAL SIGNALS

http://www.faa.gov/ATpubs/AIM/Chap6/aim0602.html
� U. S. AIR FORCE Search and Rescue SURVIVAL MANUAL MIRROR SIGNALING (AFM 64-5 Aug. 1969)
http://www.emcomm.org/drawings/Mirror_Signaling_mid.jpg

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