[Ares-races] Finding Funding for Ham Equipment - E-911 Center

Fri, 19 Jul 2002 05:44:19 -0800

oops forgot to give you the link www.JuneauARC.org  

-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Meacher 
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 05:45
To: 'James E Bond'; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Ares-races] Finding Funding for Ham Equipment - E-911
Center

The first issue you'll need to take care of (as I've been through this one)
is make sure that your group is registered as a non-profit.  No agency or
organization will do anything without this status.

Next, approach FEMA, local businesses, Rotary, etc and outline your needs.
The best way to do this is to show why, what you can do, etc.  Check out the
Emergency and Disaster Communications report on our ARES page under the
"forms" section.  It might give you some ideas.  It's surprising home many
government officials are not aware of their capabilities and the problems
that they may encounter.  This kind of report can then be used as an opener
to local groups and companies.

You may well find that several groups will have funs available for donations
once they realize that there is an important need that needs to be met.

The one problem that I've encountered in our brand new $1,000,000 police
station that houses our new EOC is that the "planning group" deleted the
recommendations for space for amateur equipment "as there is not a need".
Now we have a new Emergency Coordinator and Police Chief who are very much
in favor of us being there but there is not space for us!  We have equipment
donated from our State Division of Emergency Services and no where to put
it!

Good luck

-----Original Message-----
From: James E Bond [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 05:17
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Ares-races] Finding Funding for Ham Equipment - E-911 Center
Importance: High

I am interested in ways to
find funding for emergency
communications equipment in
our new E-911 Center currently
being constructed in our
county. It seems that no
expense is being spared for
this center, including a 300
ft tower designed as a
complete back up to the
trunked 800MHz system.  That
is, except for the RACES
station.

Last year I participated on a
committee to make
recommendations on ham
equipment for the center. The
design of the center does not
allow copper wire to penetrate
into same. We came up with a
suitable design and
recommended they use the
TS-2000 (in duplicate).

Now come to find out they have
not made any allocations
whatsoever in their budget for
ham equipment, despite having
our input. Now come to find
out they plan to use existing
VHF/UHF equipment, how I am
not entirely sure.

I am curious to know if anyone
has had similar issues to
contend with; and if so, and
how the money was raised.  I
have heard of the ARRL giving
grants for such projects, but
I do not know how to approach
this.

Any other suggestions?

Thank you very much.

73,

James E. Bond, K6SPY
[email protected]
METERS/ARES/RACES Knox County.
Tennessee
http://www.meters.org

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