[Elecraft] K3 P3 and KAT500

Sat Apr 29 13:43:53 EDT 2017

Hi Marvin,

Thanks for the email. Here's where we stand at the moment.

I am certified ICS 100, ICS 100b, ICS 200, IS-00700a (NIMS), ICS 800B 
and others.

Organizationally we are Red Cross, UVARC (Umpqua Valley Radio Club), 
Douglas County ARES on the local and State level. Our local are on top 
of our game. Our EOC is located in the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. 
(Lot's of hoops there- finger prints etc.) When we do sets it is with 
State emergency services, local hospitals, the VA medical center, SARS 
(Search and Rescue) etc.

Geographically we are in the Cascadia Subduction Zone high impact area. 
Considerations are tsunami, quake, floods. The State of Oregon has 
provided tsunami and quake damage modeling data that is dialed into 
various possible Richter Scale scenarios. The big one is overdue by an 
estimated 50 years.

Our very local scenario is filled with mountains and valleys. We are the 
land of “One Hundred Valleys”. Actually there are thousands of them! 2M 
is very spotty. The USFS ( I have 80 acres in the middle of Umpqua 
National Forest ) radio infrastructure is miserable. Cut backs of 
appropriated $. We coordinate with County SARS.

I am personally CERT certified.

At one stage of my long life I was an EMT for some time.

Solar, generator and grid.

Our ARES group requires go bags for all vehicles. Few people but a lot 
of livestock and gardens here.

My only concern was availability of frequency bandwidth. We have a least 
two Extra Class licenses in the community and one MARS certified. 
Unfortunately they are many 15+ miles away deep in a valley.

We're trying.

73
Stan KG7FYI

On 04/27/2017 08:08 AM, Marvin Wheeler [via Elecraft] wrote:
> Eric:
>
> Speaking as a former professional Emergency Management Coordinator you 
> are
> asking to be able to do something that will not endear you to neither the
> County, State, or Federal Agencies.
>
> Having persons uninformed with net operations is totally disruptive to 
> the
> point, at times, that all traffic stops. Not only will you incur the 
> wrath
> of these agencies you well might incur the wrath of the FCC. Just because
> there is an emergency does not give you Carte Blanc to use radio 
> equipment
> as ones private forum.
>
> There is, however, systems in place that welcome participation like 
> yours.
> Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) is an organization provided
> for in Part 97 of the Federal Communications Commission rules and
> regulations governing amateur radio. RACES stations are licensed to do
> exactly what it seems you wish to prepare to do.
>
> I would recommend you contact the Oregon Department of Emergency 
> Management
> and describe exactly what you wish to do. You probably will  be surprised
> how receptive they will be.
>
> Our office location:
> 3225 State St., Room 115
> Salem, Oregon 97301
> Map/Directions
>
> Hours of Operation:
> 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday
> The Oregon Office of Emergency Management observes all state holidays
> including Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day,
> Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Christmas Day and New Year's
> Day.
>
> Loose cannons generally don't hit their aiming point but instead wreak
> collateral damage.
>
> Marv - KG7V
> K3S, KPA 500, KAT 500
>
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> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 P3 and KAT500
>
> Thank you all for the responses. Our situation here is somewhat different
> regarding emergency preparedness. We are a very rural environment in SW
> Oregon. No cell service, frequent land line outages, very mountainous
> terrain and few options for communication in the event of an extreme
> emergency. The State of Oregon has been actively engaged with local ARES
> groups to prepare for an expected 9.1 subduction zone quake off of the
> Pacific Coast. All models point toward a complete disruption of all 
> services
> for months and much of the destruction to disrupt the norm for years. Our
> community is isolated with the probability of all infrastructure 
> collapsing
> and our demographic being physically unable to move in or out of the area
> except by foot. There are approximately 300 people within the thus 
> affected
> zone. I am interested in opening up as much bandwidth as possible to 
> provide
> maximum versatility for communication. This would include the MARS 
> bands. We
> have several folks here with General and Extra class licenses. I don't 
> think
> our radios should be encumbered with the limitation of band width. I 
> suppose
> I could acquire the patch by some other means but I would just as soon 
> have
> it from Elecraft.
>
> I have not purchased yet but I am particularly interested in the 
> possibility
> of an amplifier for my radios. I wondered if the KAT500 hundred could 
> handle
> more than 100 watts? In discussions with club members it is apparent that
> some are for and others against 1000 watt amps etc. I'm curious if the
> elecraft tuner has wattage limits.
>
>
>
> -----
> Stan KG7FYI
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