[K3CAL] Fwd: Are You Prepared - Here is A List To Help You

[David Hardy]

David Hardy    davehardy0101 at aol.com KB3RAN  


From: Cindy Penry <cindy at penry.us>
Date: Thursday, September 1, 2016
Subject: Are You Prepared - Here is A List To Help You
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With the impending weather this weekend please make sure you are prepared. 

Also Hurricane season is coming upon us so it is never too early to start on the list.  

Well we are Amateur Radio Operators so we should always be prepared.

  



 

Test all your ham equipment - HT’s and Base stations and Mobiles and make sure the batteries are fully charged. 

 

Make sure your Go kit is ready just in case you go out to report.  

 

Make sure your generators are ready for use – including the gas cans are full as well as the generators. Make sure your extension cards for the generators are handy.  

 

Make sure all flashlights have fresh batteries.                                              

 

Make sure all your cars have a full tank of gas. 

 

Bring in or tie down anything that might blow away.

 

Have plenty bottled water and nonperishable food that does not have to be warmed or cooked.  

 

Make sure pets have plenty of their food and water. 

 

Make sure you have plenty of your prescription medicine. 

 

Have a stocked first aid kit.  

 

Know where our local shelters are. 

 

On a lighter note have fun things to do to keep entertained if the electricity goes out. 

 

Share this list with friends, neighbors and family. Help those who need help- especially the elderly and the disabled. 

 

Never put yourself in harm’s way for communicating conditions.  We want you a round for a very long time.

 

This is a list I put together  Go to these links for a more extensive disaster preparedness list and  disaster preparedness reading:

 

http://www.ncarrl.org/ares/prepare.html

 

http://www.eham.net/articles/7176

 

http://graywolfsurvival.com/2716/ham-radio-best-shtfdisaster-communication/

 

http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-emergency-communication

 

https://emergency.cdc.gov/preparedness/kit/disasters/

 

http://www.all-things-emergency-prepared.com/survival-list.html

 

 

73,

Cindy Penry       

 KD5CCB  

 ARRL MD-DC SECTION Affiliated Club Coordinator 

 

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