[K3pzn-board] Services info and Use statement for communications vehicle

[Bill Mellema]

Frank:

I think you covered it very well in my view. Thank you.

73's

Bill N3WM




At 07:29 PM 10/15/2003 -0400, Frank Rodski wrote:

>Steve
>Please use and or change as necessary. Let me know if I can help further.
>Frank K3MTT
>
>
>The Carroll County Amateur Radio Club provides the following services:
>
>1.      Training of prospective new Amateur Radio operators (students can 
>be any
>age).
>
>2.      Certified Volunteer Examination Team to test applicants for FCC
>licenses.
>
>3.      Youth program to interest and train young folks in basic 
>electronics and
>communications skills with emphasis on becoming FCC licensed.
>
>4.      Health and welfare fixed/mobile communications for the many fund 
>raising
>events held by charitable non profit organizations in Carroll and
>surrounding counties. It is estimated that the Carroll County Amateur Radio
>Club has provided free health and welfare communications for over 600 events
>in the last 25 years involving thousands of man hours. No charge was ever
>made to anyone for  our services.
>
>5. Carroll Amateur Radio Emergency Team (CARET) provides communications when
>needed by the Carroll County Emergency Services Coordinator and is part of
>the Carroll County Emergency Plan. The CARET group also runs the SKY WARN
>network for Carroll County and works with the National Weather Service and
>other counties and States to track and provide alerts of severe inclement
>weather during tropical storms, hurricanes, tornado warnings, flooding etc.
>Services may also be provided to any other county and/or State if needed.
>
>6.      CCARC Emergency Communications operators provide their  own 
>vehicles and
>equipment at no taxpayer expense.
>
>7.      A fixed high power shortwave station and several towers and numerous
>antenna are maintained at the Emergency Services Center In Westminster. Its
>purpose is to provide a base where both short and long distance
>communications capable of connecting Carroll County government and welfare
>agencies to like groups if needed. The station is maintained in a state of
>readiness and is constantly being improved. It is capable of world wide
>communications on all FCC authorized and Military Affiliate Radio System
>frequencies at HF. VHF and UHF capabilities are also available.
>
>8.      The CCARC also supports and maintains shortwave repeater systems 
>capable
>of handling emergency communications in the 145, 53, and 450 megahertz
>bands. In addition, digital communications are supported through our Packet
>Radio Digi-peter and Packet Radio BBS.
>
>9.      The CCARC also maintains an Internet site  along with an Internet
>Reflector System to disseminate information as needed.
>
>10.     The CCARC also maintains a large generator mounted on a trailer 
>capable
>of being setup immediately on a disaster site to provide power for
>communications and/or short term support until power is restored or county
>officials set up more robust solutions.
>
>
>
>Use of Communications Vehicle
>
>A communications vehicle would be outfitted to provide instant
>communications capability on as on needed basis to support the services
>provided by the Carroll County Amateur Radio Club and explained else ware.
>The capability of raising VHF/UHF antennas to s suitable height thru a built
>in mast is especially appealing since this vehicle is likely to be called on
>to go to low spots in the county were communications coverage is difficult
>with repeaters let along simplex. There are numerous locations located up
>and down the Patapsco Valley which have had major flooding and storm damage
>over the years.
>
>Although we depend on Club members to instantly provide working equipment
>and emergency power, it would be even more prudent to have a known resource
>ready to go in a moments notice. This vehicle would also be outfitted as
>necessary to pull the generator trailer which is already setup with breaker
>boxes and extension cables etc.
>
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