[K3PZN-List] Carroll Hospital Center EMCOMM station operational

[n3sb at qis.net]

Hi Folks;

The Carroll Hospital Center EMCOMM station is now operational!

Chuck N3TOT, Tony KF3AK and I visited the new station this morning to  
connect all the equipment and give it a test. It's working fine!

We have a dedicated room on the fifth floor of the CHC, with power  
feeds from both the main grid and the hospital's emergency generator.  
Two dual-band antennas are installed on the roof, and the feedlines  
are brought into our room at a connection panel. We have two dual-band  
Yaesu radios, two power supplies, two PowerPole distribution panels,  
and two PowerGate modules to permit instantaneous switchover to backup  
batteries. We also have two chargers for the batteries. We  have two  
laptop computers that still need to be integrated into the setup.

The Carroll Hospital Center procured all this equipment, built this  
radio room, and installed the antennas because they recognize the  
value of having Amateur Radio (that's all of YOU, by the way) as part  
of their emergency communications plans. We'll start testing this  
equipment during our monthly RACES drills which resume in September,  
and during our other exercises. The Simulated Emergency Test is coming  
up in October, and we'll definitely have the station on the air.

Thanks to Chuck N3TOT for working with the hospital during the entire  
process to specify the equipment, provide technical support during  
installation, and maintaining liaison with CHC's emergency planner Tom  
Jeffers.

73; Steve, N3SB