[KYHAM] Review of Wilderness Protocol

[Ron Dodson]

Lots of people will soon be heading for the hills and mountains, the
beaches, rivers, lakes and deserts across America. Some will be hams and
unfortunately, some will get in a bind! Being the July 4th weekend, it
is a good time for a review of the WILDERNESS PROTOCOL.  (Ref. June 1996
QST, page 85).

Primary frequency: 146.52 MHz (FM simplex).
Secondary frequencies: 446.0, 223.5, 52.525 and 1294.5 MHz.

All stations (both fixed, portable or mobile) monitor the primary (and
secondary if possible) frequency(s) every three hours starting at 7:00
am local time, for five minutes (7:00-7:05 AM, 10:00-10:05 AM, etc.)

Additionally, base stations or others that have sufficient power
resources can monitor for five minutes starting at the top of every
hour, or continuously.

If you go on outdoor activities and get stuck, here is a great way to
conserve power and still get help if you are oyut of range of repeaters
and other communications.