[MilCom] Hurricane Katrina Comms on 800

[Justin Kates/KB3JUV/AAT3OT]

The 800 trunked system is still up and running?  I figured it wouldn't work
since it requires repeaters across the area.

I figured the repeater sites would be flooded and the antennas would be torn
apart.

73,
Justin

Justin Kates
Amateur: KB3JUV Military: AAT3OT
U.S. Army Military Affiliate Radio System
NETCOM/9th Army Signal Command
ARES/SKYWARN
www.kb3juv.com
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: milcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:milcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Tom M.
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 7:33 PM
To: Larry Van Horn, N5FPW; Tom Ziko; MILCOM
Subject: [MilCom] Hurricane Katrina Comms on 800

Many of the comms are coming through the statewide 800 trunk system.  I'm
130
miles away and I'm hearing many of the agencies casting a wide net.  Heard
an
order last night to acquire 10 airboats by any means necessary.

This is just a sample.  The comms are constant all day and night and
unfiltered.

The National Guard is the only agency using mil type comms on the 800 system
so
they are easy to spot if you're not trunk tracking.  I use a trunk tracker
at
night but a PRO-83 at the office.  Easy to follow.

Every agency who is anybody has a talkgroup, NG, Red Cross, Acadian
Ambulance,
all police troops, Wildlife, hospitals, highways, Coast Guard, New Orleans
EMC,
on and on.

See radioreference.com for details.

Tom 
La.

--- "Larry Van Horn, N5FPW" <n5fpw at brmemc.net> wrote:

> I think you need some patience here Tom. While the LA Guard is in NOLA now

> they are apparently using their VHF lo band and satellite comm links
radios. 
> No need to use HF at the Superdome when you can see the fellow your
talking 
> to. I am sure at some point we will see HF circuits come up for backup 
> longhaul, but as I have said repeatedly here and on WUN, HF will not be
the 
> primary comm spectrum during a natural disaster. Your problem is local and

> therefore your communication environment will be local as well.
> 
> Your best bet is to be patient and do a lot of tuning around.
> 
> 73 all and good hunting de Chief,
> 
> Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
> Assistant Editor/Milcom Columnist
> Monitoring Times magazine
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Ziko" <zikot at earthlink.net>
> To: "MILCOM" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 10:55 PM
> Subject: [MilCom] Hurricane Katrina Comms
> 
> 
> > Has anyone heard any National Guard HF traffic out of Louisiana or 
> > Mississippi??  I have about 130 National Guard HF freqs programmed and 
> > haven't heard a thing. The only thing I have heard is Ham Radio taffic
on 
> > 20 meters and last night I heard traffic on a 4.469 MHz USB, called a
CAP 
> > net? The call signs I heard were GA CAP 232, FL CAP 90, nd FL CAP 904. 
> > Does anyone know that was? Civil Air Patrol???
> >
> > Tom
> > Tallahassee, FL.
> >
> >
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