[ScanIndiana] HAM communications question

[mark anderson]

what is boone county ema scanner frequency and ham
radio frequency
--- gjanek at comcast.net wrote:

> What are some of the sourses you speak of ?
> Thanks Gil
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: Bob Burns W9RXR <k4rxr_ at rlburns.net> 
> 
> > At 09:21 PM 1/4/2008, Justin Knox wrote: 
> > >I am with Boone County Civil Defense and I am on
> the skywarn or 
> > >"storm response team". Last year during some
> severe weather I 
> > >overheard via one of my personal scanners in my
> vehicle a mobile HAM 
> > >radio operator stating he had a visual on a
> funnel cloud & I did not 
> > >have any communications with this person (nor did
> any other Civil 
> > >Defense unit on duty). 
> > 
> > Justin, I agree with the other posters' opinions
> that such 
> > communications would not be legal under FCC rules.
> The rules with 
> > regard to emergency communications are sometimes
> given strained 
> > interpretations, but I think the consensus is that
> communications 
> > without the appropriate license on a radio band
> where a license is 
> > required is only permitted in the event of
> immediate threat to life 
> > or property _and_ if no other means of
> communications is possible. 
> > 
> > I am RACES Radio Officer and Skywarn Coordinator
> for Hendricks 
> > County. In our county, RACES and Skywarn work very
> closely with 
> > county emergency management. Our EMA Director is a
> strong proponent 
> > of amateur radio as a back-up to the county
> communications system. We 
> > provide him with a pool of trained volunteers
> skilled in both 
> > emergency communications and storm spotting. I'm
> sure your EMA budget 
> > is as tight as ours, so without our volunteers,
> some tasks just 
> > wouldn't get done. 
> > 
> > When severe weather threatens Hendricks County, I
> can count on my 
> > cell phone ringing with a call from the EMA
> Director. He immediately 
> > looks to us amateur radio operators as a source of
> information about 
> > the impending weather. We routinely provide the
> EMA Director with 
> > information about storm tracks in the county and
> damage information 
> > after the storm has passed. 
> > 
> > The county has provided me with a handheld radio
> programmed for the 
> > Project SAFE-T radio system. I occasionally use
> that radio to 
> > communicate with the EMA Director and the
> Sheriff's Department. I 
> > also have a VHF radio programmed for the old VHF
> police and fire 
> > frequencies in the county. But most of my
> communications is via 
> > amateur radio so that I can funnel information
> between the hams and 
> > EMA. We have ham radio equipment installed at the
> county EMA office 
> > and we are working on plans to put ham radio
> equipment in the 
> > county's mobile command center and the new county
> dispatch center. 
> > 
> > I strongly urge your department to develop a
> relationship with the 
> > hams in your county. I think you will find them to
> be a willing and 
> > capable resource that can provide a great benefit
> to your county. 
> > 
> > Alternatively, you could get an amateur radio
> license yourself. To 
> > get the entry-level license, Technician, you would
> need to pass a 
> > 35-question test about procedures, rules, and
> basic radio theory. The 
> > question pool, with answers, is available from
> many sources and there 
> > are study guides available in book form or
> on-line. 
> > 
> > Bob Burns 
> > Hendricks County RACES 
> > 
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