[ScanIndiana] HAM communications question

[Justin Knox]

Boone County's EMA freq. is 155.76 and HAM is 147.105 & 146.97.  Boone 
County EMA also uses Boone EMA Ops on the SAFE-T system.  But due to the 
county's budget civil defense (uncommisioned EMA/volunteers) have to use the 
VHF band to communicate with dispatch and each other.

Justin



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mark anderson" <andersonm1998 at yahoo.com>
To: "Indiana Scanning" <scanindiana at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [ScanIndiana] HAM communications question


> 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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