[ScanIndiana] HAM communications question

[mark anderson]

have one is 453.450
--- Justin Knox <swatdog905 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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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