[ScanIndiana] HAM communications question
Justin Knox
swatdog905 at hotmail.com
Sat Jan 5 17:18:01 EST 2008
I have seen that freq. on radioreference.com but I'm not 100% sure what it
is used for. If you go to radioreference.com and click on that freq's
callsign, it will bring up a map and show the address as to where the FCC
has registered that freq. The strange thing is, it shows a private
residence on Clark Street in Lebanon. Most public safety freqs. in Boone
County are registered at the communications center at the jail on
Indianapolis Ave. Maybe someone higher up made a mistake and put their home
address??? Personally all the freqs I have on my EMA radio are in the
150's, my radio is not capable of transmitting in the the 400's. If I were
you I'd monitor 155.76 and the EMA Ops channel on SAFE-T.
Justin
----- Original Message -----
From: "mark anderson" <andersonm1998 at yahoo.com>
To: "Indiana Scanning" <scanindiana at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ScanIndiana] HAM communications question
> 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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