[ScanIndiana] HAM communications question

Sat Jan 5 18:51:47 EST 2008

can i get list of your frequency on EMA RADIO and
scanner you have i get  
--- Justin Knox <swatdog905 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
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