The 3 P’s of Public Service Gary Wilson, K2GW Section Emergency Coordinator Southern New Jersey Section American Radio Relay League 9/22/2018

The Cost of Amateur Radio A conservative figure is that one MHz of VHF/UHF Spectrum costs $100,000,000. Between 144 MHz and 1.3 GHz, Amateurs have 123 MHz of spectrum. What does the public get for it’s $12,300,000,000? 9/22/2018

The answer is PUBLIC SERVICE 9/22/2018

September 11, 2001 Where were you? What were your first thoughts? What actions did you take? 9/22/2018

How Can I Help My Country and Amateur Radio? By embracing the three P’s of public service. 9/22/2018

Preparedness Ensuring your family is protected with a disaster plan and supplies kit. Knowing your county EmComm plans, including self-alerting assignments. Having appropriate equipment and interchangeable emergency power sources. 9/22/2018

Proficiency Knowing how government and agencies respond to disasters. Knowing how amateur radio supplements them. Knowing what to do and what not to do. Maintaining skill in tactical and formal message handling. Completing the ARRL EmComm Certification Courses 9/22/2018

Professionalism Attitude Reliability Flexibility Appearance 9/22/2018

The Four S’s for wartime 9/22/2018

Sensibility Stay Calm Control Rumors Think before speaking Think before acting 9/22/2018

Safety Proper Training Proper Equipment Proper Rest 9/22/2018

Security Operational details Frequencies Locations 9/22/2018

Sensitivity Red Cross neutrality Political polemics 9/22/2018

Your Commitment Register with and support your county EmComm organization. Become a trained and proficient emergency communications professional. Participate in nets, drills & emergencies. 9/22/2018

My Commitment To support your county emergency communicator in creating a responsive amateur radio emergency service. To be available to answer any questions that your EC needs help with. 9/22/2018

Conclusion “No matter what happens, an amateur radio operator somewhere will be able to communicate… no matter what!” 9/22/2018