JUMP KITS FROM A-Z

AC POWER

POWER CORDS

HF ANTENNA

THE HF STATION

THE VHF STATION AND ANALYZER

J POLE ANTENNA WITH MAST

COMPUTER AND TNC

ADAPTERS AND FUSES

ELECTRICAL TOOL KIT

PAPER STUFF

WATER AND COOLER

FOOD

LIVING GEAR

LIVING GEAR WITH P-38

CLOTHES AND OTHER ITEMS

JUMP CHECKLIST I. PREDEPLOYMENT – A. Equipment-see lists 1. Radio 2. Personal gear 3. Tools B. Training 1. Practice deployments 2. Radio communications-simplex 3. Message writing – C. Identify 1. Jump team members 2. Vehicles

II. ALERT – A. Alert team – B. Identify vehicles to take 1. Check oil, filters, tires, gas – C. Collect Jump team kits 1. See jump team lists – D. Contact Affected area point of contact 1. Where to meet, when, directions 2. What to do if no contact-contingency – E. Identify repeater frequencies in the affected area and enroute 1. Program radios

– F. Check 1. radios for operation 2. Antennas 3. Frayed, broken wires – G. Fill 1. Spare gas cans 2. Water bottles – H. Get 1. Cash 2. Credit cards, ATM 3. Phone cards 4. ID cards – ARES – Red Cross 5. Tracker number

III. ENROUTE – A. Establish communications with 1. Home repeater 2. Affected area repeaters as soon as possible 3. Repeaters enroute-especially last repeater before entering affected area – B. Gas up immediately before entering affected area – C. Vehicle breakdowns enroute-what to do

IV. IN THE AFFECTED AREA – A. Check into local nets – B. Determine radio situation 1. Repeaters operating 2. Repeaters available for your use 3. Rules for using controlled use repeaters – C. Go to agreed upon location, if possible 1. Meet Point of Contact – D. Assess situation 1. Phones – Cell – Landline – Satellite 2. Power – Commercial – Generator – DC

E. Setup – 1. Station Radio Antenna(s) Generators – 2.Check into local net(s) – 3. Find place to Eat Sleep – 4. Find Latrine Water Gas

F. Splitting up Jump Team – 1. Going to other locations – 2. Who is going G. What to do – 1. If no communications – 2. If lost

V. STANDDOWN/REDEPLOY – A. Authority/notice to shut down 1. Who can tell to shut down 2. When 3. Complete/partial – B. Packing up 1. Disposal of trash, wastes 2. Shutting down generators – C. Checking out of local nets – D. Check out with point of contact 1. Home address, phone numbers – E. Missing equipment 1. Identified

F. Leaving – 1. Communications with local nets, repeaters, home repeaters – 2. Notify deploying authority of return G. Clean/repair equipment-immediately upon return to home QTH – 1. Store, reinstall – 2. Empty gas cans/generators – 3. Dispose of perishable food, water, wastes. – 4. Do maintenance on car for oil, filters, etc. – 5. Check for broken, frayed, or damaged wires

VI. AFTER ACTION – A. Report to EC or deploying authority – B. After Action report 1. Things that went wrong 2. Things that went well 3. Problems/solutions – C. Attaboys

Hurricane Dennis landfall Sunday afternoon in western Panhandle Special Capital District ARES net on Friday at 8 p.m. on MHz ext 726