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Necessary Radio Communications
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Necessary Radio Communications
Emergency Calling Plan APRS
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Emergency Calling Plan
What A practiced and organized plan to communicate in urgent situations Why Helping Others Getting Help Who PARS Members Other Government and Non-Government . . .publish it in our site When Different than Net which is a routine test Minor Problem – Power Outage Moderate Concern – Winter Storm Major Disaster - Fire
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Emergency Calling Plan
How – Plan Considerations Repeaters Utilize Simplex AND Repeater Frequencies (VHF) May be required to reach help May be down and non-functional May not be programmed in everyone’s radio Confusion Establish Net Control Talking over each other In & Out vs No Response First until formal transfer Desire vs Urgency VHF and HF? Timing Not 24 / 7 unless needed Not every hour unless needed Time between different transmissions for small or large responses
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CONCEPTUAL Emergency Calling Plan DRAFT - Simple
Synchronization (Time and Frequencies) Shift VHF Simplex VHF Repeater Offset PL 110.9 HF – 20 Meter Event At Event Morning 0800 0830 0900 Noon 1200 1230 1300 Afternoon 1600 1630 1700 Night 2000 2030 2100 HF Frequency designated by the Catastrophe Network and The American Preparedness Radio Network (TAPRN)
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CONCEPTUAL Emergency Calling Plan DRAFT - Complex
Synchronization (Time and Frequencies) Shift VHF Simplex VHF Repeater - Offset PL 127.3 VHF Repeater - Offset PL 110.9 HF – 80 Meter 3.818 HF – 40 Meter 7.242 HF – 20 Meter 14.242 Event At Event Morning 0800 0815 0830 0900 0915 0930 Noon 1200 1215 1230 1300 1315 1330 Afternoon 1600 1615 1630 1700 1715 1730 Night 2000 2015 2030 2100 2115 1530 Midnight 2400 0015 0030 0100 0115 0130 AM 0400 0415 0430 0500 0515 0530 HF Frequencies designated by the Catastrophe Network and The American Preparedness Radio Network (TAPRN) What about 10 Meter?
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CONCEPTUAL Emergency Calling Plan DRAFT - Complex
What is OUR plan?
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APRS
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APRS Why Interesting Find lost / hurt people
Provide information to travelers in the area
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APRS Overview Normal Packet (like signalink / winlink demonstration) 011010 Winlink Client 011010 Winlink Client Connection from one radio to another Single transmistion Retransmits exact message
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APRS Overview APRS (Digital Radio) 011010 Stuff 1 011010 Stuff 2
APRS Client 011010 Stuff 1 011010 Stuff 1 & B APRS Client 011010 APRS Client APRS Client 011010 Stuff 2 011010 Stuff 1 & C APRS Client APRS Client 011010 011010 Stuff 1 & D Constant / timed / repetitive transmission APRS Client May add information along the way
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APRS Overview Call Sign Location APRS (Digital Radio)
Position Tracking Weather Telemetry Whatever Overview APRS (Digital Radio) 011010 Stuff 1 & A Call Sign Club Information Website Address Invitations Whatever 011010 Stuff 1 & D
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APRS Overview aprs.fi
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APRS Overview
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APRS Overview
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APRS APRS Equipped Radio Method Software – Client
Kenwood TM-710G - $540 Yaesu FT-2DR - $300 Several available – mixed functionality Other Hardware Position Locator Home Station – Fixed and no GPS is needed Mobile Station - GPS Code and Decode APRS Data Dedicated Devices like APRS Tracker - Single function and expensive Radio with GPS and APRS support Radio with TNCC with GPS and Soundcard
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APRS Smart Phone Method Why talk about it?
Become familiar with how APRS for little to no money Requires amateur license – transmits over radio iPhone – iBCNU (limited) Adroid – APRSdroid ($4.99) Software Smart Phone Only APRS-IS Over the phone network to the Internet Smart Phone with Radio VOX On & Set to 10 SQL set to 1, not zero
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Email Without Internet
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