1. JUMP KITS FROM A-Z

2. AC POWER

3. POWER CORDS

4. HF ANTENNA

5. THE HF STATION

6. THE VHF STATION AND ANALYZER

7. J POLE ANTENNA WITH MAST

8. COMPUTER AND TNC

9. ADAPTERS AND FUSES

10. ELECTRICAL TOOL KIT

11. PAPER STUFF

12. WATER AND COOLER

13. FOOD

14. LIVING GEAR

15. LIVING GEAR WITH P-38

16. CLOTHES AND OTHER ITEMS

17. 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

18. 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

19. – 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. Hurricane Dennis landfall Sunday afternoon in western Panhandle Special Capital District ARES net on Friday at 8 p.m. on 146.655 MHz Dave.davis1@att.net 562-3660 488 2458 ext 726