Importance of Amateur Radio in Public Service Events
Amateur Radio Operators volunteer their time and equipment to support various events, playing a crucial role in communication, event operations, and emergency response. Public Service Events showcase Amateur Radio's capabilities and offer valuable training opportunities for emergency communication scenarios, emphasizing the importance of effective and independent communication systems during disasters.
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You should be able to define Why Amateur Radio? Discuss of proper Public Service operations What is the Communication Plan? Practice Test scenarios Experience Get something from Communications Exercise You should be able to define Cache County ARES 2
Every year Amateur Radio Operators volunteer their time and equipment to help support a wide variety of events. These events include, but are not limited to, parades, walks, runs, and bike tours. While Amateur Radio operators are primarily communicators, they in many cases get heavily involved in the actual operation of the event. Whether it be helping to plan logistical support or responding to event emergencies, Amateur Radio Operators play a vital role in the health and safety of event participants and overall event success. Cache County ARES 3
Public Service Events are an important way to display Amateur Radio's capabilities to the general public and to practice with our equipment in a non-emergency situation. Many of the functions amateur radio communicators perform at these Public Service Events are identical to those performed during incident and EmCom situations. They're also a great place to learn how to be a better operator. Public service events are a great place to get some experience and training before "the Big One" strikes in your area, and you get to be an Emergency Communicator. Cache County ARES 4
Cell phones and public service radio (especially newer computer controlled) systems can be among the first to crash or become overloaded in major events. Effective, accurate, and timely communications during disasters and other emergencies will make a difference between additional loss of life, injury and loss of property. Amateur Radio is a communication system that utilizes multi- band, multi-mode, wide-area networks that are INDEPENDENT of the infrastructure or commercial power sources. Cache County ARES 5
Your job is to pass traffic Use the most efficient means available Not limited to amateur or any kind of radio Use the phone, fax email or bicycle This requires planning and preparation We need to train ourselves and others We need to prepare ourselves. We need to prepare our event staff We need to develop comm plans Your job is to pass traffic This requires planning and preparation Cache County ARES 6
Know the chain of command Observe the chain of command This promotes efficient communication Everyone takes their role seriously Work with people, not around them There are egos involved Look professional, be professional and you ll be treated like one Offer suggestions to minimize chaos, don t add to it Staff will be exhausted, be polite, friendly and smile Tackle any extra task that needs doing Even the if the Event Director asks you to take out the trash, make coffee and direct traffic. Don t forget Job #1 Know the chain of command Observe the chain of command Everyone takes their role seriously Look professional, be professional and you ll be treated like one Offer suggestions to minimize chaos, don t add to it Staff will be exhausted, be polite, friendly and smile Tackle any extra task that needs doing Don t forget Job #1 Cache County ARES 7
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Listen to traffic Only critical information goes over the air Others are listening Do not editorialize Stick to facts and exact message text Don t be afraid to ask for clarification Some explanations may not be given on air Keep chatter off any nets Know what to say BEFORE pressing PTT Chatter is for the simplex frequencies Mind background noise at Net Control and in you Vehicle There are headphones but operators are working Listen to traffic Only critical information goes over the air Do not editorialize Don t be afraid to ask for clarification Keep chatter off any nets Mind background noise at Net Control and in you Vehicle Cache County ARES 9
Use plain English Never use jargon (no 10-codes, Q-codes) Condition Codes are an exception Speak Clearly Don t rush, slur or mumble Avoid contractions Use ITU phonetics when spelling Pronounce numbers individually Minimize extra words Clear, Monitoring, Standing by, etc. are unnecessary Acknowledge all instructions Nothing goes over the air unless cleared by PIO Use plain English Avoid contractions Use ITU phonetics when spelling Pronounce numbers individually Minimize extra words Acknowledge all instructions Nothing goes over the air unless cleared by PIO Cache County ARES 10
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Alfa Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey X-Ray Yankee Zulu AL FAH BRAH VOH CHAR LEE DELL TAH ECK OH FOKS TROT GOLF HOH TELL IN DEE AH JEW LEE ETT KEY LOH LEE MAH MIKE NO VEM BER OSS CAH PAH PAH KEH BECK ROW ME OH SEE AIR RAH TANG GO YOU NEE FORM VIK TAH WISS KEY ECKS RAY YANG KEY ZOO LOO Agreed upon words to represent the letters of the roman alphabet . The boldfaced syllables are emphasized. The pronunciations shown in this table were designed for those who speak any of the international languages. The pronunciations given for Oscar , Papa and Victor may seem awkward to English-speaking people in the US. Cache County ARES 11
1WUN 2--TOO 3--THU-REE 4--FO-WER 5--FIFE 6--SIX 7--SEVEN 8--ATE 9--NINER 0--ZERO Cache County ARES 12
ANSWER To be used when you have the definitive answer to a question currently being discussed on the air QUESTION To be used when the asking of a question can't wait For example, use when the mayor is standing next to you and requesting you to get information using your radio INFO To be used when information needs to be transmitted rapidly but is not related to what is being said on the air for example, if an event that net control needs to know about is going to happen in the next few seconds or if waiting for the end of an exchange will negate the value of the information PRIORITY To be used to report an important but non-life threatening situation such as a traffic accident that just happened Cache County ARES 13
MEDICAL To be used to report a minor medical incident that affects the operator in some way For example, having to leave his/her post for a few minutes to walk someone with a minor cut over to a med tent EMERGENCY Only to be used to report an ongoing life or property threatening or damaging incident YOUR An indication that the operator has traffic that can wait and does not require the cessation of the ongoing exchange. This tag is an expectation to be put on hold and in queue for transmission MEDICAL EMERGENCY YOUR CALL SIGN CALL SIGN Cache County ARES 14
By using Tactical Call Signs, the net can be conducted without regard to which operator is at the radio. They identify the position and not the operator. By using Tactical Call Signs, the net can be conducted without regard to which operator is at the radio. They identify the position and not the operator. Cache County ARES 15
Use the Tactical Call Sign to identify your transmission and address another station by its Tactical Call Sign. No call sign is necessary in a two-way conversation once communications has been established. To comply with FCC rules, add your FCC call sign to your last transmission in a series. It is not necessary to add the receiving party s call sign, just your own. Cache County ARES 16
Example: Water Two: Water Two Net Control: Water Two Water Two: The lead Marathon runner just passed this point. Over Net Control: I copy, N7RXE Out. Water Two: K7LRX Out. Example: Using Over and Out may be omitted if it will not cause confusion. Signing with your FCC call sign will signify ending your transmission. An easy way to remember is to establish contact using your Tactical Call and end the contact with your FCC Call . Cache County ARES 17
Types of Nets Tactical Net The front line net during the incident - where the action is Resource Net Used to recruit operators and equipment to support tactical effort Command Net Interagency and managers Types of Nets Tactical Net Open/Closed Nets Open Nets Free form Low or sporadic traffic Listen before talk protocol Normal operations Closed (Directed) Nets Net Control Station (NCS) Only transmit when approved by net control Open/Closed Nets Open Nets Resource Net Closed (Directed) Nets Command Net Cache County ARES 18
Emergency Immediate threat to life or property Key Words Emergency, Break Break Break, Help FCC declares an emergency and posts rules Any special conditions and rules to be observed Remember Emergency traffic always has right of way FCC follows Good Samaritan rules and will forgive those that help The FCC also punishes those that are fraudulent Emergency Key Words FCC declares an emergency and posts rules Remember Cache County ARES 19
Dos Assume the emergency is real Open the frequency Stop your contact Take the emergency call Don ts No false emergencies You can lose your license and go to jail for declaring a false emergency You can be held liable if you interfere with emergency traffic You will be required to pay the cost of the search and rescue effort Dos Don ts Cache County ARES 20
Practice these skills on the air Take some turns as net control Program all the event frequencies into your radio Know how to program any frequency into your radio Be able to program frequency/shift, set and enable tone Be familiar with your equipment Keep your contact info current Participate during activations Practice these skills on the air Program all the event frequencies into your radio Know how to program any frequency into your radio Be familiar with your equipment Keep your contact info current Participate during activations Cache County ARES 21
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Cache County Cache County Ecomm Ecomm Plan Plan Cache County ARES 23
Cache County Cache County Ecomm Ecomm Frequency list Frequency list Cache County ARES 24
LOTOJA Communications Radio Communications Procedures Traffic precedence 1. Emergency traffic (e.g., need medical assistance) 2. Safety communications (e.g., locating support vehicle, reporting of support vehicles who are hazards) 3. Race communications (e.g., requesting cyclist transportation or support, asking race official for clarification, reporting cyclists who have dropped out) 4. Other communications LOTOJA Hotline The LOTOJA Hotline - 435.261.2272 is provided for sensitive, off-the-air, back-up, lengthy, or other communications. This number can receive voice calls or text messages. Leave a message if nobody answers. Be sure to have this number programmed in your cell phone for quick access. Report race incident or accident details (including bib numbers) to this number promptly after the incident. This number can be used to have operators make contact or pass important messages to/from cyclist support crews. Radio Communications Guidelines Each support vehicle or station is assigned a tactical call sign (such as Yellow 2, Blue 13, or Rover 3). Use tactical call signs for all communications. You must use your FCC-assigned call sign at least once every 10-minutes while actively conversing or at the end of a conversation or series of communications. You do not need to identify with your call sign with each transmission, but only every 10 minutes or at the end of a conversation. There are four net control areas - Cache, Bear Lake, Star Valley, and Jackson LOTOJA Communications Cache County ARES 26
LOTOJA Frequency List LOTOJA Frequency List Cache County ARES 27
Little Red Little Red Cache County ARES 28
LRRH Frequencies LRRH Frequencies Cache County ARES 29
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Scenario Scenario #1 Net Control this is Victor 12 Go ahead Victor 12 A runner is down at Mile 14. As stand alone information is of no use to anyone. More proper is Runner number 555 is down at mile 14. He is bleeding, and needs medical attention. Please send medical to this location. or Runner number 555 is down at mile 14. He is bleeding, we have medical on scene attending to him. Cache County ARES 31
Scenario #2 Scenario #2 Net Control this is Victor 12 Go ahead Victor 12 Rider 555 is Dropping out Should be rider 555 is dropping out at Afton. Can you locate his support vehicle and have them meet him at the Afton Feed Zone Cache County ARES 32
Scenario #3 Don't know what you guys think but I like to state my traffic kinda in the blind it some times leads to doubles but I feel it cuts down on traffic. using the above Scenario Scenario #3 Instead of V-7 "Net Control Victor 7 Net Control "Victor 7 Go ahead You give all the important info all at once Net Control Runner number 555 is down at mile 14. He is bleeding, and needs medical attention. Please send medical to this location Victor 7. Cache County ARES 33
V-7 Runner number 555 is down at mile 14. He is bleeding, and needs medical attention. Please send medical to this location. If there is traffic though, you would need break in traffic and it would need the more formal work. I have not heard the use of Mayday on our Events usually Triple Break or Emergency (Callsign), Traffic(Callsign)? Cache County ARES 34
Scenario #4 Net Control Rover 4 Go ahead Rover 4 We ll be out on a potty break Scenario #4 Net Control Victor 1 Go ahead Victor 1 We ll be out on a potty break Cache County ARES 35
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