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Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council (ASNC)
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM
COMMUNICATIONS MANUAL
FOR FRS* AND HAM RADIOS
Prepared by the ASNC CERT Emergency
Communications Task Force
Revised 1/14/11
Incorporating elements of the Los Angeles Fire Department's Auxiliary
Communications Service (ACS) Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT) Communication Plan v3.3 dated 12/21/10 (www.lafdacs.org)
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For disaster communication in the ASNC area, tune to FRS Channel 2 (Alternate: Ch 12)
Ham Radio Operators should also tune to Battalion 2 simplex 145.585 MHz, PL 110.9
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- Page 1 Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council (ASNC) COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM COMMUNICATIONS MANUAL FOR FRS* AND HAM RADIOS Prepared by the ASNC CERT Emergency Communications Task Force Revised 1/14/11 Incorporating elements of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Communication Plan v3.3 dated 12/21/10 (www.lafdacs.org) For disaster communication in the ASNC area, tune to FRS Channel 2 (Alternate: Ch 12) Ham Radio Operators should also tune to Battalion 2 simplex 145.585 MHz, PL 110.9...
- Page 2 Contents: INTRODUCTION FRS/GMRS RADIO FEATURES AND HOW TO USE THEM RADIO REGULATIONS USING YOUR RADIO IN CERT ACTIVITIES HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR FRS RADIO COMMUNICATIONS GLOSSARY For disaster communication in the ASNC area, tune to FRS Channel 2 (Alternate: Ch 12) Ham Radio Operators should also tune to Battalion 2 simplex 145.585 MHz, PL 110.9...
- Page 3 INTRODUCTION Cell phones and land lines will most likely not be available after a disaster. As a result, ASNC’s Emergency Response Plan includes the use of battery-powered FRS radios as well as amateur radio to communicate between the ASNC Command Post and the surrounding community(ies).
- Page 4 (-) buttons and follow that channel number as seen in the window. On the most common radios (Motorola, Midland, Cobra, etc.) the channels 1-14 may be used by unlicensed operators as long as “low power”(0.5 watts or less) is used. Some “FRS radios”...
- Page 5 If so you can follow the channel numbers we give. If it is not the same find the frequency after the Motorola Talkabout channel we give (in parentheses, with MHz after it), see what channel your radio uses for that frequency and use that channel.
- Page 6 Locking (programming) channels into memory Some, but not all, FRS and FRS/GMRS radios have a memory to lock in the channel and other settings so that accidentally pushing a button doesn’t mess up your settings. When we are doing a drill, or if there is a real emergency, you should lock your radio on the channel number for our ASNC CERT emergency channel 12 (467.6625 MHz).
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Page 7: Radio Regulations
The “Monitor” or “Moni” button The squelch circuit may keep the sound (audio) turned off if only a weak signal is being received. So if you want to check to see if there is someone calling you with a weak signal or if your are receiving a weak signal that is cutting in and out, press the Monitor (Moni) button to temporarily turn off the squelch circuit. - Page 8 If you want such a radio you can use it in CERT exercises and during a disaster but without a GMRS license you cannot legally use the exclusive GMRS channels 15-22 (Motorola plan) or more than ½ watt power.
- Page 9 GMRS users don’t understand that. If you encounter resistance explain the rule and the nature of your emergency traffic and most users will release the channel. • It is not true the FCC rules allow the use of GMRS frequencies and power by unlicensed operator during a disaster or emergency situation even if there is risk to life or property.
- Page 10 PROPER USE OF YOUR RADIO IN CERT ACTIVITIES Holding your HT • The radio should be about 2- 3 inches from your mouth and not right up against your mouth. Every radio is different and you should test your own to see what distance is best by having another person listen to you from a few hundred feet and reporting back what sounds best.
- Page 11 • If copying (understanding) the transmissions is difficult spell out words by using a phonetic alphabet as mentioned above. • When you are talking on the same channel at the same time as another person it is called “doubling”. Sometimes it is because the person you are speaking to thinks that it is their turn to transmit and, not only doesn’t know you are also transmitting, but thinks you are hearing what they are saying.
- Page 12 common things that block UHF radio waves. Therefore the “ranges” given on the packages of FRS/GMRS radios in stores are misleading. These ranges are determined by using two stations both on elevated points with nothing in between. First of all, if you do not have a GMRS radio license and need to use the lower power FRS radio, you should not expect to get what is advertised because it is for the GMRS power level.
- Page 13 “tactical call sign”. “ASNC Rescue One” and “ASNC Emergency Control” would be “tactical call signs” because they are descriptive. For radios using GMRS and Amateur Radio, their FCC call signs need to be given also at the end of any series of transmissions or every ten minutes.
- Page 14 out a tone that is so low in frequency that your ear can’t hear it. It goes right along with your regular transmission, so that ONLY if you have your radio set to that same tone’s number will you be able to hear the transmission. It is usually a small number in your radio’s LCD* display.
- Page 15 Push-to-talk (PTT): The button on the side of a HT. When held in, the radio transmits and when released, it receives. Squelch: A feature which prevents the hissing sound normally made by a radio which is not receiving a radio signal. The squelch level must be adjusted slowly up until it just turns off the annoying hissing, but not much higher or weak transmitted signals that you may want to hear can not “break”...
- Page 16 NOTES: For disaster communication in the ASNC area, tune to FRS Channel 2 (Alternate: Ch 12) Ham Radio Operators should also tune to Battalion 2 simplex 145.585 MHz, PL 110.9...