Subj : Looking into HAMing...
To   : Deuce
From : W8ZZU
Date : Sun Sep 04 2005 12:09 pm

  Re: Looking into HAMing...
  By: Deuce to W8ZZU on Sun Sep 04 2005 02:18 am

 >  >  > 3) Augmenting our local fire department communications (joining ARES, 
 >  >  > with a few issues we have with out pagins system and local radios etc)
 >  >  > which will probobly not be done from home, but I can probobly get the 
 >  >  > spring for at least some of the costs... and quite possibly, the depar
 >  >  > will spring for my advanced course and any study materials I require. 
 >  >  > realize that aside from the ARES stuff, the rest of it is probobly not
 >  >  > by even an advanced licence (I know the paging system is around 156MHz
 >  >  > example) no sure of the local radios.
 >  >
 >  > Even as an ARES member, your ham license only covers the frequencies in w
 >  > you are authourized to transmit.  Do you work for the fire Dept?  Sometim
 >  > are not even allowed to use the frequencies you are licensed for.  For ex
 >  > as an amateur radio operator here in Michigan, USA.  I am licensed to use
 >  > 420-448 MHZ.  I _cannot_ however transmit on 423.65 MHZ because that is W
 >  > Lake Twp. Police, unless I was a police officer, even though I am an ARES
 >  > member and a member of the Oakland County Emergency Management office.  O
 >  > the event of a true emergency, ie - cell phone not available and immiedia
 >  > threat to life or property can I transmit on that frequency.  Some people
 >  > the mis-conception that ARES means that they can talk to the Fire Dept. o
 >  > Police Dept. and help them catch criminals or put out fires.  I am not sa
 >  > that _you_ think that, I am just clarifying because from the tone of your
 >  > message, it sounded like you were a little sketchy about what ARES was.  
 >  > essence, all ARES/RACES really is, is just using Amatuer radio Simplex
 >  > frequencies and repeaters on mostly VHF and mostly FM to pass messages wh
 >  > there are emergencies such as power failures or natural disasters.  There
 >  > however some HF nets for emergencies such as the hurricane watch net
 >  > http://www.hwn.org   they operate on 14.325 USB
 > 
 > Yeah, I'm on the local fire department.

OK, then that changes everything.  :)

Jason - Whiskey Eight Zulu Zulu Uniform




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