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- From : W6HIR @ WA6NWE.#NOCAL.CA.USA
- To : RACES @ ALLUS
- Msgid : $RACESBUL.198
- Subject : RACESBUL.198
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- TO: ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES/OFFICES VIA THE ARS
- INFO: ALL RACES OPERATORS IN CA (ALLCA: OFFICIAL)
- ALL AMATEURS U.S. (@ USA: INFORMATION)
- FROM: CA STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (W6HIR @ WA6NWE.CA)
- 2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA 95832 (916)427-4281
- RACESBUL.198 DATE: Dec. 2, 1991
- SUBJECT: OPERATIONS: TECHNIQUES PART 6
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- (Radio Procedures During Emergencies - continued)
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- 26. Always know your location. If you are mobile or port-
- able and moving around, always keep a sharp lookout for land-
- marks. You must be able, if called upon, the accurately describe
- your location at any time. This is particularly important if you
- with a search team or other mobile units.
- 27. On VHF and UHF frequencies, particularly when on the
- fringes of communications, look for a receiving "hot spot" site
- and use it. Don't walk around talking while in a communications
- fringe area. Repeaters have much more power than your handheld.
- Even if you have a good signal from a repeater, it does not mean
- you are good going into the repeater.
- 28. If you check into an emergency net, you must monitor on
- the net frequency. If you must leave the frequency, ask
- permission from the NCS. Report to the NCS when you return to
- the net. It is vital that the NCS know the availability of each
- station on the net and it is up to YOU to keep the NCS advised.
- However, if the NCS is very busy and you must leave the net, do
- so without interrupting the net.
- 29. Net Control Stations frequently are very busy with work
- that is not on the air. If you call the NCS or dispatcher and do
- not get a reply, be patient and call again in a minute or two.
- If you have an emergency, say you have "Emergency traffic" after
- you identify yourself when you call the NCS. Be patient with the
- NCS and other stations.
- (To be continued)
- EOF
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