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The
next ARES / RACES
meeting will
be held
May 20th, 2008 at Sunview Park in
Plantation, Florida at 7:30 PM
off Peters Road between University Drive and State Road 7
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FEMA courses, ICS
Course List
- ICS-100,
Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200,
ICS for Single Recources and Initial Action Incidents
- ICS-700,
National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
- ICS-800a,
National Response Plan, An Introduction
The
FEMA courses are now required
for
hams responding to disasters outside their local community. They are
Internet Correspondence Courses that can be taken at home, with on-line
testing. They are free, and FEMA issues a Certificate that will be
mailed to you following the successful completion of the exam.
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Palmetto
Amateur Radio Club of Broward County Members,
The 2008 Hurricane Season is rapidly approaching. As many of you know,
Broward County ARES/RACES members man the American Red Cross Hurricane
Evacuation Shelters and the North Broward Hospital District facilities
and Special Care facilities. These facilities are listed below. We are
looking for Amateur Radio Operators to work in these facilities. If you
can work in one of these facilities please contact Assistant Emergency
Coordinator Jeff Depew at j4244@aol.com.
Below the list of facilities is some info such as the equipment
requirements and emergency net frequencies and times.
Thanks,
Tony Annese, KG4EXA
President; Palmetto Amateur Radio Club of Broward County
Communication Chair; Broward County Chapter American Red Cross
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SPECIAL CARE
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ADDRESS
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CITY
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Indian Ridge Middle
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1355 Nob Hill Rd.
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Davie
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McNicol Middle
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1411 S 28 Ave.
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Hollywood
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New River Middle
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3100 Riverland Rd.
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Ft. Lauderdale
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Sunset School
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3775 SW 16 St.
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Ft. Lauderdale
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SHELTERS
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ADDRESS
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CITY
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Lyons Creek Middle
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4333 Sol Press Blvd.
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Coconut Creek
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Coral Glades High
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2700 Sportsplex Drive
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Coral Springs
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Monarch High School
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5050 Wiles Road
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Coconut Creek
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Pompano Beach Institute
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1400 NE Sixth St.
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Pompano Beach
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Park Lakes Elementary
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3925 N. State Rd 7
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Lauderdale Lakes
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Rock Island/Arthur Ashe
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1701 NW 23 Ave
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Ft. Lauderdale
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Plantation Elementary
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651 N.W. 42 Ave.
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Plantation
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Fox Trail Elementary
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1250 Nob Hill Road
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Davie
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Falcon Cove Middle
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4251 Bonaventure Blvd.
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Weston
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Silver Trail Middle
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18300 Sheridan St.
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Pembroke Pines
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New Renaissance Middle
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10701 Miramar Blvd
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Miramar
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Watkins Elementary
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3520 SW 52nd Ave.
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Pembroke Park
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Millennium Middle
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5803 NW 94th Ave.
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Tamarac
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Changler H.S.
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5703 NW 94th Ave
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Tamarac
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HOSPITAL
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ADDRESS
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CITY
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Broward General MC
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1600 S Andrews Ave.
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Ft. Lauderdale
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Imperial Point MC
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6401 N Federal Hwy.
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Ft. Lauderdale
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Coral Springs MC
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3000 Coral Springs Dr.
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Coral Springs
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North Broward MC
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201 East Sample Rd.
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Pompano Beach
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Amateur Radio Operators
Evacuation
Shelter & Hospital Checklist
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Minimum Equipment
- Handheld 2
Meter Transceiver
- Extra
Battery
- Battery
Charger
- PL-258
Double Female Splice (barrel connector)
- 25’ Coax
Cable (with PL-259 connectors)
- Interseries
Adaptor:
- UHF
Female to BNC Male
- or
- UHF
Female to SMA Male
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HeadPhones
- Paper Pad
& Pen
- This
Guide Book
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Suggested
Equipment
- 2 Meter/440 Mobile
Transceiver with Cross band
Capable
- Dual Band HT
- 12 Volt
Power Supply
- 12 Volt Gel
Cell Battery
- (with battery
charger)
- 12 Volt Marine Battery
- PL-258
Double Female Splice (barrel connector)
- 50’
Coax
Cable (with PL-259 connectors)
- Headphones
- Paper
Pad
& Pens
- This
Guide
Book
- Clip Board
- J-Pole
Antenna
- SWR
Meter
- 50’
AC
Power Cord
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Minimum
Supplies
- Sleeping Bag
- Medication
- Change of
Clothes
- Personal
Hygiene Products
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Suggested
Supplies
- Sleeping Bag
- Medication
- Change of Clothes
- Personal
Hygiene Products
- Air Mattress (with pump)
- AM/FM Radio
- Portable TV
- Notebook Computer
- Tape
(Masking & Duct)
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Amateur
Radio Operators Preparation
Checklist
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- Do I have
all the radio equipment I need?
- Are all my
batteries charged and working?
- Does all my
radio equipment work properly?
- Have I
packed everything I need?
- Do I know
how to get to my assignment?
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Repeater Frequencies List
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North of I-595:
146.910 MHz., -DUP,
PL tone 110.9 Hz.
South of I-595 :
146.850 MHz., -DUP
Back-up
Frequency: 146.790
MHz., -DUP
147.210 MHz., +DUP PL tone 91.5 Hz
146.985 MHz., -DUP PL tone 88.5
Hz
145.470 MHz., -DUP PL tone 103.5
Hz
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In the event that we loose the repeaters, use
the output frequency.
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Broward County Emergency Preparedness Net
Mondays at 7:00 PM
Check-in to one of the
following repeaters:
Zone 1 is146.985 MHz. PL
tone of 88.5 Hz
Hollywood
Amateur Radio Club repeater
Zone 2 is 146.910 MHz. PL
tone of 110.9 Hz
Broward
Amateur Radio Club repeater
Zone 3 is 146.790 MHz.
Motorola Amateur Radio Club
repeater
Zone 4 146.610 MHz.
Gold Coast Amateur Radio Club
repeater
Or if you have 2M SSB:
144.210 USB
At 7:15 please move to
146.910 MHz. PL tone of
110.9 Hz
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®
Copyright
2008 Palmetto
Amateur
Radio Club of Broward County, Inc., All Rights Reserved.
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