Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Reference

Part 1 - Procedures and Information Amateur Radio Emergency Communications in the Community Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) Principles of Disaster Communication Working with Public Safety Officials and Agencies National Traffic System (NTS) Incident Command System (ICS) Message Handling Hurricane Intensity Scale Estimating the Manpower Necessary to Service an Emergency Event The Emergency Radiogram ITU Phonetic Alphabet International Q Signals U.S. Amateur Bands Amateur Radio Call Sign Numerical Prefixes Signal Reporting Emergency Response Checklist Volunteer Handout Town ARES/RACES Net Dialog County ARES/RACES NET Dialog Local Frequencies CTCSS (PL) Tone Frequencies Protective Equipment and Precautions Guidance for Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (FEMA) New York State RACES Standard Operating Procedure Final Examination Part 2 Technical Packet Radio APRS (Automatic Position Reporting System) Phase Shift Keying (PSK) Radio Winlink 2000 Satellite Radio Antennas and Propagation H.F. Antenna Analysis Mast and Antennas for Field Day & Emergencies Cross Band and Fixed Band Repeaters Emergency Power Anderson PowerpolesR Mobile Emergency Communications Center Solar Power for Emergency Communications Portable APRS Packet Winlink Digipeater Igate Voice Communications System Lightweight Portable Antenna System HT Booster System D-Star and Icom IC-2820H Programming Compact Multi-Band Rotatable Dipole Antenna Array NBEMS (Narrow-Band Emergency Message System) - FLDIGI - FLMSG Setup and Operating Instructions Part 3 - Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness A Citizen s Guide to Disaster Assistance