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TO: ALL ARES OPERATORS IN DISTRICT 3 (OFFICIAL)
ALL AMATEURS IN WEST VIRGINIA
(INFORMATION)
FROM: WOOD COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED AND WOOD
COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICES (ARES)
ARES DISTRICT 3 BULLETIN NR 07.46
DATE: November 18, 2007
SUBJECT: CAN YOU MOVE THEM?
Do you operate mobile radios? Are they easy
to move from your vehicle to another location, if necessary? What
if you were going to operate as a base station during a drill, exercise,
or actual emergency, would you have the equipment available to do it?
If your mobile equipment were easy to remove and place at a base
location, the answer might be yes. Why did I say might be yes?
If you were going to move your mobile equipment from your vehicle to use
for base use, you would need to have a couple of items that might
already be in place. It would be handy to have an antenna and
power source ready to be used, one that is deducted to be used in an
emergency. The next time you look at your mobile equipment, see
how easy it would be to re-install it on some kind of slide-in mount so
that you can easily remove it. Of course you want to make sure that it's
secured so that it's not easy to removed y just anyone, otherwise, you
may not have it when you need it, if you know what I mean. The
same thing holds true of your base equipment, it too should be made to
be moved to your vehicle, or other location, in case you have to go
somewhere else, such as a hill top to act as a field unit. (Idea for
this bulletin from Terry Mills, KC8TUE)
Ken Harris WA8LLM
Wood County WV;
ARES Assistant Section Coordinator WV
ARES District Emergency Coordinator WV DISTRICT 3
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