Community Emergency Radio Networks
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.61 (875 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1601451458 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 116 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-04-17 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Radio Keeps Us Linked A great book on organizing a team on using FRS or GMRS radios in a effective manner. One Star jw Meh.
Hugh C. He has been a member of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) for over forty years and is now a Life Member. Maddocks, K3SS, was first licensed as a Novice, KN1IUS, in 1958, got his General in 1959, Extra in 1972, and has been K3SS since 1978. His professional engineering experience has been with non-profit centers performing stu
This type of network provides a backup connection to emergency services for neighborhoods and communities.. Community Emergency Radio Networks tells how to set up low-cost Family RadioService (FRS) radios and a radio relay station for emergencies
The community relay station can be (1) a basic or "fancy" ham station, (2) a GMRS station, (3) a basic amplitude modulation (AM) or "fancy" single sideband (SSB) Citizens Band (CB) station, or (4) a ham station using near vertical incidence skywave (NVIS). You want your ERN to work for your community, but at the same time, you don't want it to interfere with other ERNs in neighboring communities. It has easy-to-use tables (known as coverage planning tables) for your suburban or rural community depending on whether you're located on a smooth plain, on a rolling plain, in a hilly area, or in a mountainous area. An ERN uses small Family Radio Service (FRS) radios or combined FRS/General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) radios for members of the community. Community Emergency Radio Networks gives you a way to make sure that no one in your c