Operator Preparedness

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Officers:
Carlo Belella, K3ABH, RO, AEC Robert Long, KD3JK, RO, EC Herman Niedzielski, K2AVA, AEC
George Ferenz, KA3OTR, AEC Dean Boggs, KB3HOO, AEC

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READY KIT
Operator Responsiblities
Net Operations Guide

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According to the ARRL the very first things an amateur should do are:

  1. Check that you and your FAMILY are safe and secure before you respond to an emergency
  2. Please make arrangements for a way to contact your family, and so that your family can contact you.
  3. Check that your property is safe and secure before you respond to an emergency.
  4. Monitor your call up frequency
  5. Follow the instructions that you receive from the officials in charge.
  6. Contact you local coordinators, or their designee, for further instructions

In addition, your initial check list should include

Being prepared to operate.  Check all equipment and connections.
Check in with your assigned contact. Deploy to your assignment with your "READY" kit
Make sure that you know your tactical call sign for your assignment
Keep a personal event log (any format will do).  Minimum information:
Date and time
Event
Message from
Message to
assigned frequency
Assigned by
Use your event log to record all formal messages handled
Use tactical call sign, but observe the FCC's ten-minute I-D rule.
Monitor your assigned frequency AT ALL TIMES. Notify NCS id you have to leave.

For information on what you should have in your "READY kit go to the next site.

 

 

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