CERT Communications Team Procedures

Alinco DJ-191 QUICK REFERENCE

Revised 08/18/2000

CERT Comm, Fremont, CA.

To:

Do the following

Turn the radio on

Press the POWER key

Adjust the volume

Repeated press the UP or DOWN keys

Adjust the squelch

While holding the FUNCTION button, repeatedly press either the UP or DOWN keys.

Set the frequency
  1. If
    2. M or C is displayed, press the A key.
  2. Using the keypad, enter all 6 digits of the desired frequency
    3.

Change to Simplex

If a + or – is displayed, hold the FUNCTION button and press the 2 key until they disappear.

Set offset for repeater (duplex) operation
  1. Hold the
    2. FUNCTION button and press the 2 key until either a + (for positive offset) or a – (for negative offset appears. Release the FUNCTION button.
  2. The offset frequency
    3. 0.60 should be displayed. If it is not, or a different frequency is desired, rotate the dial until the desired offset frequency is displayed.
  3. Briefly press
    4. PUSH TO TALK.

Set tone encode (PL)
  1. Press and hold the
    2. FUNCTION button, then press the 4 key until a T is displayed. Release the FUNCTION key.
  2. Rotate the dial until the desired tone frequency is displayed.
  3. Briefly press
    4. PUSH TO TALK.

Change power

Press and hold the FUNCTION button, then press the LAMP H/L key. An L is displayed when the radio is set to low power.

To:

Do the following

Recall a pre-programmed frequency
  1. If an
    2. M is not displayed, press the A key.
  2. Rotate the dial until the desired memory is displayed.
    3.

Store settings in memory
  1. If a
    2. M is not displayed, press the A key.
  2. Rotate the dial to select the desired memory.
  3. Press the
    4. A key to enter VFO mode.
  4. Set up all radio parameters: frequency, offset, tone, etc.
  5. Press and hold the
    6. FUNCTION button, then press the A key. Release the FUNCTION button.

Standard CERT Channels

The following frequencies should be stored in the memory of CERT radios

CHNL

Frequency (MHz) and offset

PL Tone (Hz)

Remarks

1

147.015 +

103.5

Resource Repeater

2

147.015

  

Repeater output frequency. Use when repeater is fails.

3

146.940 -

123.0

Tactical Repeater. (Primary channel for CERT out-of-district communications).

4

146.940

  

Repeater output frequency. Use when repeater is fails.

5

145.700

  

ARES simplex frequency. 

6

145.030

  

Packet
7
 146.505
CERT Simplex #1 (Use for in-district communications.)
8
 147.450
CERT Simplex #2 (Use for in-district communications.)
9
 146.520
National Simplex Calling Frequency
10
 162.550
Weather, Emergency Alerts