Lincoln County,
Ky. RACES
RADIO AMATEUR CIVIL EMERGENCY
SERVICE
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR THE COUNTY OF
LINCOLN IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, USA
LINCOLN COUNTY RACES
AREA OF SERVICE
The RACES organization
of Lincoln County Kentucky shall cover the Lincoln County Area,
This is an area that extends from County line to County line.
This Service is to include any and all associated Communities
within the boundaries of the County.
TYPE OF SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS
The Lincoln County RACES shall provide
support communications for the Government Agencies of Lincoln
County as needed in EXTREME COMMUNICATIONS EMERGENCIES Where
NORMAL Communications have failed or Existing systems have
exceeded their operational limitations. These communications
shall take the form of support communications for public service,
Local and or State or Federal communications or a combination of
all where other means of communications fail and the need for
additional communications for the preservation of life and
property have become evident. The Lincoln County RACES,
being a Amateur Communications Group shall provide VOICE and or
DATA communications to support these Governmental Agencies, ON
and Using AMATEUR RADIO FREQUENCIES in Compliance With The
Federal Communications Commission's Rules And Regulations As
Defined For The Amateur Radio Service Described under The FCC
RULES PART 97.
LINCOLN COUNTY RACES COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
VHF: VOICE FREQUENCIES AVAILABLE:
146.790- PL 79.7 PRIMARY
146.460 SECONDARY
442.975+ SECONDARY
OPERATIONS NET
The 145.390 Repeater
owned and operated by the Wilderness Road Amateur Radio Club and
is located at the top of the RECC tower on Hustonville Road in
Danville KY. This repeater covers the whole of Lincoln
County as well as most of KyDES districts 12 and 13
PACKET COMMUNICATIONS
This mode is highly recommended
when there is a need for Written, typed, hard copy of messages
handled. and is to some degree a secure mode of communications.
SIMPLEX
The frequencies of
146.460, 146.550 and 444.500MHz Simplex will be used for EOC
Communications, With respect to RACES where possible in order to
keep the net repeaters as free as possible for Emergency
traffic. The frequency of 146.550, Simplex will be used for
additional operations should the primary Simplex Frequency of
144.460MHz become congested. It shall be the duty of the
Lincoln County RACES Officer to confer with Lincoln County
Emergency Services Directors and the offices of KyDES to
determine the needs of Lincoln County, and to work with Federal,
State, and Local Officials in order to meet those needs.
LINCOLN COUNTY RACES CHAIN OF COMMAND
The Lincoln County RACES Officer
shall direct the operation of the RACES for Lincoln County under
the direction of and in coordination with the Lincoln County
Government, Kentucky Disaster Emergency Service Director, and
Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Activation of RACES
Lincoln County shall be based on a decision made by the KyDEM
Director and the RACES Communications Officer.
LINCOLN COUNTY RACES COMMAND FLOW CHART
Director Kentucky Disaster and Emergency
Services Area 12, Mr. Don Franklin.
Director of Lincoln County Ky EMA, Mr. Winford Todd.
Director of Lincoln County RACES, Mr. Ron Goodpaster
LINCOLN COUNTY RACES COMMUNICATIONS FREQUENCIES
The Lincoln County RACES
Communications Network shall operate as follows on the following
frequencies with respect to the Federal Communications
Commission's Rules and Regulations Part 97 as it pertains to the
Amateur Radio service:
146.790MHz PL79.7
FM Repeater Operations Frequency
146.460MHz
FM Simplex Tactical Net Frequency
145.090MHz
Packet Data Transfer Frequencies
145.550MHz
Simplex
Alternate Simplex Tactical
442.975MHz +
FM Repeater
Alternate UHF Frequency
3.960KHz (LSB) Lower Side Band State Wide
Emergency Net
7.235KHz (LSB) Lower Side Band State Wide
Alternate Frequency
LINCOLN COUNTY RACES E.O.C. EQUIPMENT CONSIDERATIONS
The 2 Meter FM equipment
located at the Kentucky Disaster and Emergency Service E.O.C.
shall be of sound design with ample power to communicate under
worse case condition to any mobile in the Lincoln County Served
Area, may be base type or mobile unit configured to work as base
with the proper power supply and external antenna and coax to
insure the proper propagation to be able to communicate with all
member stations in the Lincoln County RACES Area.
The Packet Equipment Shall be of
sound Design, Base Station or Mobile equipment configured to work
as a base with the proper external antenna and coax to insure the
proper propagation to be able to connect and hold a link to a
Packet Transfer switch. The associated computer and printer
and Terminal Node Controller with the proper interface and
cabling should be of the same make and type as all other packet
equipment most used in the RACES served area so as to make quick
exchanges of equipment with the least down or loss time of
service.
The placement of the
RACES equipment within the E.O.C. should be located where the
maximum transfer of necessary information can be done with the
minimum amount of interference to any other form of
communications that may be in use, and placed so as not to cause
distraction or interference to any other State ,Local or Federal
Communications Operations within the Kentucky Disaster and
Emergency Service E.O.C.
PORTABLE EQUIPMENT
Portable equipment such as mobile radios, which have been configured to perform under a wide variety of conditions and have been mounted or packed in storage transfer cases for use in the field should be equipped as follows:
a. Include high capacity storage batteries and some method to charge them.
b. Include a power source or power supply capable of long term operational service, to include all necessary cabling and filtering for use with sensitive electronic equipment so as to reduce equipment failure due to variations in power level or transient power spikes or surges.
c. Include all necessary cables,
antennas, coax, connectors so as to make necessary connections
and quick replacement of individual components if necessary.
LINCOLN COUNTY RACES EQUIPMENT CONSIDERATIONS
HANDHELD EQUIPMENT
Equipment such as
Handhelds or what is commonly referred to as HT'S should be used
with great discretion. While these units from time to time
deliver surprising results it should be noted that under extreme
use and poor propagation conditions these units may be of little
or no use. These units are however a good choice for close range
work where space and convenience are a prime consideration.
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT
Personal equipment
such as earphones, to minimize distraction or interference to
other communications operations and noise canceling microphones,
to improve intelligibility should also be a consideration of
RACES operators especially when working in the confines of the
Lincoln County E.O.C.
THE WRITTEN WORD
The use of a
standardized communications form designed and formed to closely
match and standardize the communications form that is in current
use through out the RACES and ARES traffic system as well as the
State or local jurisdictional message form should be give prime
consideration to assure the training and subsequent use by all
RACES operators in the Area can be uniform as to header,
priority, and text message formats, to insure easy and
comprehensive use of the form by any operator in the E.O.C. and
by other jurisdictional Communication personal within the E.O.C.
LINCOLN COUNTY RACES SERVED AGENCIES
The Lincoln County RACES, through and under the direction of the Director of Kentucky Disaster and Emergency Services for Lincoln County or it's designates and the Lincoln County RACES Officer with consideration given to Local and State Government Officials may under this plan provide support communications, whether directly or indirectly to the following Lincoln County Agencies:
Lincoln County Government and all Divisions of Emergency Service within its jurisdiction such as the division of Police, Fire and Public Safety. This includes the Fort Logan Hospital.
Assistance by Local and or
State governmental officials must be made to the Director Of
Disaster and Emergency Service or the Director of Lincoln County
ARES for consideration and or implementation.
OTHER SERVED AGENCIES
Other served nongovernmental agencies are to include:
The American Red Cross
The Salvation Army
NOAA National Weather Service for SKYWARN
operations
MESSAGE FORMAT AND TRANSMISSION MODE
The RACES message format will
parallel other communications services such as ARRL, United
States Army, Military Affiliated Radio Systems (MARS), DHS and or
FEMA.
The mode of transmission should be selected
to suit the emergency situation and to utilize the available
communications resources. The mode must remain flexible in the
emergency plan.
Voice communications (Telephone or Phone)
will in most situations fulfill the communications requirement.
Voice communications should be used when a printed copy of the
traffic handled is not necessary.
Radio Teletype, RTTY (ASCII/BAUDOT) Or
PACKET may be used when operating on HF frequencies where a
printed copy of the traffic handled is essential.
Packet (HF, High Frequency /VHF Very High
Frequency) represents an additional mode of transferring traffic
and or information where a printed copy of the traffic is
essential. This mode also offers the most secure
method of transmitting sensitive material.
There are other modes of
communications, however the above modes should be first
considered. Mode selection must be within the boundaries of the
FCC rules and regulations and the authorized frequencies listed
in this plan.
GENERAL LIMITATIONS
RACES stations operating in any of the frequency bands listed in this plan shall not cause harmful or disruptive interference to other services that might share the frequencies.
All messages transmitted by a RACES station must be authorized by the emergency organization for the affected area.
All messages transmitted in connection
with drills or test must be plainly identified as such by the use
of the words DRILL or TEST MESSAGE in the header and body of the
message.
LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF RACES STATIONS
(WARTIME EMERGENCY SITUATIONS)
While performing duties as a RACES operator, members may not communicate with amateurs who are not RACES members. Only emergency communications may be transmitted as defined in the FCC Rules and Regulations. NO amateur station shall be operated in the RACES unless it is certified as Registered in a disaster services organization.
NO RACES station
shall be used to transmit or receive messages for hire, nor for
communications for compensation, whether direct or indirect, paid
or promised.
RACES MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES
RACES members are responsible for:
1. Participating in training sessions.
2. Briefing the RACES officer of any changes in equipment or Amateur status that may affect operations in the RACES program.
3. Developing a strong background in emergency procedures, FCC Rules and Regulations, and Network procedures.
4. Being available when emergency communications are required by the appointing Director.
5. Helping to strengthen the organization through suggestions and positive feedback to correct deficiencies.
<>6. Complying with volunteer standards established by the jurisdiction.MEMBERSHIP EVALUATION.
Membership should be evaluated or re-evaluated
every (2) two years. If a member's participation is lacking,
membership terminates, if deemed adequate, membership continues
for another (2) two years.
TRAINING.
Training sessions should be scheduled to exercise the
efficiency of the emergency plan and the proficiency of the RACES
members. On the average of (1) One hour per week should be
devoted to RACES training and activities. Periodic participation
in full scale exercises are encouraged in order to promote
familiarity with policy and procedure of the areas other
emergency plans. All training must be recorded in the
participant's and RACES organization group files.
DOCUMENT REFERENCE MATERIAL
Information contained herein has been
compiled from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Publication CPG?1?15. This information also reflects the
requirements of and was written with the understanding of a
document known as SAN MATEO AREA VOLUNTEER COMMUNICATIONS
PLAN. Portions of information contained herein were taken
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Publication CPG 1?15
FREQUENCIES OF OPERATION, RACES WARTIME EMERGENCY SITUATION
*160 METER BAND* *6 METER BAND*
1800KHz ? 1825KHz 50.350MHz ? 50.750MHz
1975KHz ?
2000KHz
52.000MHz ? 54.000MHz
*80 METER BAND* *2 METER BAND*
3500KHz ? 3550KHz 144.500MHz ? 145.710MHz
3930KHz ? 3980KHZ 146.000MHz ? 148.000MHz
3984KHz ? 4000KHz
*40 METER BAND* *1.25 METER BAND*
7079KHz ?
7125KHz
222.000MHz ? 225.000MHz
*30 METER BAND* *70 CENTIMETER BAND*
10100KHz ?
10150KHz
420.000MHz ? 450.000MHz
*20 METER BAND* *23 CENTIMETER BAND*
14047KHz ? 14053KHz 1240.000MHz ? 1300.000MHz
14220KHz ? 14230KHz
14331KHz ? 14350KHZ
*15 METER BAND* *10 METER BAND*
21047KHz ? 21053KHz 28.550MHz ? 28.750MHz
21228KHz ? 21267KHz 29.237MHz ? 29.273MHz
29.450MHz ? 29.650MHz
Frequencies at 3.997.0 MHz and 53.30 MHz are
used in emergency areas to make initial contact with military
stations on matters requiring coordination.
LOCAL REPEATER FREQUENCIES:
1 46.790 Down 600 KHZ PL 79.7 Hall's Gap
442.975 Up 5 MHZ Hall's Gap
145.390 DOWN 600KHz Danville
146.730 DOWN 600KHz Lancaster
146.880 DOWN 600KHz Somerset
DESCRIPTION AND DEFINITION OF TERMS USED
ARES Amateur Radio Emergency
Service
ARO Amateur Radio Operator
CD Civil
Defense
CO
Communications Officer
EOC Emergency Operations
Center
FCC Federal Communications
Commission
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
HF High
frequency as defined by the FCC: As The frequencies from 3MHz to
30MHz.
KEN Kentucky Emergency Net:
Statewide Emergency Traffic Net tested on Mon. nights at 8:00pm
on 3.888 MHz.
KTN Kentucky Traffic Net: State
wide Health and Welfare Messages Net , conducted on 3.960MHz
twice daily Mornings, 8:30am Evenings, 7:00pm.
KyDES Kentucky Disaster Emergency Service
NTS National Traffic
System: A regular scheduled amateur message handling system for
worldwide traffic.
RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
RO Races
Officer
RTTY Communications between typewriter like
machines using code known as Baudot or Murray. Also called
"Radio teletype".
UHF Ultra High Frequency, as defined by the
FCC: As the frequencies of 300MHz to 3000MHz.
VHF Very High Frequency, as defined by the
FCC: As the frequencies of 30MHz to 300MHz.