Go Kit's
At a very recent Area-11 meeting the subject came up to what type of go kits do I need. WB4CAT Catherine, said that with her Go Kit
the heaviest part was the batter
a Marine type and hard to lift when transporting it inside.
atter and was very heavy for her to use. Go Kits are
always a loaded question. So let me start by saying I'm not
an expert but do have some knowledge. I really have several Go Kits and
most are ready to go on a 1 hour notice.
The number one kit is by personal Go Kites it contains a variety of things
that I deem important and other items that I have added from John (W4CC) list.
list
My kit will contains two rolls of toilet paper, one for me and an extra for
the person that forgot theirs. At our recent Field Day in Stanly County I started
off to the
bath room at 3 am in the morning. As I approach another ham that
left out site earlier he said that he had something for me and went to his
vehicle and brought me back a roll of toilet paper. The restroom was out
of toilet paper thus a lesson well learned. You may be assigned to a
shelter but don't count them have toilet paper when it's your turn.
Another item that I have added to my go kit is plastic bags and rubber bands.
When it is raining one bag for the microphone and one for the
radio. The microphone does not work well when it gets wet.
Catherine, plans on have a get together on go kits. I 'm interested to see what the out come and decisions will be for the ARES group. I know of several countiesthat have go bags for their ARES groups they have included two meters and a 440 radio when you lose 2 meter a number of ARES members do have the 440 capability and thus will compound the communication. It would be nice to know what ARES members in your county has their own go kits and what they have earmarked as the type of equipment including antennas that they would bring in an emergency.
Other Go Kits that you may need.
1. H.F. Rig Go Kit
2. Packet Go Kit
3. Two meter Go Kit
break by go kit down to just two types.
My personal Go kite a 72 hour deployment using those items comes from the
ARES Field Resources Manual and things that John Covington (W4CC)
has Generated over the years. I combined them together to what I think the
needs are.
John put this together several years ago and is a perfect for those of us
that decides two days before the bad weather hit for us to run to
the food market. It easier for me to be at least somewhat prepared because
I'm on a well, no water only one flush left if you are not
prepared unless it a snow storm, Snow seems like the easest to handle as it just
milk and bread, I think you use the two to make bread
and milk sandwich a little mess but I hear they are good.
Read this Book.
Personal Disaster Preparedness Presented by John Covington, W4CC http://www.ncarrl.org/ares/prepare.html
Amateur Radio Emergency Service North Carolina Section
Emergency Plan http://www.prepare.org/
This book is being revised
Here is a Red Cross sponsored book that has a ton of useful information http://www.prepare.org/
This is a book that I carry with me if I'm activated. When I bought the manual is was $5.00. Lots of good information all involving
Amateur Radio.
ARES Field Resources Manual
92 pages. © 2005, Published by
the American Radio Relay League.
ARES Field Resources Manual
-- A quick trainer and field resource guide for the emergency communicator.
The Other to go kite is basicly set up for two meter and 440 so it not hard
to be ready to in one
hour if the batteries are fully charge. All H.T. batteries are some ehat
charged but will be fully charged
if a storm is forcasted. The big 12 volt battery is always on trickle charge but I would be pressed to
load it in the car.