Thoughts About Emergency Communications

(photos of the field radio station at Brocks’ PATCON are posted at end of outline)

1. Communications is a “skills-based” activity

a. Group communications requires tactical and subject-matter experts
b. Plan (agree)

i. What needs to be accomplished

ii. Who is responsible for specific tasks

iii. When the tasks will be accomplished

c. Educate (act)

i. Determine ‘who’ needs to know ‘what’

ii. Establish and deliver the curriculum

iii. Test the knowledge

d. Practice (commit)

i. Use licensed radio services – an existing community

ii. Join local radio clubs – infrastructure, assistance

http://www.arrl.org/find-a-club

iii. Build additional facilities

iv. Attend regularly scheduled “nets”

v. Conduct simulated emergency tests

2. Match technology to group objectives (and vs)

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