Emergency Comms with Ham Radio

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Emergency communications with Ham Radio

Look here for the official & comprehensive handout for session: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FxWiaqAT1nkrPynAYwWoiapQbHCUieQjjcyvZryGTO4/edit?usp=sharing

  • Local comms over short distances
  • Most new amateurs start out with VHF and UHF radios either portable or mobile
  • Radio waves behave differently during different times of the day, weather and solar conditions
  • Use of repeaters located in high altitude locations takes a low power signal and boosts it to be heard over longer distances and overcome obstacles or interference
  • Features to look for in an emergency radio
    • Alerts
    • power efficiency & easy to charge
    • GPS, Bluetooth, APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) and other modes
    • Durable
    • Easy to program
  • Ham is for amateur not commercial transmissions
  • Unencrypted transmissions only
  • FCC License required
  • Various on-site and web-based communities and discussions
    • political, religion and sex
  • Social networks exist on-air
    • Health check-in nets during pandemic
  • Various bands frequencies on the radio spectrum are available
    • First level Technician class allows for 2-meter or VHF, 70-centimeter or UHF, 6-meter band from 50-54 MHz, the 1.25-meter band at 222-225 MHz and the 23-centimeter 1240-1300 MHz bands
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