[mdmars_members] Re: //MARS R/ AFTER ACTION REPORT - HURRICANE IRENE and commentary
- From: J Sears <aat3ok@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "mdmars_members@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mdmars_members@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:10:47 -0700 (PDT)
Well I tried to get you to come to NIH when they had their exercise but
basicallyit is much of the technology they used. I even remoted the 480 over
their 2ghz link and operated it about 200 ft
INterestingly enough it is real simple to link the 480 and use it as a remote
base.. they have a VHF/UHF radio that already does all of the hard part. You
just use a special cable and hook both radios together
From: "pudgeforrester@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pudgeforrester@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: mdmars_members@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 8:37 PM
Subject: [mdmars_members] Re: //MARS R/ AFTER ACTION REPORT - HURRICANE IRENE
and commentary
Interesting concept Jim,
I think I have a 26 dB 2.4 GHz antenna available if we need it. Do you have a
path to MEMA for that frequency? There were a couple of times Saturday and
Sunday that an additional HF and/or VHF might have come in handy.
But also, if we did use a 440 link in the ham bands to remote another station
within the ham bands to coordinate with nets such as the MD 75 meter phone
net.....??
God bless,
Pudge
-----Original Message-----
From: J Sears <aat3ok@xxxxxxxxx>
To: mdmars_members <mdmars_members@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, Aug 29, 2011 8:07 pm
Subject: [mdmars_members] Re: //MARS R/ AFTER ACTION REPORT - HURRICANE IRENE
and commentary
Pudge etal:
First of all MARS has NO 440 freqs. Second there is no reason to control a
remote base
over 440 I have a means doing this and I would volunteer my place as the
remote base for the
time being. It is about 3-4 miles as the crow flys and if you get up on the
MEMA roof
you can all but see my place.
Interestingly enough the TS480 has remote capabilities over the internet .. but
wait what
if the internet goes down.. well we dont use the internet but we do use WIFI to
link
my house to MEMA thereby eliminating ALL of the interference suffered by MEMA.
I
have used this technique before and it works fantastic.
There are also other places we could locate a remote base.. that would work.
From: "pudgeforrester@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pudgeforrester@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: mdmars_members@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 2:24 PM
Subject: [mdmars_members] Re: //MARS R/ AFTER ACTION REPORT - HURRICANE IRENE
and commentary
Good morning Group,
I decided to forgo the usual AAR and provide comments instead.
Left home and drove 90 miles to Maryland Emergency Management Agency near
Reisterstown, MD early Saturday morning as part of the 1600 - 2200Z MARS team.
We had WL2K and VHF, MT63 and voice HF operational, and also found ourselves
operating the RACES VHF station.
Home for some sleep and back at the site at 1000Z on Sunday morning for another
6 hour shift.
Because of my soon to be previous position I am on a first name basis with some
of those at MEMA. I can say they were impressed with our performance and want
to keep us as partners.
1. Due to budget restraints some MEMA service contracts have been
discontinued. Therefore it might be valuable for us as volunteers to perform
periodic equipment and antenna checks.
2. In my other email I suggested that all MD/DC MARS members should obtain MEMA
credentials. These photo ID's would probably come in handy for other emergency
and drill events.
3. There is a good high end Yaesu HF rig there that I'm certain could be set up
as a MARS station. Then perhaps a more permanent HF antenna can be installed
to replace the temporary one installed.
4. Also wondering if we could set up a 440 link to control a remote base.
5. It turns out the so-called "bad" CAP VHF antenna belongs to MEMA and not CAP
so if we can get it up and running we can claim it.
Anyway, just some thoughts.
God bless,
Pudge AAR3RF
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