Community emergency radio networks
[author]
(2007), vii, 106 pp., illustr., tables, bibliogr. and web direct. p.105-106
ISBN 978-1-60145-145-3
"[This book] gives you ideas for building an emergency radio network (ERN) for your community. An ERN uses small Family Radio Service (FRS) radios or combined FRS/General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) radios for members of the community. The community relay station can be (1) a basic or "fancy" ham station, (2) a GMRS station, (3) a basic amplitude modulation (AM) or "fancy" single sideband (SSB) Citizens Band (CB) station, or (4) a ham station using near vertical incidence skywave (NVIS). 'Community Eergency Radio Networks' makes planning your community ERN easy. It has easy-to-use tables (known as coverage planning tables) for your suburban or rural community depending on wether you're located on a smooth plain, in a hilly area, or in a mountainous area. The book alos has guidleines to help you set up an effective ERN in a city." (Back cover)
Contents
1 Introduction, 1
2 A simple ERN for a suburban community, 5
3 More about FRS radios, 9
4 More about the community relay station, 11
Ham option -- GMRS option -- CB option -- NVIS option -- Comparison of options -- National number of community relay station operators needed -- Using CB resources for community relay stations -- Training needed for operating a community relay station
5 Coverage planning, 29
6 Channel reuse in groups of communities, 37
Final thoughts, 45
Appendix A: FRS rules, 49
Appendix B: Amateur rules for emergencies (including RACES), 55
Appendix C: GMRS rules, 59
Appendix D: CB rules, 77
Appendix E: Coverage planning analysis for suburban and rural areas, 97
Appendix F: Sources of information, 105
2 A simple ERN for a suburban community, 5
3 More about FRS radios, 9
4 More about the community relay station, 11
Ham option -- GMRS option -- CB option -- NVIS option -- Comparison of options -- National number of community relay station operators needed -- Using CB resources for community relay stations -- Training needed for operating a community relay station
5 Coverage planning, 29
6 Channel reuse in groups of communities, 37
Final thoughts, 45
Appendix A: FRS rules, 49
Appendix B: Amateur rules for emergencies (including RACES), 55
Appendix C: GMRS rules, 59
Appendix D: CB rules, 77
Appendix E: Coverage planning analysis for suburban and rural areas, 97
Appendix F: Sources of information, 105
