1 / 24

Contra Costa County CERT Program Unit 9 – FRS Radio

Contra Costa County CERT Program Unit 9 – FRS Radio. Released: 6 September 2011. Community Emergency Response Team. Personal safety is ALWAYS the number one priority Work as a team Wear personal protective equipment…gloves, helmet, goggles, N95 mask and boots The CERT goal is to do the

robertmross
Download Presentation

Contra Costa County CERT Program Unit 9 – FRS Radio

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Contra Costa County CERT Program Unit 9 – FRS Radio Released: 6 September 2011

  2. Community Emergency Response Team • Personal safety is ALWAYS the number one priority • Work as a team • Wear personal protective equipment…gloves, helmet, goggles, N95 mask and boots • The CERT goal is to do the Greatest Good for the Greatest Number • Hope for the best but plan for the worst

  3. Standard Forms of Communication • Messenger / runner • U.S. Postal Service • Telephone, voice mail & messaging • Standard unit (“landline”) • Mobile • Pager • E-mail • Radio –broadcast, business, FRS, licensed amateur (hams) public safety (police, fire, public works)

  4. Post Disaster: Loss of Communications • Messenger / runner • U.S. Postal Service • Telephone, voice mail & messaging • Standard unit (“landline”) • Mobile • Pager • E-mail • Radio –broadcast, business, FRS, licensed amateur (hams) public safety (police, fire, public works)

  5. Disaster Communications • Communications for CERTS • Face-To-Face: vocal • Within Sight: signs and signals • Beyond Sight: runners and two-way radio

  6. ABOUT FRS (Family Radio Service) RADIOS(No License Required) • Very low power, 1/2 watt ERP • Very low cost • No license required • Personal and business use OK • Shares FRS channels 1-7 with GMRS • Channels 8-14 are FRS only; 14 total for FRS • Channels 15-22 are GMRS only (ok to listen) • No external antennas allowed • Typical 0.5 - 1 mile communication range

  7. FRS Radio Features & Functions Antenna Off-On/Volume Control Channel Ear Phone Jack Push To Talk Switch PL Tone Ring Tone Monitor/Scan Key Function Down Key Function Up Key Menu Key Speaker/Microphone Motorola Model T6500

  8. Front Panel Closeup On- off/ volume Antenna Battery status PTT: Push to talk Channel “All-call” indicator Sub-channel “All-call” button Channel scan Up Down Menu

  9. Midland 710 Showing PL Tone Subchannel Channel

  10. Batteries “AA” alkaline cells Rechargeable Rear cover

  11. FRS Channels  ChannelFrequency (MHz)Notes     1 462.5625 FRS/GMRS Shared 2 462.5875 FRS/GMRS Shared 3 462.612 FRS/GMRS Shared 4 462.6375 FRS/GMRS Shared 5 462.6625 FRS/GMRS Shared 6 462.6875 FRS/GMRS Shared 7 462.7125 FRS/GMRS Shared 8 467.5625 FRS Only 9 467.5875 FRS Only 10 467.6125 FRS Only 11 467.6375 FRS Only 12 467.6625 FRS Only 13 467.6875 FRS Only 14 467.7125 FRS Only 1-7 - $85 FCC LICENSE REQUIRED 8-14 MAXIMUM ½ Watt Low Power - NO LICENSE REQUIRED

  12. SELECTING FRS RADIOSFRS / GMRS with 22 channels • Uses AA alkaline batteries. Not AAA, and not rechargeable batteries unless they can also use AA. • Ignore “mileage” claims. Battery life is more important than transmit power. Recommended Models MFGMODELAPPROX. PRICE ($) Motorola EM-1000 R $54.00 Pair Midland GXT- 760 VP4 $60.00 Pair Midland FRS/GMRS Motorola FRS/GMRS

  13. FRS Range • FRS Range limits “line of sight”

  14. Using the radio • Select a channel – your team leader will tell which to use • Test the radio before you venture out • Make sure you can communicate with your team • It is not a cell-phone • To talk; hold radio 2”- 3” from mouth, press the button • To listen; let go of the button

  15. Communicating • Listen! • Speak clearly, calmly, carefully • Get the message across without a lot of words

  16. Radio Protocols - I Talking • Calling another: • Use agreed-upon identifiers • “Team 3 this is Team Leader. Over” • Wait for response, which should be: • “Team leader this is Team 3. Over” • Or just • “Team 3. Over” • Speak in a normal tone of voice, and speak clearly!

  17. Radio Protocols - II • You have made contact: exchange questions and answers in brief, clear language understandable to all who may listen • NO “10” codes or “11” codes! • NO CB jargon! • NO slang or ethnic / gender slurs • You are conveying important information to people you may neither know nor have worked with in the past

  18. Radio Protocols - III Sample exchange • “Team A this is Team Leader” • “Team A – over” • “What is your location? – over” • “Corner of Moraga Way and Moraga Road – over” • “Check Safeway for damage and injuries – over” • “Will check Safeway for damage and injuries.” • “Team A out”

  19. Basic CERT Disaster Communications EOC CERT Incident Command CERT Team CERT Team

  20. Captains/CERT Teams Captains/CERT Teams Sample DISASTER Communications Plan Neighborhood Homes Neighborhood Homes FRS Ch.8 FRS Ch. 9 Hams Citizens Professionals County Dispatch EOC Law Fire & Medical Enforcement Rescue & Relief

  21. Suggested FRS Channel Allocations • Ch. 8 Calling • Ch. 9 Emergency messages for relay • Message passing between CERT and hams • Ch.10-13 Secondary emergency channels • Used as needed • Ch. 14 Light Search & Rescue

  22. CERT Radio Communications Non-Disaster FRS Communications • Channel allocations: Channels 8 – 14 • Sub-channel, PL Tone, Privacy code,as directed by the team leader • Remember, all team radios need to be set to the same channel and privacy code

  23. Unit Summary • Standard forms of communication not available • Radio is always available • FRS requires no license • FRS has short range • Listen first, then speak clearly, calmly, carefully without using a lot of words • Use plain English, no codes • All team members must use the same channel

  24. Questions?

More Related