Upcoming Event: Red Cross Communications Team Weekly Net - Tue, 11/12/2019 8:00pm-8:30pm
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Reminder: Red Cross Communications Team Weekly Net
When:
Tuesday, 12 November 2019, 8:00pm to 8:30pm,
(GMT-08:00) America/Los Angeles
Where:RACES/ACS Repeater; 147.195 MHz, "+" offset, PL 114.8
View Event
Description: Net Control - W6GDK North Check-Ins - AK6QJ South Check-Ins - KJ6MVB
This is a voted repeater system. Please allow approximately 1 second between pushing the PTT button on you mic and talking to allow the system to work its magic. Repeater times out after 2 minutes. If this repeater is unavailable please migrate to the PARC 130 machine (147.130 MHz, "+" offset, PL 107.2).
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Hello,
This email message is a notification to let you know that the following files have been uploaded to the Files area of the main@ARC2-SDICC.groups.io
group.
Uploaded By:
Jer Kostro - Red Cross <jer.kostro.AK6QJ@...>
Description:
Nov/Dec Net Roster with OpsCodes Updated. NCSs please use.
Net members - let me know if OpsCodes changes are needed and they will be updated in the next roster revision.
Cheers,
The Groups.io Team
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Upcoming Event: Red Cross Communications Team Weekly Net - Tue, 11/12/2019 8:00pm-8:30pm
#cal-reminder
main@ARC2-SDICC.groups.io Calendar <main@...>
Reminder: Red Cross Communications Team Weekly Net
When:
Tuesday, 12 November 2019, 8:00pm to 8:30pm,
(GMT-08:00) America/Los Angeles
Where:RACES/ACS Repeater; 147.195 MHz, "+" offset, PL 114.8
View Event
Description: Net Control - W6GDK North Check-Ins - AK6QJ South Check-Ins - KJ6MVB
This is a voted repeater system. Please allow approximately 1 second between pushing the PTT button on you mic and talking to allow the system to work its magic. Repeater times out after 2 minutes. If this repeater is unavailable please migrate to the PARC 130 machine (147.130 MHz, "+" offset, PL 107.2).
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Re: Mobile Antenna Gain or Lack Thereof
Something (or things!) to definitely aspire too....food for thought....
Thank you, KJ6MVB, Kathy Julian
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Mobile Antenna Gain or Lack Thereof

Steve
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Re: Weekly Analog Net Roster - OpsCodes
Thanks Mike - your entry has been updated.
73,
Jer aka AK6QJ
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On 11/11/2019 1:19 PM, Mike Corum
wrote:
Morning Jer
My Op's codes are;
A, B, D, E, M, W
Thanks -- Mike, KD6AEB
Hi,
All -
You may have noticed on the Tuesday night net roster a column
labeled
"OpsCodes". This is a tool by which the Communications Duty
Officer
(CDO) or, if we have been activated, the event's
Communications Unit
Leader (Com-L) can get a quick idea of some of our team
members basic
capabilities in order to make initial assignments. We haven't
updated
this in awhile - in light of the ongoing possibility of
Public Safety
Power Outages this seems be a good time to do so.
There are currently seven OpsCodes:
D => DMR. You have a DMR radio programmed with our two talk
groups.
E => Emergency power. You can operate 'off the grid' for a
period of
time - you might be asked to estimate for how long if/when the
CDO/Com-L
contacts you . My personal criteria is to have enough
alternative power
(generation and storage) for a 8-12 hour daily shift for a
minimum of
three days, assuming one mobile radio operated at 10w with a
duty cycle
of 20% (20% talk/80% listen). YMMV - having access to a mobile
radio in
you car counts towards this.
A => External antenna. Having a gain antenna on your roof,
tower, or
temporary support will give you signal a better reach.
B => Beam antenna (ideally external). This gives your
signal a better
reach through directionality, especially in simplex mode.
Examples
include a VHF and UHF yagis or a dual band log periodic
antenna (i.e.
Elk). Team members with the appropriate equipment can operate
VHF or UHF
SSB mode, increasing effective signal strength hence range.
Although I
haven't played with the concept yet UHF DMR and a beam antenna
looks
promising for simplex operations.
H => HT only. More of a limitation than an asset. You can
produce a
signal, but it's limited by a small antenna and low power.
This can be
partially compensated for by using a external and/or beam
antenna.
W => Winlink-capable. A team member who can send/receive
VHF and/or HF
Winlink messages.
M => Mobile. Ideally, a 50w single or dual band radio in
you vehicle
with a gain antenna mounted externally. This counts as being
emergency
powered.
We purposely tried to keep this simple (few people bother to
fill out
long forms). If you are a net participant please review your
codes and
update as necessary. Next week I'll upload a "special
edition" with the
revisions.
73 and thanks for you consideration,
Jer aka AK6QJ
--
Mike
Corum
_______________________
KD6AEB.com
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Re: Weekly Analog Net Roster - OpsCodes
Morning Jer
My Op's codes are;
A, B, D, E, M, W
Thanks -- Mike, KD6AEB
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Hi, All -
You may have noticed on the Tuesday night net roster a column labeled
"OpsCodes". This is a tool by which the Communications Duty Officer
(CDO) or, if we have been activated, the event's Communications Unit
Leader (Com-L) can get a quick idea of some of our team members basic
capabilities in order to make initial assignments. We haven't updated
this in awhile - in light of the ongoing possibility of Public Safety
Power Outages this seems be a good time to do so.
There are currently seven OpsCodes:
D => DMR. You have a DMR radio programmed with our two talk groups.
E => Emergency power. You can operate 'off the grid' for a period of
time - you might be asked to estimate for how long if/when the CDO/Com-L
contacts you . My personal criteria is to have enough alternative power
(generation and storage) for a 8-12 hour daily shift for a minimum of
three days, assuming one mobile radio operated at 10w with a duty cycle
of 20% (20% talk/80% listen). YMMV - having access to a mobile radio in
you car counts towards this.
A => External antenna. Having a gain antenna on your roof, tower, or
temporary support will give you signal a better reach.
B => Beam antenna (ideally external). This gives your signal a better
reach through directionality, especially in simplex mode. Examples
include a VHF and UHF yagis or a dual band log periodic antenna (i.e.
Elk). Team members with the appropriate equipment can operate VHF or UHF
SSB mode, increasing effective signal strength hence range. Although I
haven't played with the concept yet UHF DMR and a beam antenna looks
promising for simplex operations.
H => HT only. More of a limitation than an asset. You can produce a
signal, but it's limited by a small antenna and low power. This can be
partially compensated for by using a external and/or beam antenna.
W => Winlink-capable. A team member who can send/receive VHF and/or HF
Winlink messages.
M => Mobile. Ideally, a 50w single or dual band radio in you vehicle
with a gain antenna mounted externally. This counts as being emergency
powered.
We purposely tried to keep this simple (few people bother to fill out
long forms). If you are a net participant please review your codes and
update as necessary. Next week I'll upload a "special edition" with the
revisions.
73 and thanks for you consideration,
Jer aka AK6QJ
-- Mike Corum_______________________ KD6AEB.com
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Re: Weekly Analog Net Roster - OpsCodes
Thanks Joe. Will leave off the A as its amazing how being inside
a structural steel frame can degrade your transmission. Updated in
the master file.
73,
Jer aka AK6QJ
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On 11/10/2019 2:43 PM, Joseph Seraki
wrote:
Jer my Ops Codes are H, D, W, and A since I am on the 7th floor of
my apt building.
Joe Serak . AI6ZE
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Thanks Kathy.
Will put you down as D E A. While you have a great location for
Palomar a beam antenna is a bit different.
73,
Jer aka AK6QJ
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On 11/10/2019 2:21 PM, Kathy Payne
wrote:
Jer -
I have a DMR radio, external power (gas generator), a
Diamond X-30 external antenna Max Power rating: 150W-Max. Wind
resistance (135 mph) that I think could acts as a beam
antenna since we are high with excellent visual to Palomar.
Kathy, KJ6MVB
Julian
Hi,
All -
Just thought I'd remind everyone to review you OpsCodes and
forward to
yours truly any revisions.
I'll be sending out a revised roster Tuesday 11/12 with the
changes
received so far.
In the future, let me know of any changes to your status and
it will
(somewhat) magically appear in the next roster update.
73 and thanks,
Jer aka AK6QJ
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Re: Weekly Analog Net Roster - OpsCodes
Jer my Ops Codes are H, D, W, and A since I am on the 7th floor of my apt building.
Joe Serak . AI6ZE
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Jer -
I have a DMR radio, external power (gas generator), a Diamond X-30 external antenna Max Power rating: 150W-Max. Wind resistance (135 mph) that I think could acts as a beam antenna since we are high with excellent visual to Palomar.
Kathy, KJ6MVB Julian
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Hi, All -
Just thought I'd remind everyone to review you OpsCodes and forward to
yours truly any revisions.
I'll be sending out a revised roster Tuesday 11/12 with the changes
received so far.
In the future, let me know of any changes to your status and it will
(somewhat) magically appear in the next roster update.
73 and thanks,
Jer aka AK6QJ
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Hi, All -
Just thought I'd remind everyone to review you OpsCodes and forward to yours truly any revisions.
I'll be sending out a revised roster Tuesday 11/12 with the changes received so far.
In the future, let me know of any changes to your status and it will (somewhat) magically appear in the next roster update.
73 and thanks,
Jer aka AK6QJ
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Re: Weekly Analog Net Roster - OpsCodes
Remember, Nat - in an emergency.
No samples. :-)
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On 11/8/2019 11:07 AM, Nat Suwarnasarn
wrote:
Jerry, in Emergency we can share the B positive
blood type.
Missing San Diego.
73' Nat S N6BRV
Sent from my
Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------
Date: 11/7/19 11:46 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: [ARC2-SDICC] Weekly Analog Net Roster -
OpsCodes
Я сам уверен в себе. Никогда не мог получить повышение до
"А".
Oops - those pesky Russians - type fixed:
I'm B positive myself. Never could get promoted to "A".
Corrections noted and made. Thanks for the response.
73,
Jer aka AK6QJ
On 11/7/2019 6:54 PM, Roger
McCollough wrote:
Jer,
Two small corrections to our Ops codes:
1. The last character of my listing is printed upside down.
The W should be an M (No WINLINK Yes very Mobile.)
2. The last character of June's listing is printed upside
down. The W should be an M (No WINLINK Yes very Mobile.)
Please fix your type. (What type are we?)
Roger / KF6HBU & June / KG6JJM
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On 11/5/2019 6:32 PM, Jer Kostro - Red Cross wrote:
Hi, All -
You may have noticed on the Tuesday night net roster a column
labeled "OpsCodes". This is a tool by which the Communications
Duty Officer (CDO) or, if we have been activated, the event's
Communications Unit Leader (Com-L) can get a quick idea of
some of our team members basic capabilities in order to make
initial assignments. We haven't updated this in awhile - in
light of the ongoing possibility of Public Safety Power
Outages this seems be a good time to do so.
There are currently seven OpsCodes:
D => DMR. You have a DMR radio programmed with our two talk
groups.
E => Emergency power. You can operate 'off the grid' for a
period of time - you might be asked to estimate for how long
if/when the CDO/Com-L contacts you . My personal criteria is
to have enough alternative power (generation and storage) for
a 8-12 hour daily shift for a minimum of three days, assuming
one mobile radio operated at 10w with a duty cycle of 20% (20%
talk/80% listen). YMMV - having access to a mobile radio in
you car counts towards this.
A => External antenna. Having a gain antenna on your roof,
tower, or temporary support will give you signal a better
reach.
B => Beam antenna (ideally external). This gives your
signal a better reach through directionality, especially in
simplex mode. Examples include a VHF and UHF yagis or a dual
band log periodic antenna (i.e. Elk). Team members with the
appropriate equipment can operate VHF or UHF SSB mode,
increasing effective signal strength hence range. Although I
haven't played with the concept yet UHF DMR and a beam antenna
looks promising for simplex operations.
H => HT only. More of a limitation than an asset. You can
produce a signal, but it's limited by a small antenna and low
power. This can be partially compensated for by using a
external and/or beam antenna.
W => Winlink-capable. A team member who can send/receive
VHF and/or HF Winlink messages.
M => Mobile. Ideally, a 50w single or dual band radio in
you vehicle with a gain antenna mounted externally. This
counts as being emergency powered.
We purposely tried to keep this simple (few people bother to
fill out long forms). If you are a net participant please
review your codes and update as necessary. Next week I'll
upload a "special edition" with the revisions.
73 and thanks for you consideration,
Jer aka AK6QJ
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Re: Weekly Analog Net Roster - OpsCodes

Nat 2733E N6BRV
Jerry, in Emergency we can share the B positive blood type. Missing San Diego.
73' Nat S N6BRV
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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-------- Original message -------- From: Jer Kostro - Red Cross <jer.kostro.AK6QJ@...> Date: 11/7/19 11:46 PM (GMT-06:00) To: main@ARC2-SDICC.groups.io Subject: Re: [ARC2-SDICC] Weekly Analog Net Roster - OpsCodes
Я сам уверен в себе. Никогда не мог получить повышение до "А".
Oops - those pesky Russians - type fixed:
I'm B positive myself. Never could get promoted to "A".
Corrections noted and made. Thanks for the response.
73,
Jer aka AK6QJ
On 11/7/2019 6:54 PM, Roger McCollough
wrote:
Jer,
Two small corrections to our Ops codes:
1. The last character of my listing is printed upside down.
The W should be an M (No WINLINK Yes very Mobile.)
2. The last character of June's listing is printed upside
down. The W should be an M (No WINLINK Yes very Mobile.)
Please fix your type. (What type are we?)
Roger / KF6HBU & June / KG6JJM
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On 11/5/2019 6:32 PM, Jer Kostro - Red Cross wrote:
Hi, All -
You may have noticed on the Tuesday night net roster a column
labeled "OpsCodes". This is a tool by which the Communications
Duty Officer (CDO) or, if we have been activated, the event's
Communications Unit Leader (Com-L) can get a quick idea of some
of our team members basic capabilities in order to make initial
assignments. We haven't updated this in awhile - in light of the
ongoing possibility of Public Safety Power Outages this seems
be a good time to do so.
There are currently seven OpsCodes:
D => DMR. You have a DMR radio programmed with our two talk
groups.
E => Emergency power. You can operate 'off the grid' for a
period of time - you might be asked to estimate for how long
if/when the CDO/Com-L contacts you . My personal criteria is to
have enough alternative power (generation and storage) for a
8-12 hour daily shift for a minimum of three days, assuming one
mobile radio operated at 10w with a duty cycle of 20% (20%
talk/80% listen). YMMV - having access to a mobile radio in you
car counts towards this.
A => External antenna. Having a gain antenna on your roof,
tower, or temporary support will give you signal a better reach.
B => Beam antenna (ideally external). This gives your signal
a better reach through directionality, especially in simplex
mode. Examples include a VHF and UHF yagis or a dual band log
periodic antenna (i.e. Elk). Team members with the appropriate
equipment can operate VHF or UHF SSB mode, increasing effective
signal strength hence range. Although I haven't played with the
concept yet UHF DMR and a beam antenna looks promising for
simplex operations.
H => HT only. More of a limitation than an asset. You can
produce a signal, but it's limited by a small antenna and low
power. This can be partially compensated for by using a external
and/or beam antenna.
W => Winlink-capable. A team member who can send/receive VHF
and/or HF Winlink messages.
M => Mobile. Ideally, a 50w single or dual band radio in you
vehicle with a gain antenna mounted externally. This counts as
being emergency powered.
We purposely tried to keep this simple (few people bother to
fill out long forms). If you are a net participant please review
your codes and update as necessary. Next week I'll upload a
"special edition" with the revisions.
73 and thanks for you consideration,
Jer aka AK6QJ
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Re: Weekly Analog Net Roster - OpsCodes
Я сам уверен в себе. Никогда не мог получить повышение до "А".
Oops - those pesky Russians - type fixed:
I'm B positive myself. Never could get promoted to "A".
Corrections noted and made. Thanks for the response.
73,
Jer aka AK6QJ
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On 11/7/2019 6:54 PM, Roger McCollough
wrote:
Jer,
Two small corrections to our Ops codes:
1. The last character of my listing is printed upside down.
The W should be an M (No WINLINK Yes very Mobile.)
2. The last character of June's listing is printed upside
down. The W should be an M (No WINLINK Yes very Mobile.)
Please fix your type. (What type are we?)
Roger / KF6HBU & June / KG6JJM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On 11/5/2019 6:32 PM, Jer Kostro - Red Cross wrote:
Hi, All -
You may have noticed on the Tuesday night net roster a column
labeled "OpsCodes". This is a tool by which the Communications
Duty Officer (CDO) or, if we have been activated, the event's
Communications Unit Leader (Com-L) can get a quick idea of some
of our team members basic capabilities in order to make initial
assignments. We haven't updated this in awhile - in light of the
ongoing possibility of Public Safety Power Outages this seems
be a good time to do so.
There are currently seven OpsCodes:
D => DMR. You have a DMR radio programmed with our two talk
groups.
E => Emergency power. You can operate 'off the grid' for a
period of time - you might be asked to estimate for how long
if/when the CDO/Com-L contacts you . My personal criteria is to
have enough alternative power (generation and storage) for a
8-12 hour daily shift for a minimum of three days, assuming one
mobile radio operated at 10w with a duty cycle of 20% (20%
talk/80% listen). YMMV - having access to a mobile radio in you
car counts towards this.
A => External antenna. Having a gain antenna on your roof,
tower, or temporary support will give you signal a better reach.
B => Beam antenna (ideally external). This gives your signal
a better reach through directionality, especially in simplex
mode. Examples include a VHF and UHF yagis or a dual band log
periodic antenna (i.e. Elk). Team members with the appropriate
equipment can operate VHF or UHF SSB mode, increasing effective
signal strength hence range. Although I haven't played with the
concept yet UHF DMR and a beam antenna looks promising for
simplex operations.
H => HT only. More of a limitation than an asset. You can
produce a signal, but it's limited by a small antenna and low
power. This can be partially compensated for by using a external
and/or beam antenna.
W => Winlink-capable. A team member who can send/receive VHF
and/or HF Winlink messages.
M => Mobile. Ideally, a 50w single or dual band radio in you
vehicle with a gain antenna mounted externally. This counts as
being emergency powered.
We purposely tried to keep this simple (few people bother to
fill out long forms). If you are a net participant please review
your codes and update as necessary. Next week I'll upload a
"special edition" with the revisions.
73 and thanks for you consideration,
Jer aka AK6QJ
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Re: Weekly Analog Net Roster - OpsCodes
Jer,
Two small corrections to our Ops codes:
1. The last character of my listing is printed upside down. The W should be an M (No WINLINK Yes very Mobile.)
2. The last character of June's listing is printed upside down. The W should be an M (No WINLINK Yes very Mobile.)
Please fix your type. (What type are we?)
Roger / KF6HBU & June / KG6JJM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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On 11/5/2019 6:32 PM, Jer Kostro - Red Cross wrote: Hi, All -
You may have noticed on the Tuesday night net roster a column labeled "OpsCodes". This is a tool by which the Communications Duty Officer (CDO) or, if we have been activated, the event's Communications Unit Leader (Com-L) can get a quick idea of some of our team members basic capabilities in order to make initial assignments. We haven't updated this in awhile - in light of the ongoing possibility of Public Safety Power Outages this seems be a good time to do so.
There are currently seven OpsCodes:
D => DMR. You have a DMR radio programmed with our two talk groups.
E => Emergency power. You can operate 'off the grid' for a period of time - you might be asked to estimate for how long if/when the CDO/Com-L contacts you . My personal criteria is to have enough alternative power (generation and storage) for a 8-12 hour daily shift for a minimum of three days, assuming one mobile radio operated at 10w with a duty cycle of 20% (20% talk/80% listen). YMMV - having access to a mobile radio in you car counts towards this.
A => External antenna. Having a gain antenna on your roof, tower, or temporary support will give you signal a better reach.
B => Beam antenna (ideally external). This gives your signal a better reach through directionality, especially in simplex mode. Examples include a VHF and UHF yagis or a dual band log periodic antenna (i.e. Elk). Team members with the appropriate equipment can operate VHF or UHF SSB mode, increasing effective signal strength hence range. Although I haven't played with the concept yet UHF DMR and a beam antenna looks promising for simplex operations.
H => HT only. More of a limitation than an asset. You can produce a signal, but it's limited by a small antenna and low power. This can be partially compensated for by using a external and/or beam antenna.
W => Winlink-capable. A team member who can send/receive VHF and/or HF Winlink messages.
M => Mobile. Ideally, a 50w single or dual band radio in you vehicle with a gain antenna mounted externally. This counts as being emergency powered.
We purposely tried to keep this simple (few people bother to fill out long forms). If you are a net participant please review your codes and update as necessary. Next week I'll upload a "special edition" with the revisions.
73 and thanks for you consideration,
Jer aka AK6QJ
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Re: Weekly Analog Net Roster - OpsCodes
Thank you, sir. Your OpsCodes have been updated on the master.
73,
Jer aka AK6QJ
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On 11/7/2019 6:13 PM, Bob Bernardi via Groups.Io wrote: Hi I have my HT, emergency power, external diamond NR770HNMO Antenna.
Bob
On Nov 5, 2019, at 6:33 PM, Jer Kostro - Red Cross <jer.kostro.AK6QJ@...> wrote:
Hi, All -
You may have noticed on the Tuesday night net roster a column labeled "OpsCodes". This is a tool by which the Communications Duty Officer (CDO) or, if we have been activated, the event's Communications Unit Leader (Com-L) can get a quick idea of some of our team members basic capabilities in order to make initial assignments. We haven't updated this in awhile - in light of the ongoing possibility of Public Safety Power Outages this seems be a good time to do so.
There are currently seven OpsCodes:
D => DMR. You have a DMR radio programmed with our two talk groups.
E => Emergency power. You can operate 'off the grid' for a period of time - you might be asked to estimate for how long if/when the CDO/Com-L contacts you . My personal criteria is to have enough alternative power (generation and storage) for a 8-12 hour daily shift for a minimum of three days, assuming one mobile radio operated at 10w with a duty cycle of 20% (20% talk/80% listen). YMMV - having access to a mobile radio in you car counts towards this.
A => External antenna. Having a gain antenna on your roof, tower, or temporary support will give you signal a better reach.
B => Beam antenna (ideally external). This gives your signal a better reach through directionality, especially in simplex mode. Examples include a VHF and UHF yagis or a dual band log periodic antenna (i.e. Elk). Team members with the appropriate equipment can operate VHF or UHF SSB mode, increasing effective signal strength hence range. Although I haven't played with the concept yet UHF DMR and a beam antenna looks promising for simplex operations.
H => HT only. More of a limitation than an asset. You can produce a signal, but it's limited by a small antenna and low power. This can be partially compensated for by using a external and/or beam antenna.
W => Winlink-capable. A team member who can send/receive VHF and/or HF Winlink messages.
M => Mobile. Ideally, a 50w single or dual band radio in you vehicle with a gain antenna mounted externally. This counts as being emergency powered.
We purposely tried to keep this simple (few people bother to fill out long forms). If you are a net participant please review your codes and update as necessary. Next week I'll upload a "special edition" with the revisions.
73 and thanks for you consideration,
Jer aka AK6QJ
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Re: Weekly Analog Net Roster - OpsCodes
Hi I have my HT, emergency power, external diamond NR770HNMO Antenna.
Bob
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On Nov 5, 2019, at 6:33 PM, Jer Kostro - Red Cross <jer.kostro.AK6QJ@...> wrote:
Hi, All -
You may have noticed on the Tuesday night net roster a column labeled "OpsCodes". This is a tool by which the Communications Duty Officer (CDO) or, if we have been activated, the event's Communications Unit Leader (Com-L) can get a quick idea of some of our team members basic capabilities in order to make initial assignments. We haven't updated this in awhile - in light of the ongoing possibility of Public Safety Power Outages this seems be a good time to do so.
There are currently seven OpsCodes:
D => DMR. You have a DMR radio programmed with our two talk groups.
E => Emergency power. You can operate 'off the grid' for a period of time - you might be asked to estimate for how long if/when the CDO/Com-L contacts you . My personal criteria is to have enough alternative power (generation and storage) for a 8-12 hour daily shift for a minimum of three days, assuming one mobile radio operated at 10w with a duty cycle of 20% (20% talk/80% listen). YMMV - having access to a mobile radio in you car counts towards this.
A => External antenna. Having a gain antenna on your roof, tower, or temporary support will give you signal a better reach.
B => Beam antenna (ideally external). This gives your signal a better reach through directionality, especially in simplex mode. Examples include a VHF and UHF yagis or a dual band log periodic antenna (i.e. Elk). Team members with the appropriate equipment can operate VHF or UHF SSB mode, increasing effective signal strength hence range. Although I haven't played with the concept yet UHF DMR and a beam antenna looks promising for simplex operations.
H => HT only. More of a limitation than an asset. You can produce a signal, but it's limited by a small antenna and low power. This can be partially compensated for by using a external and/or beam antenna.
W => Winlink-capable. A team member who can send/receive VHF and/or HF Winlink messages.
M => Mobile. Ideally, a 50w single or dual band radio in you vehicle with a gain antenna mounted externally. This counts as being emergency powered.
We purposely tried to keep this simple (few people bother to fill out long forms). If you are a net participant please review your codes and update as necessary. Next week I'll upload a "special edition" with the revisions.
73 and thanks for you consideration,
Jer aka AK6QJ
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Re: Upcoming Event: Red Cross Communications Team Weekly Net - Tue, 11/05/2019 8:00pm-8:30pm
#cal-reminder
Can I get an e- mail check in for tonights net.
Thanks
Joe Seraki. AI6ZE
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On Nov 4, 2019, at 20:00, "main@ARC2-SDICC.groups.io Calendar" < main@ARC2-SDICC.groups.io> wrote:
Reminder: Red Cross Communications Team Weekly Net
When: Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 8:00pm to 8:30pm, (GMT-08:00) America/Los Angeles
Where:RACES/ACS Repeater; 147.195 MHz, "+" offset, PL 114.8
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Description: Net Control - AE6O
North Check-Ins - KG6RGI
South Check-Ins - W6SJK
This is a voted repeater system. Please allow approximately 1 second between pushing the PTT button on you mic and talking to allow the system to work its magic. Repeater times out after 2 minutes. If this repeater is unavailable please migrate to the PARC
130 machine (147.130 MHz, "+" offset, PL 107.2).
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Re: Weekly Analog Net Roster - OpsCodes
Copy - will add yours to the list.
I have a BuddiPole and ham sticks, too, along with several wire
antennas. Definitely an "A" - in some ways better because it
allows you to work from a better location.
73,
Jer aka AK6QJ
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On 11/5/2019 9:05 PM, Fred Curtis,
KI6GRO wrote:
Jer,
Put me down for D, E, W, M. I have temporary external antennas
for HF(Buddy Pole, Ham Sticks) as well as VHF UHF. Not sure if
that constitutes an "A" or not.
73 de KI6GRO
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