KE7ORB - slcfoothillnet.blogspot.com
Take a look at Dave's blog. Lots and Lots of useful information on there!
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There is a Preparedness Expo coming to the Salt Lake Expo Center October 7 and 8. The following link gives info and gets a $2.00 discount on all tickets. Adults $9, Seniors $7, 12 & under FREE. With the discount, Adults are $7 and Seniors are $5. http://www.selfrelianceexpo.com/
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Fantastic ham radio and emergency prep pages. These are FASCINATING!
http://www.ke7hlr.com/emcomm/ecw08/personal_go-kit_handout.pdf
http://www.fabulousrocketeers.com/WA4DQS_Go_Kit_Ideas.htm
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RESCUE TAPE - Can be used to repair leaks in car radiator hoses. Withstands temps to 1500 degrees and pressures up to 750 PSI. Where to get it - RV SHOW - SPORTSMANS
SHOW - STATE TRAILER SUPPLY - TRUCK STOPS, etc.
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KJ7ABC - 9PM Thursdays - SE Div Comm Net - 147.50 Simplex
OCT 15 SLC Emerg Exercise - Sgrhse Park
NOV 12 Incident Command Seminar KM7TMS
For more info, contact KJ7ABC - ssmithrph@aol.com
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N7OVT - Ham Radio Tech Class October 21,22,28,29 - 4 DAYS $45 which covers manual+registration+door prizes.
contact N70VT@ARRL.NET
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The following abilities will be VERY handy during an actual wide spread emergency. On the Wednesday night MARA net (9PM on 146.74 and 448.10 each with a tone of 114.8) we will be practicing these sometime during October. The date of the test will not be given in advance - it's like a pop quiz. These three actions need to be on a "cheat sheet" that you have in your grab and go kit AND at your home operating position so that you can do them instantly.
Radio Features for disaster Prep.
1. Ability to punch in a VFO simplex frequency
2. Ability to punch in a VFO repeater frequency with offset and tone.
3.Ability to enable/disable Squelch Codes.
(CTCSS & DCS = Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System & Digital Coded Squelch) CTCSS is a sub-audible tone of a particular frequency. 42 freqs from 67.0 to 254.1. numbered 1 to 42.
DCS is a sub-audible tone that represents a 3 digit octal number (0 thru 7). There are 104 predefined sets from 023 to 754
The three features listed above and MANY more are on cheat sheets that various places have for sale. There are pocket sized cheat sheets for all radios made in the last 10 years. Search eBay or aesham.com for Mini Manuals.
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Small & Medium Sized Businesses often do not recover from a major disaster. Families can also lose valuable information or items that cannot be replaced. Most college campuses now have cell phone emergency notification procedures in place. REVERSE-911 CALLS ALL CELL & LAND LINE PHONE
To get on a Reverse 911 system for Salt Lake City, contact Beth Todd fire mgr btodd@vecc9-1-1.com
KJ7ABC says that if you want to be registered for alert systems - u of u & u hosp - visit www.slcgov.com/em There you can sign up for SLC alerts.
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The following info can be VERY handy after an emergency when some cell towers may be damaged or destroyed. There will also be portable emergency cell towers placed in service after a disaster.
How to Update Cell Tower Codes.
Verizon and Sprint use what is called a CDMA network. While using a CDMA network, there are times when a user has to manually update their PRL, or preferred Roaming List. This is usually when your cell phone provider is building new towers or you find yourself getting poor service in places you use to get good service.
Dial *228 and then press option 2 on your Verizon cell phone. You will hear music to confirm that the new PRL is downloading.
Call customer service and get approved for a PRL update if you are using Sprint. After being approved, dial *2 and follow the prompts. Once complete, your PRL will be up-to-date.
Use the "Update PRL" option in your settings if you are using an Android device. This can be found by going to your home screen, pressing the "Menu"
button then "Settings," "System Updates" and "Update PRL." Your device will automatically download the new PRL.
The PRL Update info needs to be in your Grab and Go kit and also in your travel luggage.
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More info from KJ7ABC - WATER BOB - WWW.WATERBOB.COM - Emergency water storage device made from food grade plastic - funnel on top - siphon on bottom - holds 100 gal buy 4 - get one free. search on google - some sites resell these for 1/2 the listed price.
Water Bob is not for storing water long term. Normally, the Water Bob is just stored deflated in a closet. Once disaster hits, place Water Bob in the tub and fill it from the tub spigot. Now you have 100 gallons of water to use during the emergency. Discard after the emergency is over.
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The MOST incredible antenna I have ever used. Covers 2 Meters and 70 CentiMeters with a single feed line. Just $39.00.
Arrow Antenna - http://www.arrowantennas.com/osj/j-pole.html
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Harbor Freight
Trickle Battery Chargers - $4.99, regularly $12.99 Magnesium Fire
Starters - $ 1.99 in flyer or $2.99 off the shelf - $8.00 and up elsewhere. I saw them in Ace Hardware today for $8.99. The exact same ones that are at Harbor Freight for $1.99 to $2.99.
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The ham radio term for this post is SWAMPING. Swamping is a more powerful signal that is close by and overloads your receiver front end so that you cannot receive weaker signals on the frequency that you are tuned to. For example, if a 100 Watt police car radio is transmitting within about 50 feet of your handy talky, it will "swamp" your radio and you will not hear the frequency you are tuned to.
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I have received several excellent Ham Radio links and info from AD7LO and W7OXZ which I will be adding soon.
That is it for today, more soon. Hope to see you at the Emergency Preparedness Expo.
N7OZH
