emergency communications

Hello, all. I’m looking for people interested in MeshCore who would be willing to help build a network of users and repeaters. There are tons of YouTube videos out there if you are unfamiliar. It’s fun from a radio experimentation standpoint and can be an emergency comms tool as it’s radio only...

Hello All! I am not only a beginner but still learning the etiquette of forum posting so I hope I’m asking in the right area. I did a search to find my answers in other conversations so so wouldn’t have to start up a new one, but had no luck on this specific question. Please feel free to direct...

I have seen some information for GMRS repeaters in the Waterloo and Ceader Falls area in Iowa on Radio Reference and MyGMRS, but have had trouble finding anything out about them. I know that the Waterloo and Ceader Falls repeaters are owned or operated by the local emergency management...

Hello, I am looking for common distress frequencies for my scanner. I would like to program a few in, just to monitor. Does anyone have any knowledge of common frequencies? I tried to do web searches, but the results were mixed. Any help would be appreciated, Thanks.

Hello all, I just stumbled into this place so I am hopeful someone can help me out. we have a Motorola APX6000xe portable radio that had a hook up at the mic connection with two audio cables running off of it. I stumbled in to this radio gig that system was in place already but apparently it...

Hello All, Does anyone have any experience into RCS Call24 Callboxes? We had purchased from a college that had moved and in hopes to use them in our parks. The technology is a bit antiquated but it is close to our repeaters so we should be ok... Upon opening the boxes, the technology is pretty...

I'm interested in finding out more about how to use HAM to connect to the internet for Emergency Communications during a mass casualty event whereby the local internet connectivity is knocked out. Is there a forum here that deals with this? (I looked and didn't see such).

There is a primary net on 14.205 MHz and a secondary traffic net on 14.215 MHz. Both seem to be plagued at times with QRM. You can also monitor via http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ Update: Based on communication heard at 2100 hours GMT today, they will continue the net on 14.205 MHz and...

why can't i get eany paging tones for newton county? i have asked the ema director but he said he couldnt release them to the public. is there a reason for that? i want to program some into my scanner. does anyone know where i can get them or how to? kinda flustered thanks for any info.

I am working as a new emergency services coordinator for my student co-op. We have about 20 houses spread about 1.5 miles apart between the furthest two houses in an urban area. We need to find an emergency radio set-up that doesn't require members to get licenses and doesn't cost a bundle. What...