STATE OF EMERGENCY:SAR ops?

[Stavro35]

Given that we're currently in a state of emergency. What,if anything has changed with your monitoring habits? Are there frequencies that aren't normally active, that are currently booming with activity?

Are there any military frequencies in use for evacuation, and relief efforts?

Any Red cross or Salvation army activity to tune into at this time?

Any H.F activity with relief nets?

 

[kellykeeton]

i don't think any county declared an emergency just cities, (i may be wrong) but I didn't hear any state or county agency go emergency. with out that there is not much movement on the SAR EOC channels, however the county SAR/EOC on the trunk systems are active they are all in the database.

if we would have gone into county or statewide you get to hear FEMA and RedCross and ArmyCorps, national guard (again all posted in the database or fed. databases)

 

[Stavro35]

It's a little before midnight,Tuesday December 12th. .I just heard mention of National guard troops in south Kitsap county. I've since been searching for radio communications in the vhf range 138-144 and 30-50mhz. nothing so far. I'd fire up my h.f radio. But I wouldn't even begin to know where to look.

 

[applied]

Washington State visit

I'm coming west next week to visit for the holidays. I'm looking for a ARC 396 or pro 96 file for the REDMOND area. I would appreciate any help.

Many Thanks,
Merry Christmas,

Bob

 

[TOUGHLIFE]

National Guard Freqs.

Many states not only have their "in-house" freqs. for National Guard use but often on incidents such as what is happening in Washington State, local entities pass out radios to National Guard Units so they can easily communicate with the locals on operations of mutual interest. I would also check any State of Washington licensed mutual aid frequencies as these can be used by the National Guard and local entities. Just a suggestion.

 

[Stavro35]

In response to "Toughlife" . . You're 100% correct. During the 2004 G8 summit the local motrola company loaned out radio's to all federal and military units associated with the security of Saint simons,Sea island Georgia .In fact they had talkgroups of their own on the local TRS. Of course with the ability to communicate with all agencies directly at any time.

 

[TOUGHLIFE]

Mutual Aid Channels

I would among other freqs. include I-Call, and I-Tac 1 thru 4 as well as the 800 MHz State Ops frequencies of 867.5375, 867.5625, 867.5875, 867.6125, and 867.6375.
Also on the list would be 155.475.

I-Call: 866.0125; I-Tac 1: 866.5125; I-Tac 2: 867.0125; I-Tac 3: 867.5125; and I-Tac 4: 868.0125. Any of these could be simplex or in the repeater mode. Remember that many agencies have the ability to patch one system into another.

If the Washington National Guard does things right they probably can very easily program any local jurisdiction's frequencies in a VHF High or 800 MHz radio via field programming.

OSCCR of 156.135 and a S & R freq. of 155.160 not to mention 155.370 (LERN).

Hope this helps you and others