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Basic Deployment Equipment Checklist
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| 2-meter HT, 2meter
Mag-mount Antenna and Coax, Ear-phone, Pencil and paper, ARES ID
Card, Extra Batteries, appropriate Clothing, Food and Water, |
Extended (72-hour) Deployment Checklist
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| Snacks, Throat
lozenges, Prescriptions, First aid kit, Log books, 3 day change of
clothes, 3 day supply of water and food, Flashlight, Candles, Alarm
clock, Electrical and Duct tape, Safety glasses, Additional Radios,
packet gear, Headphones, RF Connectors, Patch cords, Extra coax,
Liquid refreshments, Aspirin, Toilet articles, Message forms,
Shelter (tent and sleeping bag), Foul weather gear, Portable stove,
Mess kit with cleaning kit, Batteries, Waterproof matches, Toolbox,
Soldering iron and solder, VOM, Microphones, Power supplies &
chargers, Antennas with mounts, SWR bridge (VHF and HF), ARRL
Standardized Connectors (Molex 1545) |
| POWER - Your radio
72-hour kit should have several sources of power in it, with extra
battery packs and an alkaline battery pack for your HT. For mobile
VHF and UHF radios, larger batteries are needed. Gel-cell or
deep-cycle marine batteries would be good sources of battery power,
and you must keep them charged and ready to go. It is also wise to
have alternate means available to charge your batteries during the
emergency. You can charge smaller batteries from other larger
batteries. You can build a solar charging device. If you're lucky,
you may have access to a power generator that can be used in place
of the normal electrical lines. Have more battery capacity than you
think you might need. Have several methods available to connect your
radios to different power sources. |
| GAIN ANTENNAS - You
can expect to need some kind of gain antenna for your HT, as well as
an additional gain antenna that can be used on either your HT or
your mobile rig. The extra antenna might be needed by someone else,
or your first antenna might break. For VHF and UHF, you can build a
J-pole from a TV twin lead, for an inexpensive and very compact
antenna. Have several lengths of coax in your kit, totaling at least
50 feet and with barrel connectors to connect them together. |
| PERSONAL - Include
staples: water, or a reliable water filtration and purification
system; enough food for three days; eating utensils, a drinking cup
and, if needed, a means of cooking your food. Shelter is also
important. Here, you are only limited by the size of your kit and
the thickness of your wallet. Some hams plan to use their RVs as
shelter, conditions permitting. Other disaster conditions may make
the use of an RV impossible, so you should have several different
plans for shelter. Light is important psychologically during an
emergency. Make sure that you have several light sources available.
Various battery-powered lights are available, and propane or
gasoline-fueled lanterns are also good possibilities. |
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