For US & State Gov't Emergency communications:
The National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) is a technical reference for emergency communications planning and for radio technicians responsible for radios that will be used in disaster response. The NIFOG includes rules and regulations for use of nationwide and other interoperability channels, tables of frequencies and standard channel names, and other reference material, formatted as a pocket-sized guide for radio technicians to carry with them.
http://publicsafetytools.info/nifog_info/nifog_info.php
The Auxiliary Communications Field Operations Guide (AUXFOG) is a reference for auxiliary communicators who directly support backup emergency communications for State/local public safety entities or for an amateur radio organization supporting public safety.
This reference guide contains information about AuxComm best practices, frequently used radio frequencies, Mutual Aid channels as well as tips and suggestions about auxiliary emergency communicators integrating into a NIMS ICS environment to support communications for planned events or incidents.
It can serve as a reference both for auxiliary emergency communicators and public safety communications professionals.
You can download the AUXFOG by clicking on the hyperlink to the left and save it to your own storage device. It will only download as a PDF.
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EDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY:
FEMA VHF & UHF FREQUENCIES:
27650.0 27850.0 27900.0
138.100 138.225 ** NATIONWIDE Primary Repeater; (Repeats. 141.875) 138.575 139.100 139.225 139.450 139.825 139.925 139.950 140.025 140.900 140.925 141.725 ** NATIONWIDE Primary Simplex 141.875 Repeater Input to 138.225 141.950 142.025 142.200 142.230 Repeater Input 142.975 142.300 142.350 Simplex; Repeater Input to 143.000 142.375 Simplex; Reg. 09, 10, Repeater Input to 143.000 142.400 Simplex; Reg. 04 142.425 Simplex; Repeater Input to 143.000 142.925 Simplex; Reg. 02, 03, 05 142.935 142.950 142.975 Simplex; Repeats 142.230; Repeater Input to 143.000 143.000 Simplex; Repeats 142.350 Repeats 142.375 Repeats 142.425 Repeats 142.975 143.050 143.225 Mobiles 143.250 Repeater Input to 139.250 143.600 143.625 Simplex; Reg. VI 152.425 153.225 Repeats 158.130 158.130 Repeater Input to 153.225 163.100 DOE Common, National Emergency Training Center 163.225 164.8625 Ch. 2, Simplex; National Radio System Ch. 1, Repeats 165.6625; National Radio System 165.6625 Repeater Input to 164.8625, Simplex; National Radio System, Emergency Training 166.225 National Emergency Training Center 166.6125 Repeater Input to 168.400 167.925 Simplex; Regional EOC Net 4 167.975 Simplex; Regional EOC Net 2, Some DoD, DoE, NASA, NOAA, NRC Facilities; Repeats 173.1875; Regional EOC Net 1 168.075 Repeats 170.425 168.100 Repeats 170.450 168.350 National Emergency Training Center 168.400 Repeats 166.6125 168.700 Repeats 170.975 169.250 169.600 National Emergency Training Center 169.875 Simplex; Regional EOC Net 3 170.200 Federal Disaster Net 170.425 Repeater Input to 168.075 170.450 Repeater Input to 168.100 170.975 Repeater Input to 168.700 173.1875 Repeater Input to 167.975 409.125 453.525 ** All regions, for use in actual disasters only ====================================
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)
CIVIL DEFENSE NATIONAL RADIO SYSTEM HF NETS
2.3210 FOXTROT 06 (SIMPLEX) 2.3610 FOXTROT 07 (SIMPLEX) 2.3750 FOXTROT 08 (SIMPLEX) 2.4460 FOXTROT 09 (SIMPLEX) 2.6590 FOXTROT 10 (SIMPLEX) 3.3420 FOXTROT 11 (SIMPLEX) 3.3800 FOXTROT 12 (SIMPLEX) 3.3890 FOXTROT 13 (SIMPLEX) 4.7810 FOXTROT 14 (SIMPLEX) 5.2120 FOXTROT 15 (SIMPLEX) (NIGHT EMERGENCY) 5.4030 FOXTROT 16 (SIMPLEX) 5.8220 FOXTROT 17 (SIMPLEX) 5.9620 FOXTROT 18 (SIMPLEX) 6.0500 FOXTROT 19 (SIMPLEX) 6.1070 FOXTROT 20 (SIMPLEX) 6.1090 FOXTROT 21 (SIMPLEX) 6.1520 FOXTROT 22 (SIMPLEX) 6.1770 FOXTROT 23 (SIMPLEX) 6.1800 FOXTROT 24 (SIMPLEX) 7.3490 FOXTROT 25 (SIMPLEX) (FIXED STATIONS) 9.4630 FOXTROT 26 (SIMPLEX) 10.1950 FOXTROT 27 (SIMPLEX) 10.4940 FOXTROT 28 (SIMPLEX) (DAY EMERGENCY) 10.5890 FOXTROT 29 (SIMPLEX) 11.7220 FOXTROT 30 (SIMPLEX) 11.8020 FOXTROT 31 (SIMPLEX) 11.9580 FOXTROT 32 (SIMPLEX) 12.0100 FOXTROT 33 (SIMPLEX) 12.2170 FOXTROT 34 (SIMPLEX) 14.4510 FOXTROT 35 (SIMPLEX) (FIXED STATIONS) 14.7770 FOXTROT 36 (SIMPLEX) 14.8370 FOXTROT 37 (SIMPLEX) (FIXED STATIONS) 14.8860 FOXTROT 38 (SIMPLEX) 14.9000 FOXTROT 39 (SIMPLEX) 14.9090 FOXTROT 40 (SIMPLEX) 16.2020 FOXTROT 41 (SIMPLEX) 16.4310 FOXTROT 42 (SIMPLEX) 17.5200 FOXTROT 43 (SIMPLEX) 17.6500 FOXTROT 44 (SIMPLEX) (EMERGENCY) 18.7450 FOXTROT 45 (SIMPLEX) 19.7580 FOXTROT 46 (SIMPLEX) 19.9700 FOXTROT 47 (SIMPLEX) 20.0280 FOXTROT 48 (SIMPLEX)
CIVIL DEFENSE NATIONAL RADIO SYSTEM VHF NETS
164.8625 NATIONAL ASSIGNMENT (SIMPLEX) 165.6625 NATIONAL ASSIGNMENT (SIMPLEX)
NATIONAL EMERGENCY TRAINING CENTER
163.1000 NATIONAL ASSIGNMENT (SIMPLEX) 166.2250 NATIONAL ASSIGNMENT (SIMPLEX) 168.3500 NATIONAL ASSIGNMENT (SIMPLEX) 169.6000 NATIONAL ASSIGNMENT (SIMPLEX)
FEDERAL EMERGENCY NET - PORTABLE REPEATERS
142.3750 CONTROL/MOBILE (REPEATER INPUT) 143.0000 REPEATER/MOBILE RELAY (REPEATER OUT) 142.2300 CONTROL/MOBILE (REPEATER INPUT) 142.9750 REPEATER/MOBILE RELAY (REPEATER OUT) 142.4250 CONTROL/MOBILE (REPEATER INPUT) 143.0000 REPEATER/MOBILE RELAY (REPEATER OUT) 142.9750 CONTROL/MOBILE (REPEATER INPUT) 143.0000 REPEATER/MOBILE RELAY (REPEATER OUT) 142.3500 CONTROL/MOBILE (REPEATER INPUT) 143.0000 REPEATER/MOBILE RELAY (REPEATER OUT) 166.6125 CONTROL/MOBILE (REPEATER INPUT) 168.4000 REPEATER/MOBILE RELAY (REPEATER OUT) 170.4250 CONTROL/MOBILE (REPEATER INPUT) 168.0750 REPEATER/MOBILE RELAY (REPEATER OUT) 170.4500 CONTROL/MOBILE (REPEATER INPUT) 168.1000 REPEATER/MOBILE RELAY (REPEATER OUT) 170.9750 CONTROL/MOBILE (REPEATER INPUT) 168.7000 REPEATER/MOBILE RELAY (REPEATER OUT)
NATIONAL EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM
173.1875 REGIONAL EOC NET 1 CONTROL/MOBILE (REPEATER INPUT) 167.9750 REGIONAL EOC NET 1 REPEATER/MOBILE RELAY (REPEATER OUT) 167.9750 REGIONAL EOC NET 2 (SIMPLEX) 169.8750 REGIONAL EOC NET 3 (SIMPLEX) 167.9250 REGIONAL EOC NET 4 (SIMPLEX)
COORDINATION
266.0500 FEMA/USAF COORDINATION 273.8000 FEMA/USAF COORDINATION 399.7500 FEMA/USAF COORDINATION 305.5500 FEMA/USAF COORDINATION 322.7500 FEMA/USAF COORDINATION 336.8000 FEMA/USAF COORDINATION 382.3500 FEMA/USAF COORDINATION 397.0500 FEMA/USAF COORDINATION
VHF CHANNELS REPORTED IN USE BY FEMA
27.6500 VHF (LOW) 27.8500 VHF (LOW) 27.9000 VHF (LOW) 138.2250 VHF 138.5750 VHF 139.1000 VHF 139.8250 VHF 139.4500 VHF 139.2250 VHF 139.9500 VHF 140.0250 VHF 140.9000 VHF 141.7250 VHF 141.8750 VHF 141.9500 VHF 142.0250 VHF 142.2300 VHF 142.3500 VHF 142.3750 VHF 142.4000 VHF 142.4250 VHF 142.9250 VHF 142.9500 VHF 142.9750 VHF 143.0000 VHF 143.0500 VHF 143.2500 VHF 143.6000 VHF 143.6250 VHF 163.1000 VHF 164.8625 VHF 165.6625 VHF 166.2250 VHF 167.9250 VHF 167.9750 VHF 168.3500 VHF 169.2500 VHF 169.6000 VHF 169.8750 VHF 170.2000 VHF 173.1875 VHF 409.1250 VHF
OPERATION SECURE NATIONWIDE HF NETS
2.3260 SIMPLEX 2.4110 SIMPLEX 2.4140 SIMPLEX 2.4190 SIMPLEX 2.4220 SIMPLEX 2.4390 SIMPLEX 2.4630 SIMPLEX 2.4660 SIMPLEX 2.4710 SIMPLEX 2.4740 SIMPLEX 2.4870 SIMPLEX 2.5110 SIMPLEX 2.5350 SIMPLEX 2.5690 SIMPLEX 2.5870 SIMPLEX 2.8010 SIMPLEX 2.8040 SIMPLEX 2.8120 SIMPLEX 5.1350 SIMPLEX 5.1400 SIMPLEX 5.1920 SIMPLEX 5.1950 SIMPLEX 7.4770 SIMPLEX 7.4800 SIMPLEX 7.8020 SIMPLEX 7.8050 SIMPLEX 7.9320 SIMPLEX 7.9350 SIMPLEX
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Bookmarked. Great topic. Thanks.
This quarterly DoD - Amateur Radio exercise to be held Oct 30 - Nov 1 2016.
Optional webinar on Oct 25 2016 - see details below.
MARS-Amateur Radio Interoperability Exercise to Test Very Bad Day Scenario
http://www.arrl.org/news/mars-amateur-radio-interoperability-exercise-to-test-very-bad-day-scenario
MARS-Amateur Radio Interoperability Exercise to Test Very Bad Day Scenario
10/19/2016
From October 30 through November 1, members of the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) will conduct a quarterly US Department of Defense (DOD) Contingency Communications Exercise (COMMEX). The quarterly exercise will offer training on the ability to provide communications following a very bad day scenario, when traditional forms of communications will likely be unavailable. The exercise will involve interoperability between MARS and Amateur Radio participants and is open to all members of the amateur community.
While the simultaneous loss of all communications nationwide is not likely, we are assuming there has been a massive nationwide outage, for training purposes, Army MARS Program Manager Paul English, WD8DBY, said. One objective of the exercise is to continue the partnership with the Amateur Radio community to help provide information about local conditions. Information gathered will be forwarded to the DOD to provide a better picture of what is happening around the country, he said.
During this exercise, we will use 60 meters, local VHF and UHF repeaters, and HF NVIS [near-vertical incidence skywave] Amateur Radio bands, English explained. Our goal is to have a conversation about the local conditions in and around your county. During the conversation, our operators will be asking basic questions, such as the status of commercial power, public water systems, and road conditions. These will be person-to-person conversations; you dont need to use any digital modes or know any special messaging formats.
To kick off this exercise, MARS is encouraging the Amateur Radio community to monitor 5,330.5 kHz from 0300-0400 UTC on October 31, when MARS will conduct a high-power voice broadcasts, alternating between military stations on the East Coast and West Coast. MARS wants Amateur Radio operators to submit reception reports, as indicated in the 60 meter voice broadcast.
For the remainder of the exercise, MARS personnel will be calling for Amateur Radio operators on the five 60 meter channels as well as on established Amateur Radio nets on HF and on VHF/UHF repeaters.
Contact MARS with questions about this exercise.
During an October 25 webinar, English will discuss the quarterly DOD contingency communication exercises, which promote interoperability between the Amateur Radio community and the DOD. He also will talk about initiatives for promoting the use of 60 meters between Amateur Radio and the federal government as well as the types of information MARS operators will be requesting from the Amateur Radio community during October 31-November 1 exercise.
Registration for the webinar, Overview of Army and Air Force MARS, remains open. Also during the webinar, US Air Force MARS Chief Dave Stapchuk, KD9DXM, will discuss the history of the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) program and membership requirements for Amateur Radio operators. Webinar registrants will receive a confirming e-mail that contains information about joining the webinar.
Best citizen disaster recovery ham radio org I’ve seen so far.
Christian oriented, no supremacist overtone detected.
The American Redoubt movement is essentially the proactive migration of devout Christians and jews relocating to the US N West in preparation for inevitable economic collapse and resulting social unrest. Headed by Pastor Rawles, supported by Chuck Baldwin.
ABOUT | AMRRON
AMRRON MISSION STATEMENT
We are committed to maintaining a continental network of radio operators for disaster response and civil defense, always ready to serve our communities, our states, our nation and our fellow countrymen with unconventional communications in times of need.
ABOUT
Founded in 2011, AmRRON was originally created as a communications network to keep communities and states within the American Redoubt connected in the event of a major disaster situation, or socio-economic collapse. Within a year, over half the members consisted of those living outside the American Redoubt. AmRRON has now grown to nearly two thousand radio operators, with members in every state, plus Puerto Rico and Canada. In January, 2014, AmRRON merged with TAPRN, making it the largest conservative mostly-Christian radio network outside of a faith-based organizational structure (such as Salvation Army and LDS).
New! AmRRON Mission Statement and ‘Guiding Principles’ PDF
Printable AmRRON tri-fold flyer PDF
AmRRON is a network of Preppers, Patriots and Redoubters who have volunteered to keep each other connected when other means of communications are unavailable or unreliable. AmRRON operators participate in scheduled nets to practice using non-conventional communications.
Although, AmRRON has interoperability with other preparedness and patriot networks, we strongly encourage other communications teams to develop their own, communications plans in the event that AmRRON becomes disrupted or compromised.
Example of groups who have AmRRON operators as an integrated part of their disaster/preparedness plans:
Community Preparedness Networks
Prepper Groups
Patriot Organizations
Families and Individuals
Church-operated disaster preparedness teams
Militias
Oathkeepers
Various ARES & RACES groups
Ham clubs
Types of AmRRON members
HAM OPERATORS:
Use their equipment and skills to keep the American Redoubt connected and informed, to coordinate the efforts of Redoubters, and to promote the American Redoubt movement. Many of them have capabilities that allow them to stay connected across the entire American Redoubt, as well as with other Redoubters and patriots (and other redoubts that will emerge in the future) across the country and even in other countries. They may also relay relevant information, alerts, coordination of efforts, and promotion of the American Redoubt movement to Redoubters in their local area using the CH3 Project frequencies. The frequency bands that are covered by many Ham Operators include HF (shortwave), 2m, 72cm, CB, FRS/GMRS, and MURS.
RELAYS:
Although Ham operators are also expected to perform Relay functions, dedicated Relays are typically operators who have volunteered to monitor for radio traffic from other Redoubters, and then Relay that information across their local area, or to a Ham Operator, who can then pass the information on to others in the network. Most Relays have at LEAST one type of CH3 Project communications, such as a CB (Citizens Band radio), FRS (Family Radio Service), or MURS (Multi-Use Radio System). But they generally SHOULD have some type of communications that can monitor for radio traffic from Ham Operators, such as a high quality shortwave (with Single Side Band) radio or a police scanner (typically from 30mhz to 800mhz), or both. This way they can hear traffic from many, many miles away and relay that to Redoubters in their local area using CH3.
AmRRON CORPS:
AmRRON also has a paid membership, called AmRRON Corps. The AmRRON Corps team is group of communicators dedicated to learning and being involved at a higher level. AmRRON Corps members have access to experience operators and are able to have direct communications with other members via the ProBoards forum. This is an amazing group of communicators and have become a strong team by working and learning together. If you are willing to learn we would love to have you on the team!
The AmRRON frequencies are outlined in the Communications S.O.I.
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I did a little research on what happened yesterday. The whole Internet did not go down just the Domain Name Servers were attacked. Someone explained that to be like someone stealing your phone book for us old timers. You know the name but not the number to call.
There’s a work around for this. Google and OpenDNS have their own servers with that information. You have to setup your computer to use them. I’m trying it out now and will report back the next time this happens.
Ironically I live in the red zone yesterday and never had a problem. My ISP must be good.
The only real alternative to the internet is UUCP. Unix to Unix Copy. However building a UUCP system with the internet down would not be easy. Better to set up a UUCP network now and keep it on stand by.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UUCP
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