JUMP KITS FROM A-ZJUMP KITS FROM A-Z

AC POWER

POWER CORDS

HF ANTENNA

THE HF STATION

THE VHF STATION AND ANALYZER

J POLE ANTENNA WITH MAST

COMPUTER AND TNC

ADAPTERS AND FUSES

ELECTRICAL TOOL KIT

PAPER STUFF

WATER AND COOLER

FOOD

LIVING GEAR

LIVING GEAR WITH P-38

CLOTHES AND OTHER ITEMS

JUMP CHECKLIST

• I. PREDEPLOYMENT– A. Equipment-see lists

• 1. Radio• 2. Personal gear• 3. ToolsB. Training• 1. Practice deployments• 2. Radio communications-simplex• 3. Message writing

– C. Identify• 1. Jump team members• 2. Vehicles

• II. ALERT– A. Alert team– B. Identify vehicles to take• 1. Check oil, filters, tires, gas

– C. Collect Jump team kits• 1. See jump team lists

– D. Contact Affected area point of contact• 1. Where to meet, when, directions • 2. What to do if no contact-contingency

– E. Identify repeater frequencies in the affected area and enroute• 1. Program radios

– F. Check • 1. radios for operation• 2. Antennas• 3. Frayed, broken wires

– G. Fill • 1. Spare gas cans• 2. Water bottles

– H. Get • 1. Cash• 2. Credit cards, ATM• 3. Phone cards• 4. ID cards

– ARES– Red Cross

• 5. Tracker number

• III. ENROUTE– A. Establish communications with• 1. Home repeater• 2. Affected area repeaters as soon as possible• 3. Repeaters enroute-especially last repeater before

entering affected area

– B. Gas up immediately before entering affected area

– C. Vehicle breakdowns enroute-what to do

• IV. IN THE AFFECTED AREA– A. Check into local nets– B. Determine radio situation

• 1. Repeaters operating• 2. Repeaters available for your use• 3. Rules for using controlled use repeaters

– C. Go to agreed upon location, if possible• 1. Meet Point of Contact

– D. Assess situation• 1. Phones

– Cell– Landline– Satellite

• 2. Power– Commercial– Generator– DC

• E. Setup– 1. Station• Radio• Antenna(s)• Generators

– 2.Check into local net(s)– 3. Find place to • Eat • Sleep

– 4. Find• Latrine• Water• Gas

• F. Splitting up Jump Team– 1. Going to other locations– 2. Who is going

• G. What to do – 1. If no communications– 2. If lost

• V. STANDDOWN/REDEPLOY– A. Authority/notice to shut down• 1. Who can tell to shut down• 2. When• 3. Complete/partial

– B. Packing up• 1. Disposal of trash, wastes• 2. Shutting down generators

– C. Checking out of local nets– D. Check out with point of contact• 1. Home address, phone numbers

– E. Missing equipment• 1. Identified

• F. Leaving– 1. Communications with local nets, repeaters,

home repeaters– 2. Notify deploying authority of return

• G. Clean/repair equipment-immediately upon return to home QTH– 1. Store, reinstall– 2. Empty gas cans/generators– 3. Dispose of perishable food, water, wastes.– 4. Do maintenance on car for oil, filters, etc. – 5. Check for broken, frayed, or damaged wires

• VI. AFTER ACTION– A. Report to EC or deploying authority– B. After Action report• 1. Things that went wrong• 2. Things that went well• 3. Problems/solutions

– C. Attaboys

• Hurricane Dennis landfall Sunday afternoon in western Panhandle

• Special Capital District ARES net on Friday at 8 p.m. on 146.655 MHz

• Dave.davis1@att.net• 562-3660• 488 2458 ext 726