Equipment list

• 1 x New Diamond V-2000 Tri-Band Antenna (New EOC on tower)
• 1 x New Diamond X-3200A Tri-Band Antenna (New EOC on tower)
• 3 x New Diamond X200 Dual-Band Antennas
  • Eaton Elementary (installed), L.S.C., New EOC?
• 1 x New Kenwood TS-2000 Multi-Band Radio for EOC
• 2 x New ICOM IC-208H Dual-Band Radios
• 1 x Kenwood TM-221A 2m Radio
• 1 x Kenwood TM-421A 70cm Radio
• Shelter Boxes, etc. at L.S.C.
  • 1 x IC-2340H Dual-Band Radio
  • 6 x Printers
  • 3 x 35 Amp power supplies
  • 2 x Kantronics KPC-3 TNC’s

New Deployment Kits

• Need cases with wheels
• Need laptops with COM port or Soundcard
• Small desktop printers?
• TNC’s or Soundcard interfaces
• 2m/70cm Radios and Power Supplies
• Cables and Connectors

Implement Winlink 2000

• Telpac and Paclink at EOC
• Airmail (Complete and Tested except for full-time computer)
  • Computer, HF Radio, Antenna, SCS Modem
• EMCOMM PMBO at EOC (Future)
• Telpac on tower
  • Computer, TNC, Radio, Antenna
  • Need Wi-Fi (by A.R.C. ?)
• Demonstration at Field Day (Completed)

Training Opportunities

• ARECC Courses
• ARES Manual
• Public Service Communications Manual
• NTS
• Packet / Winlink 2000
• Tabletop exercises
• Drills

Member Notification System

• Call Tree
• Repeaters
• Paging System
  • Pagers
  • Radio (DTMF Paging, APRS) 
• Email

Drills / SET

• Conduct drills
  • Tabletop exercise
  • Voice/Digital Nets
  • Skywarn / NTS Liaison
  • Functional Activation
    • EOC, shelters, Red Cross
• S.E.T.

Other Projects

• Red Cross Communications Van and New Tower for Chapter
  • The local chapter of the American Red Cross has acquired a grant to purchase a new Chevy Suburban 4x4 LS and communications equipment to go with it as well as a new tower and communications equipment for the chapter.
  • The Suburban will be outfitted with a VHF-LO radio for Red Cross frequencies as well as Amateur Radio equipment and antennas
  • The chapter will have a new tower (being discussed as to a tower or another pole) complete with antennas for Red Cross and Amateur Radio in addition to equipment to support the operations.