Emergency Communications (EmComm)
Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES)
Are you a licensed ham? Do you want to use your hobby to assist / aide your community?
If you answered yes,then you may find the exciting and rewarding world of EmComm-Emergency Communications to your liking. If your interested but you are not a licensed amateur radio operator or "ham", now is the time to become a "ham"
Check out the ARRL "What Is Ham Radio" page.
Vist our Palm Beach County ARES / RACES web page or contact:
David Fowler,K4DLF
ARRL Southern Florida Section Assistant Section Manager
Palm Beach County Emergency Coordinator
mailto:k4dlf@arrl.net
EmComm Links
ARRL Public Service- ARRL
WX4NHC-National Hurricane Center Ham Radio Station - Miami
Palm Beach County EmComm Links - Glades SkyWarn
Canadian EmComm Frequencies - Radio Amateurs of Canada
US EmComm Frequencies - Hall County SkyWarn
To Transmit on below frequencies,you must have a valid amateur radio license (call) or have a real life threating emergency. Non-amateurs may monitor any frequencies.
NHC Amateur Radio HF Frequencies - (single sideband mode)
20 meters : 14.325 MHz Hurricane Watch Net (Main frequency during Hurricanes)
40 meters : 7.268 MHz Water Way Net (secondary frequency) Maritime Mobiles Net
80 meters : 3.815 MHz Caribbean Net, (Alternates: 3.950 : North Florida / 3.940 South Florida)
NHC Amateur Radio VHF/UHF Frequencies
VHF : 147.470 MHz simplex - Coordination frequency for NHC ops. (official use only, please)
VHF : 147.000/146.400 repeater, (146.925 backup repeater PL 94.8 Hz)
UHF : 444.600/449.600 repeater (PL 94.8 Hz)
INTERCON / Maritime Mobile Daily Net Frequencies
20 meters: 14.300 Very interesting net and real time EmComm Traffic. Stop by and check in
NOTE:
For local EmComm HF communications(20-200 miles),you will need a NVIS or Near Vertical Incidence Skywave antenna at HF frequencies. Here is a good link for NVIS antenna projects from DXZone.
Palm Beach County ARES / RACES / SKYWARN Frequencies
Palm Beach County and EmComm frequencies are assigned to zones or "EOA's.
For frequencies in your area, click here. PBC Ares / RACES page
VHF: 147.225 PB Skywarn Primary County Wide
147.120 + PL 110.9 PB Skywarn Glades Area