here goes the regs debate -- my interpretation is you can go anywhere you need to to make the initial report and get first responders moving -- once first responders are on the scene -- keep it in band unless specifically requested by the served agency and on frequencies normally used by that agency !! I've got a portable UHF repeater for emergency use.. never even considered setting it up out of band because there are too many situations where the repeater would be useful that do not in any sense meet the emergency use regs. (special events spring to mind)
Dave Gomberg wrote: > > At 10:16 9/30/2008, Robert Pease wrote: > >> Not to start a reg debate but I believe the fcc only allows any and >> all means of communication when there is an imminent threat to life >> or property > > Such as a forest fire, earthquake recovery, flood coming or just been > here, etc. > >> AND there is no other means of communications available. > > Hey, if the cell phones work we are not needed, right? And how many > forest fire scenes have cell phone coverage???? If you don't have > the great duplexer needed for 600KHz separation, that mode is NOT > AVAILABLE. > > >> For the event mentioned this would not be the case > > Huh??? What event? > > > -- > Dave Gomberg, San Francisco NE5EE gomberg1 at wcf dot com > All addresses, phones, etc. at http://www.wcf.com/ham/info.html > <http://www.wcf.com/ham/info.html> > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > >
