About ALROTA NETS, general connections and Emergency linking
Important Info About ALROTA 6, 7, 8, and 9 set aside for E-Comms and controlled nets.
In times of crisis and natural disasters, amateur radio is often used as a means of emergency communication when wireline, cell phones and other conventional means of communications fail.
Unlike commercial systems, amateur radio is usually independent of terrestrial facilities that can fail. It is dispersed throughout a community without "choke points" such as cellular telephone sites that can be overloaded.
Amateur radio operators are experienced at improvising antennas and power sources and most equipment today can be powered by an automobile battery. Annual "Field Days" are held in many countries to practice these emergency improvisational skills. Amateur radio operators can use hundreds of frequencies and can quickly establish networks tying disparate agencies together to enhance interoperability. For those Amateur radio operators and systems who have Allstar Linking capabilities, ALROTA can provide them with a ONE-STOP Hub to connect to during national events, needing emergency communication.
IMPORTANT: During any EmComms events, all vital NET controlers will be placed in "Monitor only mode" to avoid overloading event organizers with unnecessary two-way traffic and to avoid any cross connections with others. Any ALROTA EmComms Hubs (ALROTA 6, 7, 8 or 9) placed in STANDBY STATUS or ACTIVE STATUS by a net controller, that controllers node/hub will be placed in MONITOR mode by an ALROTA admin to avoid interference by others unless the event net control operator requests otherwise.
- ALROTA-6 PACIFIC TIME ZONE EVENTS
- ALROTA-7 MOUNTAIN TIME ZONE EVENTS
- ALROTA-8 CENTRAL TIME ZONE EVENTS- ADMIN is KC5FM Lloyd Colston
- ALROTA-9 EASTERN TIME ZONE EVENTS
What to do when a ALROTA HUB is being used for Emergency Communications
As always, good operating practice is to listen to a HUB prior to beginning your own transmission, especially if you've just recently turned on your radio or tuned into the HUB/Network. When the HUB is being used for emergency communications, you can expect to hear related traffic, as well as periodic automatic and human operator announcements as to the state of the HUB.
Obviously, even if the HUB is being used in this fashion, if you find yourself in a situation where you need to pass traffic related to imminent harm to or the safety of persons or property, and a ALROTA HUB is your only means to do so, we would expect you to make use of the system. Even in this situation, we would expect that in accordance with good operating practices, you would comply with requests of any net control that may be present on the system you're on or the HUB in general, and that you be mindful of others on the system who may be in the same situation as yourself.
If you do not have emergency traffic to pass, during times of emergency, we would ask that you not transmit on the ALROTA HUB until the emergency has passed and the network has been released from emergency communications.
Info to gather when helping on the radio
When helping on the radio, it’s essential to gather the following information:
1ST, HOLD THE FREQUENCY. ASK OTHERS TO MONITOR AND COPY INFO. IF NEED BE HAND OFF THE CALL TO SOMEONE WHO MAY HAVE A BETTER SIGNAL.
- Caller’s location: Ask the caller to provide their location, including their city, state, and zip code, GPS long and lat. This helps you better understand their situation and provide more accurate assistance. if you're able, pull up their location on Google Maps. What do they see around them? what was the last major landmark they'd seen?
- POOR SIGNAL?: If the caller has a poor signal try to ask simple YES and NO questions i.e. Are you South of...., Anyone injured? Are you off the road? Do you have water/food/heating/cooling?
- Type of issue: Determine the type of issue the caller is experiencing, such as Flat tires, broken bones, entrapped?
- Description of the issue: If Comms are good enough, Ask the caller to provide a detailed description of the issue they’re experiencing.
- The route they took, is there anybody else looking for them: try to get names and numbers of others who may be on route to help. what route will they be taking and try to get their vehicle description.
- Frequency and/or channels they have access to: Does the caller have access to FRS, GMRS, CB? Try to set up a comms with them every half hour to save batteries. Pick a simplex Freq/Channel to use for local search parties.
- Time and date of the issue: Ask the caller to provide the time and date when the issue occurred, as this can help you identify other possible problems. exposure to the elements can be deadly.
- STAY WITH THEM: Ensure the caller that someone will stay on radio with them until local help arrives.
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