Allstar Linked Repeaters On The Air

Our ALROTA platforms and hubs are designed to provide a powerful ALLSTAR Hub for our Amateur Radio friends to connect  to each other for NETS and emergency communications. ALROTA does also host its own nets such as the SoundOff net, aka a radio check net. ALROTA has six hubs for general everyday connections and three emergency hubs used for linking of systems who have Allstar linking capabilities during national and natural emergencies such as Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Tornados etc.

Current hubs available and full time connections:

• 51061=WestCoastReflector.com
• 513253= GENERAL COMMS STATUS  
• 513254= GENERAL COMMS STATUS         
• 513255= GENERAL COMMS STATUS  BLIND HAMS NETWORK/ DAILY NETS. K7GND-ADMIN
• 513256= (PACIFIC TIME ZONE EVENTS) GENERAL COMMS STATUS
• 513257= (MOUNTAIN TIME ZONE EVENTS) LINKED COMMS STATUS

                  General scheduled connections (Currently SCARA,                              CARLA, and WA7HXO) open for E-Comms stand-by and training/testing.

• 513258= (CENTRAL TIME ZONE EVENTS) GENERAL COMMS STATUS          

                  AUXCOMMSUSA

                  Open for E-Comms connections and Testing.

• 513259= (EASTERN TIME ZONE EVENTS) GENERAL COMMS STATUS 

                  Open for E-Comms connections and Testing.

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.