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Equipment

Draft radio equipment procedures:

Check Out

  • Use equipment sign out sheet
  • Test hand held radios
    •  ? how to test ?

After Incident

  • recharge all handheld radio batteries
    • batteries can be charged separately or while attached to handheld
    • handhelds must be turned off
    • place new radios/batteries in round holders
    • place old radios/batteries in square holders
    • light should be red
    • flashing red means problem
    • light is solid green (not flashing) when completely charged
    • recharge takes about 3? hours
      • (type 2 & 3 batteries: 1 hour)
  • Test equipment
    • should we test equipment before returning it into service?
    • note any problems and report to Equipment Manager


Routine Maintenance

? What things should be done regularly, e.g. once a month?

The radio batteries need to be recharged regularly. They loose approximately 2% of their charge every day.


Inventory

new handheld radios:

  • 3 Motorola HT750 portable radios (16 channel VHF)
    • each with 1 Motorola HMN9053B RSM (Remote Speaker/Microphone)
      • one broken, needs replacement
    • each with 2 Motolora HNN9008AR NiMH/High Capacity batteries
    • each with with Motorola HTN9000B charger
    • serial numbers:
      • AS/N 672TZY9802
      • AS/N 672TZY9804
      • AS/N 672TZY9808
  • old handheld radios:
    • 3 Motorola MT1000 portable radios (16 channel VHF)
      • each with leather holster
      • each with 2 Motorola NTN5447B NiCad batteries
      • each with with Motorola NT4633B charger
      • serial numbers:
        • 751PQG1004-5
        • 751PQG1001-5
        • 751PQG1005-5
  • vehicle radio:
    • 1 Tait 24 Channel VHF mobile radio
      • part number: T2015V-313-A00
      • serial number: ? ES/N 622232

Labels

See Image:Radio-equipment-labels.odt (pdf)

Frequencies

CTCSS is "Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch System". It is a sub audible tone that activates the repeater. 

   Channel  Frequencies         CTCSS         Power   Name
            Tx  MHz   Rx  MHz   Tx Hz  Rx Hz
   #1       148.600   148.060   103.5  000.0  high    PC Fire & Ambulance
            (The PCES repeater transmits CTCSS at 103.5 Hz)

   #2       148.060   148.060   103.5  000.0  high    Talk Around
   #3       156.855   156.855   000.0  000.0  high    Mutual Aid
   #4       no Tx     162.550   000.0  000.0          Weather Channel
   #9       155.670   155.670   000.0  000.0  high    Tac 9

How to Use

  • To put the HT750 on Scan, push the button above the transmit button. To take it off scan, push it again.
  • To put the MT1000 on Scan, push the toggle towards the antenna.

Operations

See:

Training

See:

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