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”Amateur Radio In Public Service”
A Report from Sweden
Krister Ljungqvist SM0FAG
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Content
• Presentation of SSA – Sveriges Sändare Amatörer
• Swedish EmCom organizations: SSA,FRO,SEMA, SRSA
• Example of recent emergency cases in Sweden
• Ongoing co-operations in education and training
• Exercises: FROSSA, KRIS etc
• Networks and equipment: Ham, FRO, other
• Conclusion
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Swedish voluntary radio-organizations with
emergency communications program
• SSA Sveriges Sändareamatörer - the national amateur radio
society. Co-operates with FRO in EmCom.
• FRO Frivilliga Radio Organisationen: Supports home guard and
civil defence. Civil defence branch is sponsored by SEMASwedish Emergency Management Authority.
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SSA (Swedish radio amateurs) facts
• 5 500 members
• Sweden is divided in districts 0 – 7.
• Call signs: SM, SA, SK (club stations), SL (FRO and military club
stations) ex. SM0FAG
• SSA issues call signs and licenses
• EmCom coordinator established 2006
• Educational co-operation with FRO in “FROSSA”
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FRO facts:
• Founded in 1946
• 6800 members of which many hams and SSA members
• Sponsored by civil defense and home guard
• Own frequencies outside ham bands
• Agreements with SEMA and municipals
• Educational activities, own teachers
• Manning of communication centres and vehicles
• Centrally located stocks of radio equipment
• Call signs SL ex. SL0ZS
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Governmental Emergency Organizations
• SEMA Swedish Emergency
Management Administration.
Government body assisting
and regulating municipals
(290) and counties (21) crisis
management
• SRSA -The Swedish Rescue
Services Agency, a national
supervisory authority for the rescue services. Government supported,
international UN rescue mission assistance, fire brigades
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SEMA Swedish Emergency Mgmt Agency
User organizations:
• Coast Guard
• Customs Services
• Armed Forces
• County administrative boards (Emergency Healthcare and
Ambulance Services)
• Municipalities (for example Local Rescue Services, Social
services, Maintenance support)
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Supported communication systems:
• RAKEL
(TETRA UHF Radio)
• MOBITEX (VHF Packet and voice)
SEMA will probably be dissolved at end of 2008.
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KISTA 2001 & 2002
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The Silicon Valley of Sweden turned down (ERICSSON,NOKIA…)
Door-locks and security gates inoperative
GSM down after 4 hours
Fixed network down after 6 hours
City of Kista w/o power whole day
All offices and factories evacuated
One door – one guard
Only working radio is FRO repeater
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Winter storm ”Gudrun”:
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Power companies w/o communication to repair teams
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Rescue teams and hospitals w/o communication
Municipal services w/o commmunication
The public w/o communication
Amateurs assist fire brigades
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SSA and FRO co-operation
SEMA
MoU
FRO
Board
FRO Comm
Training
Municipal Voluntary
Training
SSA board
Clubs
Municipal Voluntary Team
FRG
FOS
RECRUITING AND TRAINING
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Training and education
• Voluntary members participate in municipal training events
- Equipment is municipal owned,
personal ham radio equipment
or FRO equipment
• FRO arranges additional
education and seminars for
municipal FRG teams
• Duties includes office work,
transportation etc – not only
radio communication
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Exercises
1. IARU: Global EmCom party
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KRIS: Nationwide HF/VHF exercise
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FROSSA: SEMA sponsored education and communication training
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Rally communication:
Local clubs manning control points and building VHF/UHF voice
reporting network
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EmCom exercise – “KRIS”
• Nationwide activity twice per year
• Hamband frequencies only
• HF and VHF from local municipalities and counties
(LC) to a headquarter (HQ) station in Stockholm
• Individuals contact closest LC
• The exercise is managed by SK0AR –
the Stockholm Radio Amateur club SRA
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KRIS HQ station - SK0AR
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EmCom exercise “KRIS” – frequencies
Example:
SM0:
3600 kHz, 7070 kHz, 145.450 MHz (HQ)
SM1:
3610 kHz, 7070 kHz, 145.450 MHz.
SM2:
3620 kHz, 7070 kHz, 145.450 MHz.
SM3:
3630 kHz, 7070 kHz, 145.450 MHz.
SM4:
3640 kHz, 7070 kHz, 145.450 MHz, 144.320 MHz USB
SM5:
3650 kHz, 7070 kHz, 145.450 MHz, 144.290 MHz USB.
SM6:
3660 kHz, 7070 kHz, 145.450 MHz, 434.400 MHz.
SM7:
3670 kHz, 7070 kHz.145.450 MHz
Modes: SSB, CW, FM
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EmCom exercise and co-operation “FROSSA”
• Co-operation b/w FRO and SSA= FROSSA
• Nationwide but local exercise on municipal level
• Hamband and FRO frequencies
• FM-voice,scrambled voice, HF-packet,MOBITEX-packet
• HF/SSB as standby for county communication
• Manning of County of Stockholm HQ with HF-radio,VHF etc
• Manning of power grid companies comm vehicles , HF,VHF etc
• Traffic/EmCom manual developed
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Car racing – Communications team
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FRO resources
Vans and repeaters:
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HF/UHF
Marine VHF
Air VHF
Satellite comm
Backup power
Portable repeaters
Stationary repeaters
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FRO vans
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Amateur radio shelters and vans
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Power Grid Co´s
vehicle manning
• HF/VHF/WLAN/DECT
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GPS
Satellite communication
Power generator
Portable UHF repeater
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HF
Antenna
Satellite Antenna
V/UHF
Antenna
PC med printer/Fax/Kopiator
Sat
DECT
HF Radio
PSK31
V/UHF Radio
WLAN
Telephones
Fax
Generator
PC
Server
Battery
Mobile communication van (power grid)
• Inmarsat BGAN
• HF-VHF-UHF Radio
• V/A Conference
• PABX (BP-50/128)
• Generator
• Battery
PABX
PSTN
Trunk Line
• DECT – WLL
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WLAN
Rugged PC/Server
Paging - wireless
Packet modem
PC w. Printer /fax/copy
GPS
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Why EmCom?
• We strengthen our position for continued use of our ham bands
• We increase our possibility to use new bands like 5 Mhz and widened
7 MHz
• We can apply professionalism to our hobby and induce increased
interest for amateur radio
• We can do an contribution to the society
• We increase our skills in radio communication
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Conclusion
• Amateur radio is a great asset for the community
• Co-operation is vital – b/w radio amateurs, governments, municipals, other
vol. organizations
• Nothing works without preparations, regular training and education
• Support is needed from governmental bodies and municipalities: locations,
participation, financial support
• Traffic discipline need to be trained and enhanced - ham procedures not
enough. Net control important
• More radio amateurs needed to join EmCom teams
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Cont.
• Digital modes like PSK31 and software compability need to be developed
and trained
• Harmonization of emergency frequencies within IARU needed
• Duties are not only radiocomm but also office work and transportation
• Personal insurances need to be arranged
Swedish authority SEMA supports local
municipal voluntary communications, but
not regional and international. No large scale
emergency needing interregional communication
is expected in Sweden by SEMA.
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