Transcript JUMP KITS
JUMP KITS
“Getting the message through”
GABEARS
Whatsajumkit??
a.k.a. “Jump Kit”
a.k.a. “Go Kit”
Definition: “A preplanned list, packages, and
vehicle containing personal needs and
personally owned mission resources
necessary to accomplish communication
objectives in a disaster area.”
Or: All the stuff you’ll need and a way to get it
there
Whyajumkit?
Terry Jones’ Prophetic Challenge – 2005
Individual self-sufficient jump kit
Complement 14-C unit
Less dependence on 14-C unit
The Pascagoula Experience
Communicators separated from unit
No telephone, cell phone, or internet service
No VHF/UHF Contact with W4CBA unit in Lucedale or
area repeaters
No HF radio
Divine Intervention
A New Resolve
Inajumkit
PERSONAL ITEMS (Covered in Phase I)
DOCUMENTATION (Covered in Phase I)
ID and Personal Emergency Information
Contact Lists (Names, Phone Numbers)
Radio Manuals
Frequency lists (Repeater Directory)
Ham license
GABEARS Communication Manual
Inajumkit (more)
SUPPLIES
Message Forms
Log Sheets
Note Pads
Dry Erase Board & Markers
Inajumkit (more)
RADIOS AND COMMUNICATIONS GEAR
Dual Band Mobile: Gain Antenna, Crossband Repeat,
Mic, Power Cord
Dual Band HT: Antennae, Batteries, Charger, Belt Clip,
Headphone/Mic
HF: Mic, Antennae, Tuner, Amp, Coax, Power Cord)
Winlink 2000: TNC, laptop, printer, cables
Packet, APRS: TNC, laptop, cables
Cell Phone
CB
FRS/GMRS
Inajumkit (more)
ACCESSORIES AND TOOLS
DC Power Source (Batteries, Distribution Panel)
Battery Charger
Solar Panels
Emergency Generator, fuel, and oil
Antenna Analyzer
Antenna Switch
Spare Coax
Flashlight and Spare Batteries
Extension Cords
Multimeter
Inajumkit (more)
Mast, Guy Ropes, Anchors
Coax Connectors and Adapters
Wire and Nylon Cord
Anderson Power Poles
Slingshot, Fishing Line, Weights, Rope
Pocket Knife
Soldering Iron, Solder
Tools (screwdrivers, pliers, stripper, measuring tape)
Tape (electrical, duct) and Cable Ties
Shelter, Table, Chairs
Ground Rod and Strap
Jumkit Sermonette: PC4
Plan the contents of your jump kit.
Prepare checklists; study suggested lists:
Georgia Bears Communications Manual
ARRL Course EC-01
Pack carefully: FOLI (first out; last in)
Pray constantly
Jumkit Cliches
“Be Prepared”
“It’s better to have it and not need it than to
need it and not have it.”
“Be the best that you can be” – in God’s
Army.
JUMKIT PHILOSOPHY
“Brethren, I count not myself to have
apprehended: but this one thing I do,
forgetting those things which are behind,
and reaching forth unto those things
which are before….” (Philippians 3:13)
JUMKIT NEEDS
Information:
We need your ideas and suggestions on what
works best.
Antennae
Power supplies
Modes, methods, and equipment
We need your knowledge on how to do things
JUMKIT NEEDS
Standardization:
Standard capabilities; not standard equipment.
Dual Band VHF/UHF
HT
Mobile
Winlink 2000
APRS/Packet
Standard methods and procedures
JUMKIT NEEDS
Participation:
A few GABEARS communicators for an ad
hoc committee to develop standards.
Communicators who can and will commit to
the development of Jump Kits.
INVITATION TIME