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)
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ID and Personal Emergency Information
Contact Lists (Names, Phone Numbers)
Radio Manuals
Frequency lists (Repeater Directory)
Ham license
GABEARS Communication Manual
Inajumkit (more)
 SUPPLIES
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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
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 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)
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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:
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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:
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We need your ideas and suggestions on what
works best.
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Antennae
Power supplies
Modes, methods, and equipment
We need your knowledge on how to do things
JUMKIT NEEDS
 Standardization:
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Standard capabilities; not standard equipment.
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Dual Band VHF/UHF
 HT
 Mobile
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Winlink 2000
APRS/Packet
Standard methods and procedures
JUMKIT NEEDS
 Participation:
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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