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In the disaster area mobile and portable stations may be more useful than fixed stations which lack emergency power. 


American Red Cross Disater Response Vehicle (CRV)

An example of a highly advanced communications truck. 





WB2LUA's Portable Base Station

Portable station in a case on wheels. 


ARES Boombox

Reprint of a August 2000 article in QST magazine on making a portable station out of a tool box.