Free Web space and hosting from myeweb.net
Search the Web


Personal Preparedness
  Neighborhood Emergency Radio Project | Ham Radio @ SAR City. | (white paper) What to Do When the Telephone, Cellphone and Internet Fails in a Disaster? | (option) Satellite Phones. | (option) MURS. | (option) FRS/GRMS Frequently Asked Questions | FRS/GMRS As Emergency Radios | FRS/GMRS Equipment. | Using FRS/GMRSs. | (option) CB. | (option) Ham Radio. | List:  Emergencies Hams Helped In | In Honor of Jerry Martin, W6TQF, and Reid Blackburn, KA7AMF | Ham Licensing. | Practice Ham Exams. | Ham Radio Classes. | Ham Exams. | Ham Radio in the Schools, Grants, and Emergency Communcations. | x | Legal Aspects of Emergency Communications | Links: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Organizations | Volunteering, Legal Aspects and Pitfalls. | 2006, Ham Radio @ SoRo NC. | 2006, Ham Radio @ DONE Congress. | 2007, Ham Radio @ So. Central NC. | 2007, Ham Radio @ SAR City. | 2007, La Mirada Drill. | 2007, Culver City Drill. | Personal Preparedness. | Go-Kit. | Resources: Training for EmComm Operators. | Propagation.  | Antenna Restrictions and EmComm. | Understanding Antennas. | NVIS Antenna. | Unobstrusive Antennas. | Antennas Projects - HF. | Antenna Projects - VHF/UHF. | More Antenna Projects. | Safety and First Aid. | Mobile and Portable Stations. | Emergency Power. | Emergency Alerts. | Favorite Links  

The Foundation of All Disaster Preapredness is  Personal Preparedness


Before we can go help others with their emergency communications problems, we have to take care of ourselves and our families.  Our families and ourselves need to be personally prepared for disasters. 

 

 Taking a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course is useful.  The Neighborhood Emergency Radio Project sponsors these courses not just for radio amateurs but for the entire community.  Cliff Cheng, Ph.D., KI6CM is a certified CERT trainer (T3) and has done special outreach to help hams get CERT trained.  Click on: 

www.CERTsponsor.s5.com

and

http://DisasterPrep.livejournal.com

 

Also see Ed Harris, KE4SKY's Recommendations for Emergency Preparedness and its accompanying eHam.net dialogue, 2003:  http://www.eham.net/articles/7176