Preferred Reading List

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Basic Background for Communicating

• Rubber Duck Antennas A MUST READ!!!
• How Far Can I Talk on 2 Meters?
• About those Batteries . . .
• Equipment For Responders
• Operating in a Linked Repeater System
• Amateur Radio Abbreviations
• Electrical Outage Terms
• Beginner packet information

Understanding Your Role

• The Amateur Radio Operator in Times of Need
• What to Expect in a Disaster
• So ... You Want to Help???

What You May Face

• Communications Will ALWAYS Fail
• All Hazards Handbook
• Tornado Forecast and Warning Explanations - EXCELLENT!!
• "What is a tornado?" - EXCELLENT!! DON'T MISS!!!

Understanding the Weather

• Barometric Pressures
• Spotter's Guide - Basic
• Severe Storm Spotters Training Slides - EXCELLENT!!!
• Winter Spotting
• Radar Tutorial

About Communications Nets

• Basic Training for Emergency Net Participants by N8UT
• Basic Training for SKYWARN Net Participants by N8UT
• Net Control Training Manual by N8UT & KB8ZDX
• SKYWARN Net Operations Manual - (Memphis)
• National Traffic System Training Manual by N8UT & KB8ZDX
• SKYWARN Net Operations Manual National Edition by Daniel Gropper - Edited by N8UT
• Operator's Incident Handbook
• Emergency Net Operations - Sample Guidelines
• Emergency Net SOP - Sample
• SKYWARN NCS SOP - Sample
• Holding Health & Welfare Traffic

Staying Safe

• Thunderstorm Safety
• Safety and Operations Guidelines- Lightning & Antenna ground.
• Tornado Debris Fallout
• CHASE SAFETY - EXCELLENT!! A MUST READ
• Irresponsible Media Storm Chase Practices
• Current and the Human Body
• OA Guide to Hypothermia & Cold Weather Injuries
• Fatigue: the hidden killer

Understanding What is Happening

• Emergency Communications
• Disaster Communications
• ARES - Communication Operations Guide
• ARES - Communications Training Manual
• ARES Defined
• SEC Defined
• RACES Training Manual
• RACES Operations Manual

Understanding What is Going On in the Background

• Working with Public Safety Officials
• Elements of Disaster Management
• Disaster Management - Some problems
• Understanding the Incident Command System (ICS)
• Federal Response Plan
• How EPA responds in catastrophic event
• Public Information Officer's Handbook
• Why Some Units Fail!!

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