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W2IK's Emergency Communications Guide
W2IK'S    EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS  GUIDE
(A.K.A)
BECOMING  A  GOOD  OPERATOR BEFORE  IT
"HITS  THE  FAN"
by Bob Hejl - W2IK  c2004
first responder at WTC 9/11 Ground Zero
author of many amateur radio websites

THE FOLLOWING PREVIEW OR ANY PART OF THE COMPLETE GUIDE IS NOT TO BE  COPIED, USED IN ANY PUBLICATION or  WEBSITE WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE AUTHOR. THE AUTHOR ASSUMES NO LIABILITY BASED UPON ANY OF THE CONTENT CONTAINED HEREIN. COPYRIGHT 2003 - Bob Hejl

THIS IS JUST A PREVIEW WHICH CONTAINS ONLY THE INTRODUCTION AND TABLE OF CONTENTS OF MY GUIDE. (you are also directed to a section at the end of this page) THE ENTIRE COURSE IS TOO LARGE TO POST ON A WEBSITE

TO OBTAIN A CD COPY OF THE COMPLETE 80 page (in adobe) COURSE, SEND $5 (no checks)TO COVER THE BLANK DISC PURCHASE, DUPLICATION AND MAILING TO: BOB HEJL W2IK, PO BOX 6731, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78209.
 NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN BOOKLET FORM)
Writing this course has been a "labor of love" to help those who wish to help others the proper way. The money you send defrays my blank disc cost and shipping and postage.  Countless copies have already been requested and distributed throughout the US and are being used by emergency groups as their main reference source for training. This includes DOZENS of ARES and RACES groups in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere.

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INTRODUCTION:

This guide is actually a course which is designed to help you become a more effective radio operator so you can assist with communications duties whenever a local or regional emergency occurs. Each section is part of a step-by-step process which follows a logical sequence that will help build your confidence and skill level in preparing for an emergency. The course was specifially tailored to licensed amateur radio operators who work behind the scenes during just about every emergency from hurricanes to terrorist attacks to earthquakes. I am not writing this as part of any organization's training or education, most of which I consider riddled with mistakes and considering the world we live in today at the very least outdated. Even newer versions of courses currently offered by organizations are just rehashings of old publications and techniques. A few are dangerously wrong. This is a completely new guide and it is based upon my many years of actual field experience in emergency communications on local, national and international response levels. The main thrust of this information is to prepare you for responding during local emergency conditions. Using this course as a base, you will be able to expand your abilities beyond local emergencies to cover regional and even national emergency situations. You will be taught the proper procedures in communicating during both non-emergency and emergency conditions. You will also learn how to build and store the necessary items both you and your family will need to better cope with an emergency. You will be taken through a few emergency and non-emergency scenarios so you can gain a better understanding of both their similarities and differences.
I will also dispell some of the "bunk and baloney" that is being offered by other emergency communications training manuals. There may be organizations and people that do not agree with some of the advice I am delivering. Too bad. Few people have had more experience providing emergency communications duties under such varied stressful and exhausting conditions. The following pages are written after being involved in winter storms, hurricanes, ice storms, floods, airline disasters, wildfires, missing persons searches, hazmat events and being the first responder at WTC 9/11 "Ground Zero". At the end of each section you will find a review and a small list of optional assignments that I suggest you try to complete.
 This guide is NOT meant to be read in one sitting. Each section needs to be slowly read, digested, reviewed and where possible the optional assignments completed. You should to read this as if it were a course and re-read any section you might find difficult to understand. Consult with experienced amateur radio operators about any points you do not understand OR you may forward any questions to the above address, with an SASE, and I will be happy to answer any questions related to this guide or explain something you didn't understand. When you have completed this training guide you will have been exposed to the most comprehensive and up-to-date training course that has ever been offered on the subject of amateur radio emergency communications.

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W2IK's EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section One:                 Family First
                                              taking care of your loved ones
                                              before you take care of others

Section Two:                 Learning The Ropes
                                              procedures, procedures,
                                              procedures
                                          
Section Three:              Getting Into The Field
                                              your first public service event

Section Four:                 Licking Your Wounds
                                             evaluating yourself and your
                                             your equipment  
                                                  
Section Five:                  Do It Again
                                             a different type of event

Section Six:                    Finding Your Way
                                             to a good emergency
                                             communications group
                                             and the agencies they help
                                                                
Section Seven:               A List Of Essentials:
                                             a.k.a.  Your  First "Go Bag"

Section Eight:                 Your First Emergency Event
                                             a step-by-step process of the
                                             real  thing
                                    
Section Nine:                  Lots Of Odds And Ends
                                             the media, ITU Phonetics (the
                                             REAL deal), using a
                                             microphone the right way,
                                             human interference, tactical
                                             calls and nets, duty site
                                             interaction and more
                                                 
Section Ten:                   HAZMAT Emergencies
                                             don't touch, just communicate

Section Eleven:              SKYWARN and You
                                             special training makes for
                                             special eyes
                                              
Section Twelve:             Constructing A Pocket  "J Pole"
                                            making one that actually works

Section Thirteen:           Net Control Operator
                                            To Be Or Not To Be?

Section Fourteen:          The "Mother" Of All Emergencies:
                                            Amateur Radio : WTC 9/11
                                                       Disaster

Section Fifteen:              My Life In A Shelter
                                            my next assignment after "ground
                                            zero"

Section Sixteen:             Still More Odds And Ends
                                            your emotions, family support,
                                            "DropTeams", Rural and Urban
                                            search and rescue, and more
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OK, you see what this course has to offer, now go order a copy (see above). I wrote this course so amateur radio operators would be better prepared during emergencies, not to make a buck. That is why all I ask is a modest cost to cover the disc and mailing.
  Bob Hejl - W2IK

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