The kit to coordinate a neighborhood or CERT team in a disaster. A fleet of GMRS radios with a charging case, a base/mobile radio and antenna, a ham base station for regional nets, message forms and an ICS org board, and a power station. The comms backbone of an organized response.
Plans
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Item List
4Fleet
2 items
Run-It
2 items
Plan Totals$1,490
FAQ
Common questions about this kit
A fleet of radios?
Yes for a team — one per responder, on the same channel, with spare batteries and a multi-charger. Coordination is the whole point of organized response; you cannot coordinate what you cannot talk to.
Base/mobile radio over handheld?
Yes for a fixed command post — a mobile radio with a roof antenna has far more range than a handheld, reaching the whole neighborhood and beyond. The command post's voice.
Message forms (ICS)?
Yes — in a busy response, voice runs together; written messages (ICS-213) create a record and prevent the "he said, she said." Analog discipline matters when comms are stressed.
Power station?
Yes — a base station and chargers need sustained power through an outage. A 500Wh+ station (or a deep-cycle battery) keeps the comms room alive for days; without it, the backbone is down.
User Reviews
5.0 / 5.0
Neighborhood comms kit and my retreat kit share the fleet-of-radios-and-a-power-station brain — ICS message forms turn voice into a record. The command post is the voice, agreed.