CERT Richmond - Emergency Radio Communication

Basic Radio Skills

Communication Forms

Connect with Others

Types of Radios

During a disaster, it is likely the phones will not
work and we will need to communicate by radio.
There are three basic types of radios:

FRS (Family Radio Service) - works great on the block - no license or testing required
GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) - works great on the block and between neighborhoods - no testing required but you need to buy a license ($70 for 10 years)
Ham Radio - able to reach extended distances and can be used to communicate between neighborhoods and with the City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) - both a license and passing a test are required

Neighborhood Emergency Radio Messaging

Mensajería por radio para emergencias vecinales

Resources | Recursos

Radio Troubleshooting Resolución de problemas de radio (Spanish)

Radio Communications Cheat Sheet Hoja informativa sobre radiocomunicaciones (Spanish)

Richmond Neighborhood Radio Communications Response Guide

Emergency Communication Nets

Being able to effectively respond after a disaster requires practicing BEFORE a disaster. Here are ways you can get involved in a “Net”, which is a network of radios that are checking into to a central station called a Net Control.

Ham Radio Nets

Bayshores EmComm Net

This is for ham radio operators to establish a bay wide net. Anyone who can hear the repeater, 145.110, is asked to check it. It is a 2 meter repeater.

Sat. 0900 hrs.

Frequency: 145.110

Tone/Direction: -82.5

West Contra Costa County ACS/RACES

Thurs. 1845 hrs.

Frequency: 145.110

Tone/Direction: -82.5

http://www.wa6kqb.org/

N.ALCO RACES ARES (North Alameda County; Berkeley)

Thurs. 1915 hrs.

Frequency: 147.480

Tone/Direction: Simplex (No need to adjust the tone/direction)

Frequency: 440.900

Tone/Frequency: +131.8

CERT Net

This is for all CERTs who are ham radio operators.

Sat. 0930 hrs.

Frequency: 444.275

Tone: +

Kensington-El Cerrito KARO-ECHO

Thurs. 1900 hrs.

Frequency: 146.415

Tone/Direction: Simplex (No need to adjust the tone/direction)

https://www.karoecho.net/

Marin Co. RACES

Tues. 1700 hrs.

Frequency:146.700

Tone/Direction: -179.9

GMRS Emergency Radio Practice

Ready2React

1st Wed every month 1930 hrs.
Channels: 7-6-5
Channel will be moved from 7 to 6, then 5 if interference; may use FRS

Richmond Annex Net Control
Tues. 1900 hrs.
Channel: 15

1st Wed two-way radio practice

1st Wed every month 1100 hrs.

Channel: 21 / 462.7000 MHz

Begins after the Richmond Community Warning System sirens sound at 11:00 a.m.

BeCERTAINN

Berkeley CERT Teams

Tues. 1930 hrs.

Channel: 22R / Tone 88.5

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/becertainn

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