Radio

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[edit] Equipment

Draft radio equipment procedures:

[edit] Check Out

• Use equipment sign out sheet

• Test hand held radios
  •  ? how to test ?

[edit] After Incident

• recharge all handheld radio batteries
  • batteries can be charged separately or while attached to handheld
  • handhelds must be turned off
  • place new radios/batteries in round holders
  • place old radios/batteries in square holders
  • light should be red
  • flashing red means problem
  • light is solid green (not flashing) when completely charged
  • recharge takes about 3? hours
    • (type 2 & 3 batteries: 1 hour)

• Test equipment
  • should we test equipment before returning it into service?
  • note any problems and report to Equipment Manager

[edit] Routine Maintenance

? What things should be done regularly, e.g. once a month?

The radio batteries need to be recharged regularly. They loose approximately 2% of their charge every day.

[edit] Inventory

[edit] VHF inventory

• retired 2011 - discarded
  • 3 Motorola MT1000 portable radios (16 channel VHF) labelled as type 1
    • each with leather holster
    • each with 2 Motorola NTN5447B NiCad batteries
    • each with with Motorola NT4633B charger
    • serial numbers:
      • 751PQG1004-5 Radio #01, Battery #01, Battery #07
      • 751PQG1001-5 Radio #02, Battery #02, Battery #08
      • 751PQG1005-5 Radio #03, Battery #03, Battery #09

3 Motorola HT750 portable radios (16 channel VHF) - type 2 (green)

• each with 1 Motorola HMN9053B RSM (Remote Speaker/Microphone)
  • one broken, needs replacement
• each with 2 Motolora HNN9008AR NiMH/High Capacity batteries
  • retired <2011 Battery #04, Battery #05, Battery #06, Battery #10, Battery #11, Battery #12
  • replacement batteries purchased <2011
    • ALL-TRA BATTERY, 1902 - 3rd Ave S, Lethbridge, T1J 0L6, 403-328-3333
    • 2 with green 'ex+cel batteries' label, Battery #21, Battery #22
    • 2 with black 'PowerProducts' BP9009 label, Battery #23, Battery #24
    • 1 unable to remove from radio #04, Battery #25
    • 1 unable to remove from radio #06, Battery #26
• each with with Motorola HTN9000B charger
• serial numbers:
  • AS/N 672TZY9808 Radio #05
  • Radio #06, Radio #07
    • AS/N 672TZY9802
    • AS/N 672TZY9804

3 Motorola Radius CP200 portable radios (16 channel VHF) - type 3 (yellow)

• model #: AAH50KDC9AA2AN
• each with 1 Motorola HMN9030A (Remote Speaker/Microphone)
• each with 2 Motolora NN2N4497AR 401 CZAK lithium ion batteries
  • Battery #15, Battery #16, Battery #17, Battery #18, Battery #19, Battery #20
• each with with charger
  • model WPLN4137AR 3156MTK03
• serial numbers:
  • 018TDLC328 Radio #07
  • 018TDLC340 Radio #08
  • 018TDLC494 Radio #09

3 Vertex Standard portable radios (16 channel VHF) - type 4 (red)

• model #: VX-231-AD0B-5
• each with 1 GPS mic (Remote Speaker/Microphone)
• each with 2 lithium ion batteries
  • model FNB-V103-LI
  • Battery #27, Battery #28, Battery #29, Battery #30, Battery #31, Battery #32
• each with charger
  • model CD-34
• serial numbers:
  • 1C340488 Radio #10
  • 1C340612 Radio #11
  • 1E323691 Radio #12

• vehicle (mobile) radio:
  • 2 seat mounted
    • serial numbers:
    • ...3632 Radio #13
    • ...3629 Radio #14
  • 1 Tait 24 Channel VHF mobile radio Radio #15
    • part number: T2015V-313-A00
    • serial number: ? ES/N 622232
    • mounted in SAR CAR

[edit] FRS inventory

All are Motorola Talk About Model T5725 (manufactured around 2004)

manual (cached)

• FRS 01 - OUT OF SERVICE
  • 2018-06-05 Found to be non-functional. 1 corroded battery. Tried cleaning contacts. Battery contacts measure as shorted. Not clear which is cause and which is effect. Retired.

• FRS 03
  • 2012-02-11 Used to be two labeled '03. One relabeled '13'.

• FRS 04

• FRS 08

• FRS 09

• FRS 10

• FRS 13
  • 2012-02-11 relabeled. Used to be one of two labeled '03'.

[edit] Labels

See PCSAR DOC-111 Radio Equipment Labels.

[edit] Channels

See Channels.

[edit] How to Use

• To put the HT750 on Scan, push the button above the transmit button. To take it off scan, push it again.
• To put the MT1000 on Scan, push the toggle towards the antenna.

[edit] Operations

See:

• The 2009 SAR Alberta Telecommunications Standard
• Phonetic Alphabet

[edit] External resources

• ARES radio support available

[edit] Training

See:

• The 2009 SAR Alberta Telecommunications Standard
• SAR Fundamentals/Communications
• radio procedure review and exercise