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1 Equipment
2 Operations
3 External resources
4 Training

Equipment

Draft radio equipment procedures:

Check Out

Use equipment sign out sheet

Test hand held radios
- ? how to test ?

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

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.

Inventory

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

FRS inventory

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

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'.

Labels

See PCSAR DOC-111 Radio Equipment Labels.

Channels

See Channels.

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.

Operations

See:

External resources

ARES radio support available

Training