MINNESOTA ARES SOG 6-C-001. Standard Operating Guide Simplex Frequency Pool. Jan. 14, 2016

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1 SIMPLEX FREQUENCY POOL MINNESOT RES EMERGENCY COMMUNICTIONS Standard Operating Guide Simplex Frequency Pool Jan. 14, 2016 Due to the compilation of potentially sensitive data, this Emergency Communications Frequency List is marked FOR OFFICIL USE ONLY (FOUO). This information may be exempt under the provisions of the Freedom of Information ct, 5 U.S.C s such, anyone wishing to disseminate this document outside of the mateur Radio Emergency Service, or currently authorized served agencies, should contact the Minnesota RES Section Emergency Coordinator for disclosure review. Revision 2F 1

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3 SIMPLEX FREQUENCY POOL General Minnesota Section RES primary goal is to quickly and efficiently integrate amateur radio communications into an existing incident, should primary communications become inadequate or fail. mateur Radio is once-again being embraced by Federal, state, and regional public safety and emergency response entities as an important type of Interoperable Communications. Minnesota RES fully embraces Minnesota s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and Division of Emergency Communications Networks, and recognizes them as vitally important. Interoperability Through the Minnesota Division of Emergency Communications Networks, the Statewide Emergency Communications Board has been established to set policy on statewide Interoperable Communications. Subsequently, the state has been divided into 7 regions, each served by a Regional Radio Board or Emergency Services Board. These Boards are charged with, among other things, creating and maintaining regional Tactical Interoperable Communications Plans (TIC-P) which contain each county s radio resources, to include talkgroups, frequencies, and channels. mateur Radio, as a form of interoperable communications, is included in these plans. Minnesota Section RES recommends that each District Emergency Coordinator create relationships with their Regional Radio/Emergency Services Board chair or regional System dministrator. lso, each RES Emergency Coordinator should meet with their local Emergency Manager and Local RMER System dministrator to promote the capabilities RES groups are able to provide, should an incident happen. In several communities and counties around Minnesota, RES groups are already fully interoperating with local Emergency Managers. While Regional Radio/Emergency Services Boards set the policy for regional Interoperable Communications, it is still up to the County Emergency Management Director to identify any local resources needed during an incident. Operations Within the Regional Radio/Emergency Services Board structure, it is the responsibility of the local government jurisdictions to review the various frequencies and channels that are available for use in their local jurisdictions prior to an incident occurring. Each RES group should review their own Emergency Plan and the Emergency Plan for each community within their area. s ICS dictates, Incident Commanders will normally have a Communications Unit Leader (COML) assigned, who is tasked with allocating specific channels and frequencies for that incident. This is done by creating an ICS Form 217, Communications Resource vailability Worksheet. It is Minnesota Section RES goal to follow in the spirit of this design. We recommend RES groups document all amateur radio repeaters and simplex frequencies that are available in their local areas on a blank ICS Form 217. By listing all frequencies/channels available within their local area, each RES group can then functionally test and document the feasibility and reliability of each frequency/channel and make their own determination of usability during an incident. Special attention should be paid to close-by communications equipment, electronic equipment, and RF sensitive equipment. i.e.: hospitals, nursing homes, telephone and cell phone towers, and 700/800 MHz towers. If any interference is noticed, immediately cease operating on that frequency until the problem is corrected. Minnesota Section RES strongly recommends that each county EC use the ICS-217 form in their local Emergency Response Plans, and forward a copy of their completed Plans to their Revision 2F 3

4 SIMPLEX FREQUENCY POOL District Emergency Coordinator. Each DEC will then contact their Regional Radio Board for inclusion of the data in each county s RES ICS-217 into the regional TIC-Ps at their Regional Radio/Emergency Services Board s discretion. The Minnesota Section RES management staff recognizes that many RES groups within the state currently have no written Emergency Plan. primary component of this plan is having a predetermined pool of frequencies to use, should an incident occur with the local area. In order to help those groups that either have no plan in place or to help build upon a plan with an insufficient number of frequencies listed, the attached Simplex Frequency Pool listing should fulfill that need. Special Notes Special notes regarding the RES frequency pool, and their use during emergencies: 1. The attached frequency list is designed as a guide, or starting point for those organizations that currently have no plan already in-place. 2. Prior to using any of these frequencies, it is your responsibility to ensure that they are not currently in use, and that you are not creating interference with other operators on adjacent frequencies. 3. Calling frequencies should be used for initial contact only, and not for incident traffic handling. 4. HV-Packet is also known as the Minnesota Emergency Packet Network channel. 5. The VHF tactical frequencies use a Transmit PL tone of 203.5, with the option of enabling Receive tones as the situation dictates. 6. The UHF tactical frequencies use a Transmit PL tone of 203.5, with the option of enabling Receive tones as the situation dictates. 7. When responding into an incident area, initial contact should be made on HV-Call, if the local net control frequency is not known. Upon initial contact, you will be directed to change over to the appropriate Net Control frequency for talk-in and additional information exchange. 8. Whenever possible, primary Net Control Operations will be conducted on local repeaters, to enable the best coverage and signal to noise ratio. 9. HU-LPH, HU-BRVO, HU-CHRLIE and HU-ECHO are all located on Shared Non-Protected Repeater output frequencies. Verify these frequencies are clear before transmitting. If interference is present, utilize another frequency. 10. ll Minnesota RES groups are highly encouraged to monitor HV-Call and/or HU-Call for incoming radio operator initial contact. 11. ll Minnesota RES groups are highly encouraged to use a Logistics Staging/Talk-In frequency of HV- LPH, HV-BRVO, or HU-LPH, HU-BRVO. 12. The HF Simplex Frequencies are determined based on the recommendations of the National interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) and are to be considered the optimum frequency. For 20- meters, if the frequency is in use, move +10 KHz from optimum as a secondary. If secondary is in use, move -10 KHz from optimum. For instance, if MHz is optimum and in use, move to MHz. If MHz is also in use, move to MHz. For 75-meters, if the frequency is in use, move -10 KHz from optimum as a secondary. If secondary is in use, move -20 KHz from optimum. For instance, if MHz is optimum and in use, move to MHz. If MHz is in use, move to MHz. For 40- meters HH-HOTEL, if the frequency is in use, move +10 KHz from optimum as a secondary. If secondary is in use, move -10 KHz from optimum. For 40-meters HH-INDI, move -10 KHz from optimum as a secondary. Date Daniel D. nderson, KD0SX Section Emergency Coordinator Minnesota RES Revision 2F 4

5 COMMUNICTIONS RESOURCE VILBILITY WORKSHEET Frequency Band VHF Description MINNESOT RES Frequency Pool Channel Configuration Channel Name/Trunked Radio System Talkgroup Eligible Users RX Freq N or W RX Tone/NC TX Freq N or W Tx Tone/NC Simplex HV-CLL RES W W Mode, D or M Remarks Nationwide VHF Call Frequency Simplex HV-LPH RES W W Local Option Simplex HV-BRVO RES W W Local Option Simplex HV-CHRLIE RES W W Local Option Simplex HV-DELT RES W W Local Option Simplex HV-ECHO RES W W Local Option Simplex HV-FOXTROT RES W W Local Option Simplex HV-GOLF RES W W Local Option Simplex HV-HOTEL RES W W Local Option Simplex HV-INDI RES W W Local Option Simplex HV-JULIET RES W W Suggested ir-ground Simplex HV-PRS RES W W Nationwide PRS Frequency Simplex HV-PCKET RES W W Statewide Packet Simplex HV-DT RES W W Digital (FL Digi) The convention calls for frequency lists to show four digits after the decimal place, followed by either an N or a W, depending on whether the frequency is narrow or wide band. Mode refers to either or D indicating analog or digital (e.g. Project 25) or "M" indicating mixed mode. ll channels are shown as if programmed in a control station, mobile or portable radio. Repeater and base stations must be programmed with the Rx and Tx reversed. ICS 217 Excel 3/2007 5

6 COMMUNICTIONS RESOURCE VILBILITY WORKSHEET Frequency Band UHF Description MINNESOT RES Frequency Pool Channel Configuration Channel Name/Trunked Radio System Talkgroup Eligible Users RX Freq N or W RX Tone/NC TX Freq N or W Tx Tone/NC Simplex HU-CLL RES W W Mode, D or M Remarks Nationwide UHF Call Frequency Simplex HU-LPH RES W W Local Option Simplex HU-BRVO RES W W Local Option Simplex HU-CHRLIE RES W W Local Option Simplex HU-DELT RES W W Local Option Simplex HU-ECHO RES W W Local Option Simplex HU-FOXTROT RES W W Local Option Simplex HU-PRS RES W W Local Option Simplex HU-DT RES W W Local Option The convention calls for frequency lists to show four digits after the decimal place, followed by either an N or a W, depending on whether the frequency is narrow or wide band. Mode refers to either or D indicating analog or digital (e.g. Project 25) or "M" indicating mixed mode. ll channels are shown as if programmed in a control station, mobile or portable radio. Repeater and base stations must be programmed with the Rx and Tx reversed. ICS 217 Excel 3/2007 6

7 COMMUNICTIONS RESOURCE VILBILITY WORKSHEET Frequency Band HF (See Special Notes #12) Description MINNESOT RES Frequency Pool Channel Configuration Channel Name/Trunked Radio System Talkgroup Eligible Users RX Freq N or W RX Tone/NC TX Freq N or W Tx Tone/NC Simplex HH-LPH RES W W CW Simplex HH-BRVO RES W W CW Simplex HH-CHRLIE RES W W CW Simplex HH-DELT RES W W SSTV/FX Simplex HH-ECHO RES W W SSTV/FX Simplex HH-FOXTROT RES Simplex HH-GOLF RES Simplex HH-HOTEL RES Simplex HH-INDI RES Simplex HH-JULIET RES Simplex HH-KILO RES W -10/-20 KHz W -10/-20 KHz W W =/- 10 KHz W W W -10/-20 KHz W -10/-20 KHz W W =/- 10 KHz W W Simplex Section Phone RES W W LSB Simplex Section CW RES W W CW Simplex Section Data RES W W D Olivia 8/500 (1000 Hz +/- QRM) Simplex Section Data RES W W D Olivia 8/500 (1000 Hz +/- QRM) Simplex Region Phone RES W W LSB Mode, D or M Remarks LSB LSB LSB LSB USB USB The convention calls for frequency lists to show four digits after the decimal place, followed by either an N or a W, depending on whether the frequency is narrow or wide band. Mode refers to either or D indicating analog or digital (e.g. Project 25) or "M" indicating mixed mode. ll channels are shown as if programmed in a control station, mobile or portable radio. Repeater and base stations must be programmed with the Rx and Tx reversed. ICS 217 Excel 3/2007 7

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