http://www.wickedlocal.com/halifax/n...eds-ham-radios
“Halifax does not have sufficient ham radio equipment,” Carrico said. “If our communication system goes down and we’re on generator power, we don’t have ability to talk to other ham operators.”
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Carrico said he plans to spend about $500 of the $1,500 emergency operations budget to purchase ham radio equipment. Along with the radio itself, the system will need an antenna, which Carrico said requires experts to install. As deputy chief of Duxbury’s fire department, Carrico said he worked with a New Hampshire company to install equipment for that town. Antenna installation will cost another $200 or $300, he said.
How about buying a backup set of Public Safety Band radios? The hams can come in and install the gear (Antenna included) pro-bono...
Um, they bring their own gear? This is a problem? That's the way it's supposed to be!
Currently, when Halifax’s emergency operations center is called into action, volunteer ham radio operators have to bring their own equipment with them to the police station. Carrico wants a permanent ham radio station in the EOC.