The 3 Ps of Public Service

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The 3 Ps of Public Service

• Gary Wilson, K2GW
• Section Emergency Coordinator
• Southern New Jersey Section
• American Radio Relay League

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The Cost of Amateur Radio

• A conservative figure is that one MHz of VHF/UHF
  Spectrum costs 100,000,000.
• Between 144 MHz and 1.3 GHz, Amateurs have 123
  MHz of spectrum.
• What does the public get for its 12,300,000,000?

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The answer is

• PUBLIC SERVICE

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September 11, 2001

• Where were you?
• What were your first thoughts?
• What actions did you take?

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How Can I Help My Country and Amateur Radio?

• By embracing the three Ps of public service.

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Preparedness

• Ensuring your family is protected with a disaster
  plan and supplies kit.
• Knowing your county EmComm plans, including
  self-alerting assignments.
• Having appropriate equipment and interchangeable
  emergency power sources.

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Proficiency

• Knowing how government and agencies respond to
  disasters.
• Knowing how amateur radio supplements them.
• Knowing what to do and what not to do.
• Maintaining skill in tactical and formal message
  handling.
• Completing the ARRL EmComm Certification Courses

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Professionalism

• Attitude
• Reliability
• Flexibility
• Appearance

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The Four Ss for wartime
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Sensibility

• Stay Calm
• Control Rumors
• Think before speaking
• Think before acting

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Safety

• Proper Training
• Proper Equipment
• Proper Rest

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Security

• Operational details
• Frequencies
• Locations

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Sensitivity

• Red Cross neutrality
• Political polemics

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Your Commitment

• Register with and support your county EmComm
  organization.
• Become a trained and proficient emergency
  communications professional.
• Participate in nets, drills emergencies.

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My Commitment

• To support your county emergency communicator in
  creating a responsive amateur radio emergency
  service.
• To be available to answer any questions that your
  EC needs help with.

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Conclusion

• No matter what happens, an amateur radio
  operator somewhere will be able to communicate
  no matter what!