Using Amateur Radio during Disasters and Emergencies in Hawaii

What's New in Hawaii? [Latest meetings and events for Hawaii Hams]

Aloha, welcome to the Disaster Radio Information Website.
This site provides a collection of useful articles, forms, links and other information for Hams to use in an emergency or disaster, especially in the Hawaiian Islands.

Check this page out NOW... When disaster strikes, the Internet may not be available.

Hawaii has many Ham radio support organizations: [see the site map below for links]

• State RACES
• Oahu RACES
• State ARES
• County ARES
• Health Comm (for the Hawaii Healthcare Hospitals)
• VOAD (for Hawaii Hotel Association)

Site Map

• What's New? [Latest meetings and events for Hawaii Hams]
• Oahu RACES information - Oahu Dept of Emergency Management (DEM) 
• RACES / ARES Links
• Forms and tutorials - Click Here - message handling forms and info
• Information and Procedures
• Equipment and Tech Stuff
• Articles
• Hawaii Ham Radio Links
• Weather Links
• Packet Radio Links
• Other Ham Radio Links
• Manufacturer Links

RACES / ARES / other emergency related organizations links

• RACES information in Hawaii - RACES information is now on a separate web page. Click here for FAQs, forms, tutorials, maps, frequency charts, etc.

• General organizations
  • The Salvation Army SATERN Page
  • Virginia ARES
  • Walton, Georgia ARES - An EXCELLENT resource on procedures, printable forms, NVIS antennas, etc.
  • Nationwide Links to Races / ARES sites
  • www.cityfreq.com - look up Police, Fire and other emergency organization frequencies

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Information and Procedures

• The EARC Nightly Net Control Script
• A step-by-step guide used by the Net Control Station to run the evening net.
• The EARC Nightly Net Control Script (.pdf )
• Print this .pdf file for a formated copy of the script.

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Equipment and Tech Stuff

• Choosing a radio for emergency communications - some factors and recommendations
• 72 Hour Kit - a list of recommended items
• Polly, the Radio Shack Simplex Repeater a low cost solution to radio access in difficult places or when a repeater goes down in an emergency situation.
• Obsolete - Molex DC power connectors and how to configure them
• Anderson Powerpole connectors and how to configure them
• Field Deployed NVIS and How To Use It - Article on practical NVIS research

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Articles

• Oahu Packet
  • Ron Hashiro's (AH6RH) report on the history and status of packet radio utilization for emergency preparedness in Hawaii.
• Field Deployed NVIS and How To Use It
  • Article on practical NVIS research

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Weather Links

• University of Hawaii Meteorology Great site at UH for wather and storms. Satellite pictures, too
• University of Hawaii Tropical Storms
• Pacific Tsunami Warning System Map
• Earthquake Information - Online University Earthquake page (Thanks! - A. Moore)
• USGS National Earthquake Information Center: Earthquake Information
• Earthwatch

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Other Ham Radio Links

• Call Sign Database
• ARRLWeb: Part 97 - Amateur Radio Service
• ARRLWeb: Amateur Radio News

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Manufacturer Links

• AES Online
• ALINCO Page
• HRO Page
• ICOM Page
• Kantronics
• Kenwood Page
• MFJ Page
• Optoelectronics
• TalkAbout, Sport and Spirit Radio Frequency Comparison Chart
• YAESU Page

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