EMC384 OES ACS FIELD UNITS Pt3 
To:   Emergency Communications Units - Information Bulletin
To:   Emergency Management Agencies via Internet and Radio
By:   Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) of the
      California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

EMC384 OES ACS FIELD UNITS Pt3       Release  3/10/03 

Bulletins 382 and 383 described some of the background and
history of the State OES ACS Field Teams. Now for some detail
on the communications resources they help deploy and support.

Three OES Mobile Communications Units are ICS Type 1 Units, and
are configured to support all types of Emergency Management
communications operations. These 2-wheel drive units are built on
1-ton van chassis, and are equipped with a 25'-30' pneumatic mast
to support antennas.

These units are intended to support a two-position dispatch
operation located in an existing structure such as a fire station
or community hall. This is accomplished using two 12-channel
Motorola "Command Plus" consoles connected to the vehicle using
up to 300' of 25 pair telephone cable. Besides being able to be
operated from the front panel within the vehicle, all the radios
are capable of being patched to the consoles. They have on-board
power generation capability or require two 20 amp 110-volt AC
Circuits. The remote consoles require 110-volt AC power

Typical radio complement:
1 HF (2-30 MHz) SSB radio       4 VHF-Hi radios (150-174 MHz)
2 VHF-Lo radios  (30-50 MHz)    2 UHF radios     (450-482 MHz)
1 VHF-Lo CHP radio              2 UHF-T radios   (482-512 MHz)
1 VHF-AM Air radio (108-136)    2 800 MHz Trunked/Conv. radios
1 VHF-Hi radio (136-163 MHz)    2 Cellular Telephones 

Other OES Specialized Communications Equipment supported by the
ACS includes various pieces of mobile relay equipment. These are
in specialized portable and mobile configurations to meet the
communications needs of field incidents. Predominately pre-
positioned in Northern California, this equipment operates on
OES, CDF, or CMARS radio frequencies in the 150, 450, and 800 MHz
radio bands. This complement of equipment includes:

1 Vehicle-mounted repeater w/pneumatic mast (OES CESRS Network) 
  (This is the second volunteer-created vehicle donated to OES)
2 800 MHz repeaters (800 MHZ frequency-specific with integrated 
  150-174 MHZ programmable base station. 1 unit transportable,
  the other vehicle-mounted)
6 VHF portable repeaters (25w) for OES Fire or CDF Command Net
2 UHF transportable repeaters (453 or 460 MHz)    
3 VHF transportable repeaters  (OES CESRS network)  

Typical applications include:
- Portable repeaters on the OES Fire Radio Network channels
  (Units can be re-configured for operation on 10 CDF Command
  Net frequency pairs)
- Remotely-controlled Base Station to permit ICP communications
  with an incident branch hidden by terrain.    

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