Civil Air Patrol

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Civil Air Patrol
Communications
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Communications Update

• Colonel Bryon Brammer
• Major Mike Heil
• Major Gary Belda

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Whats new in Comm?
Narrowband
FAA Requirements
2008

• CHANGE!

NTIA Compliance
?!
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The 2008 Challenge!
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NARROWBAND FM

• DoD Implementation
• 1 Jan 2006 - 1 Jan 2008

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Equipment Migration Milestones
Legal Mandate Policy necessary to comply with the
law Sunset Dates Staged, incremental
approach Membership Impact!
Non Wideband HF Compliant Equipment Cant be
use after 12/31/2001
Wideband FM
HF
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New Equipment
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New Equipment

• New HF Radios
• New Aircraft FM
• New Repeaters
• New Tait T2020 Mobiles
• Aerial Imaging Project

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Motorola Quantar
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Motorola Micom-2 HF-SSB
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Tait T202025 watt. 99 channel alpha numeric
display.
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N.A.T. NPX-138-60
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PMA-7000-CAP
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NEW - STANDARDIZATION

• POWER CONNECTORS
• Anderson PP-30 / PP-75 Connector Sets
• Cost _at_ 1.00 / Set
• Can be used coupled or uncoupled
• Available 30A and 75 A
• Local Distributor - PowerWerx.com

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ARCH Communications

• Contact Person
• Mike Murphy
• 1-800-833-2337
• Civil Air Patrol Master Account

• Billing
• Alpha/Numeric Pager
• 7.95 / Month
• Replacement Insurance
• 1.00 / Month
• Misc. Taxes

• Internet Paging
• Pager No._at_ Archwireless.net
• CAP RECAP LIST

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Training
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Training

• A-CUT
• Power Point

• IImorrow GPS
• Power Point (Still Pending)
• Field Exercises

• B-CUT
• Power Point

• NAT Radio
• Power Point

• PS Engineering
• Power Point

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Administration
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Administration

• License Renewals
• _at_ 400 of 900

• ROA Cards
• Current

• Cut Off
• 1 Oct 2000

• CAPFLIGHT CALLSIGNS
• Member Owned
• CAWG Form 100 RLA

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The President can make you a general, but only
communications can make you a commander
General Curtis E. LeMay
Questions? Comments?
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Civil Air Patrol
Communications