State of Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health

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Georgia Department of Human Resources
Division of Public Health (funding)
(PRE)ANNOUNCING! Georgia Ham Radio for Hospitals
Partnership

Georgia Hospital Association (management)

Georgia ARES - Public Health (requirements)
The formal agreement is expected to be in place
by 28 February 2007
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FY 2007 goalInstall ham radio equipment in each
of the 15 Regional Coordinating Hospitals
AHamilton Medical Center BGainesville Medical
Center CFloyd Medical Center DGrady Memorial
Hospital EAthens Regional Medical
Center FMedical Center of Central
Georgia GUniversity Hospital HOconee Regional
Medical Center IColumbus Regional Medical
Center JMemorial Health University Med.
Ctr. KJohn D. Archbold Memorial Hospital LTift
Regional Medical Center MSatilla Regional
Medical Center N Kennestone Hospital OChildrens
Hospital of Atlanta
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Since January, 2006

• ARES has assisted DPH with bid spec. info for
  materials and installation labor
• Installed or delivered ham radio gear to
• Emory Crawford Long - Atlanta
• Emory Johns Creek - Johns Creek
• Hamilton Medical Center - Dalton
• Memorial Health University Hosp. - Savanah
• Northside Hospital - Atlanta

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In addition to those already done by local ham
groups

• Satilla Regional Med. Ctr. - Waycross
• Athens Regional Med. Ctr. - Athens
• Columbus Regional Med. Ctr. - Columbus
• Others??

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Each Regional Hospital will have

• 2 - 1/2 LMR-600 coax lines
• 1 - Diamond X50NA antenna (2 meters/ 3/4 meter)
• 1 - BW Inverted Vee HF antenna (1.8 - 30 MHz)
  mast kit
• 1 - Kenwood TM-D700 VHF/UHF radio
• 1 - Kenwood TS-480SAT HF radio
• 1 - West Mountain DC-to-GO with RigRunner 8
  PWRGate
• 1 - 75 AH AGM sealed battery
• 1 - Astron RS-35M power supply with meters

Special thanks to Mark Holmes - HRO Phil Partin
- Kenwood Scott Schaak - Alliance Communication
Cables
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By the end of summer 2007 we should have . . . .
A pre-trained ARES team for each of the 15
Regional Coordinating Hospitals with a defined
operating position and antenna ready to go.
Training will be done locally by the EC and the
hospital.
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Introducing

• David Krader
• State Communications Officer
• Georgia Department of Human Resources
• Division of Public Health
• Bio-Terrorism/Emergency Preparedness

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