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| == Orange Go-Kits ==
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| [[File:Orange Go Kit.jpg|thumb|''An Orange Go-Kit.''|430x430px]]
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| {{#ev:youtube|hKDSe1Igz14|430|right|'''''Video: How to set up an Orange Go-Kit'''''|frame}}
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| Every fire station in Portland is equipped with a VHF amateur radio called an "Orange Go-Kit" and an external antenna. This is the radio that an ARO at a fire station uses to communicate with Portland's EOC.
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| Each kit includes a notebook with setup and operations instructions; therefore, set up information is not covered here. A video covering kit setup is also available in this article.
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| Each Go-Kit includes:
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| |+ Go-Kit Inventory
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| ! Image
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| ! Item
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" | VHF radio (Icom IC-2100H/IC-2200H)
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| | style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: white;" |J-pole roll-up VHF Antenna
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| | style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: white;" |Microphone
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |AC ground adapter plug
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |AC power supply (Astron SS-25M)
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| | style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: white;" |Extension cord, 50' (qty. 2)
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| | style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: white;" |Coax cable, 25'
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |Pencils
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |Coax cable, 100'
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| | style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: white;" |Pencil sharpeners
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| | style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: white;" |BNC to SO-239 adapter (for J-pole roll-up antenna)
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |Zippered pouch (container for small items)
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |SO-239 female-to-female barrel adapter (for combining coax cable)
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| | style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: white;" |Small screwdrivers (1 flat, 1 Phillips)
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| | style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: white;" |AC power cable
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |Radio operation manual
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |DC power cable (links power supply to radio)
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| | style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: white;" |20 amp fuse (for radio power cables)
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| | style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: white;" |Car battery power cable (w/clips for powering radio from a car battery)
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |Notebook with inventory, operations instructions frequency list, city map
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |Cigarette lighter adapter (to install the radio in a car)
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| | style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
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| | style="background-color: white;" |Magnetic mount whip antenna
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| |}
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| == Notes and References == | | == Notes and References == |
| <references /> | | <references /> |
