Operations at BEECN Sites: Difference between revisions
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# If there is no response from the Primary Relay, wait five minutes, then repeat the check in message. Continue transmitting every five minutes until the Primary Relay responds. | # If there is no response from the Primary Relay, wait five minutes, then repeat the check in message. Continue transmitting every five minutes until the Primary Relay responds. | ||
# BEECN volunteers should attempt to reach their | # BEECN volunteers should attempt to reach their Backup Relay if they cannot immediately reach the Primary Relay. There is no need to contact the Backup Relay if the BEECN volunteer reaches the Primary Relay. | ||
# If transmission quality is poor, volunteers should look at the map inside the cache and consider what objects (hills, buildings) are between them and the fire station. If possible, volunteers will move away from/out from behind those obstructions. Additionally, volunteers may have to look for higher ground to get a clear signal. Some BEECNs that are far from their fire station have a white external antenna in their kit. Volunteers can attach this antenna to the UHF handheld radio if they experience trouble communicating. The external antenna is attached by unscrewing the small flexible antenna from the radio and attaching the external antenna cable in its place. | # If transmission quality is poor, volunteers should look at the map inside the cache and consider what objects (hills, buildings) are between them and the fire station. If possible, volunteers will move away from/out from behind those obstructions. Additionally, volunteers may have to look for higher ground to get a clear signal. Some BEECNs that are far from their fire station have a white external antenna in their kit. Volunteers can attach this antenna to the UHF handheld radio if they experience trouble communicating. The external antenna is attached by unscrewing the small flexible antenna from the radio and attaching the external antenna cable in its place. | ||
# Volunteers will record the time of the first transmission and the time when their Relay is reached in the radio log. A radio log is included in the BEECN cache. | # Volunteers will record the time of the first transmission and the time when their Relay is reached in the radio log. A radio log is included in the BEECN cache. | ||
