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# Re-pack all equipment inside the orange Pelican case. If any equipment is missing, volunteers should indicate that at the end of the log along with any explanation as to why the equipment is missing. Volunteers may then leave the log inside the orange Pelican case, for PBEM to pick up later.
# Re-pack all equipment inside the orange Pelican case. If any equipment is missing, volunteers should indicate that at the end of the log along with any explanation as to why the equipment is missing. Volunteers may then leave the log inside the orange Pelican case, for PBEM to pick up later.
# Volunteers should next return the Go-Kit to its storage area at the fire station and let PF&R staff at the station know that BEECN activities have ceased.
# Volunteers should next return the Go-Kit to its storage area at the fire station and let PF&R staff at the station know that BEECN activities have ceased.
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== Orange Go-Kits ==
[[File:Orange Go Kit.jpg|thumb|''An Orange Go-Kit.''|430x430px]]
{{#ev:youtube|hKDSe1Igz14|430|right|'''''Video: How to set up an Orange Go-Kit'''''|frame}}
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.
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.
Each Go-Kit includes:
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Go-Kit Inventory
! Image
! Item
!Image
!Item
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| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" | VHF radio (Icom IC-2100H/IC-2200H)
| style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: white;" |J-pole roll-up VHF Antenna
|-
| style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: white;" |Microphone
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |AC ground adapter plug
|-
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |AC power supply (Astron SS-25M)
| style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: white;" |Extension cord, 50' (qty. 2)
|-
| style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: white;" |Coax cable, 25'
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |Pencils
|-
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |Coax cable,  100'
| style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: white;" |Pencil sharpeners
|-
| style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: white;" |BNC to SO-239 adapter (for J-pole roll-up antenna)
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |Zippered pouch (container for small items)
|-
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |SO-239 female-to-female barrel adapter (for combining coax cable)
| style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: white;" |Small screwdrivers (1 flat, 1 Phillips)
|-
| style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: white;" |AC power cable
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |Radio operation manual
|-
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |DC power cable (links power supply to radio)
| style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: white;" |20 amp fuse (for radio power cables)
|-
| style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: white;" |Car battery power cable (w/clips for powering radio from a car battery)
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| 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]]
| style="background-color: #ddd2cd;" |Cigarette lighter adapter (to install the radio in a car)
| style="background-color: white;" |[[File:BEECN TBA.jpg|75x75px]]
| style="background-color: white;" |Magnetic mount whip antenna
|}
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