{"id":1593,"date":"2024-09-20T03:48:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T07:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2024-09-20T03:48:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T07:48:25","slug":"national-preparedness-month-have-a-go-kit-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/2024\/09\/20\/national-preparedness-month-have-a-go-kit-2\/","title":{"rendered":"National Preparedness Month: Have a Go Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>September is National Preparedness Month, and ARRL is working to help radio amateurs have a plan for family resilience. Many hams enjoy public service as part of their operating. Being ready to activate for a served agency through the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service\u00ae (ARES\u00ae) involves not only being licensed and trained, but also prepared and equipped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, suggests that hams and their families have a \u201cgo-bag\u201d. He says there are a few things to consider: \u201cYou need to be able to function while activated, so that means you need a kit for your needs and a kit for your radio needs. If your family is impacted by the situation, they also need to have some gear at the ready.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the ARRL website, there\u2019s an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/home.arrl.org\/action\/Store\/Product-Details\/productId\/2012007374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emergency Prep Kit Checklist<\/a>. It lists the common items such as food and water for several days, a first aid kit, medications, chargers for your devices and other useful items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a kit for your radio is useful as well. \u201cGo kits will vary based on function and need for the field,\u201d said Johnston. \u201cMost kits should include a dual band HT and\/or mobile radio with antenna, a power supply and all necessary cables and connectors. Every kit should include note pad or paper of some type as well as pens or pencils. You should have a power source and power cables. If you are working HF then you will need an HF radio and antenna, and if you want digital capabilities, then a computer with software preloaded will be desired.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other things you may want will include tape and tools, spare batteries, headphones, flashlights of some sort, cell phone chargers, and a multimeter. Other items that won\u2019t fit in a bag but may be needed include a generator, a working surface like a small folding table, a chair, and some type of shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need a bag for your go kit? Consider the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/home.arrl.org\/action\/Store\/Product-Details\/productId\/133853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ARRL Gray Canvas Backpack<\/a>. $30.00 in the ARRL Store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September is National Preparedness Month, and ARRL is working to help radio amateurs have a plan for family resilience. Many hams enjoy public service as part of their operating. Being ready to activate for a served agency through the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service\u00ae (ARES\u00ae) involves not only being licensed and trained, but also prepared [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,54,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ares","category-arrl","category-information"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1593"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1595,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1593\/revisions\/1595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}