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NEMCO Site Information

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• City of Kenmore, Washington

• City of Lake Forest Park

• Northshore Utilities

• Northshore Fire Station 51

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Washington Emergency Communications Coordination Working Group (WECCWG)

• WECCWG Presentation About Their Role (PDF)

• WECCWG Brochure (PDF)

• WECCWG Website

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Communications Plans​

• Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan (SCIP) - April 4, 2008

• Interoperable Communications Policies, Procedures and Best Practices - February 11, 2011

• Lexicon of terms, projects and other vocabulary

• King County ARES/RACES Frequencies

• Skagit Digital Repeater (BRRpr) Operation - Rev 1-8-2015

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Other External Links​

• ARRL Western Washington Section

• ARRL ARES E-Letter

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

• King Co. ARES / RACES

• King Co. Emergency Management

• King Co. Search and Rescue

• Lake Washington HAM Club (offers Technician training classes)

• Mike and Key Club public-service page

• National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) Version 1.6.1

• Puget Sound Energy Amateur Radio Group

• Seattle ACS (Auxiliary Communications Service)

• Shoreline ACS

• Snohomish County ACS/ARES

• Sumter County Amateur Radio Emergency Services Association (ARES)

• Tukwila Emergency Communications Team

• Washington State Amateur Emergency Communications-Other useful links

• Washington State Emergency Management

• Woodinville Fire & Rescue

• Woodinville ARES Group - wg7bsa (facebook)

• Washington State ARES/RACES

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Rules and Regulations for​

Amateur Radio

 

47 Code of Federal Regulations Part 97 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

(97.1) The rules and regulations in this part are designed to provide an amateur radio service having a fundamental purpose as expressed in the following principles:

(a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications.

(b) Continuation and extension of the amateur's proven ability to contribute to the advancement of the radio art.

(c) Encouragement and improvement of the amateur service through rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communication and technical phases of the art.

(d) Expansion of the existing reservoir within the amateur radio service of trained operators, technicians, and electronics experts.

(e) Continuation and extension of the amateur's unique ability to enhance international goodwill.

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