1. Communications Support to South Carolina DHEC Region Two Hospitals by ARES Volunteers Hospitals by ARES Volunteers

2. ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Services Through Amateur Radio Emergency Coordinators

3. South Carolina DHEC Regions

4. South Carolina Region Two Cherokee Greenville Pickens Spartanburg Union

5. Proposed project DHEC Region Two  Inter Hospital Communications  Hospital county wide communications  Hospital DHEC region 2 communications  State wide hospital communications

6. Hospital Radio Options.  Handheld radio to local repeater.  Amateur Radio Base Station communications from hospital location through repeater systems linked with other systems linked to other counties.  Install repeater on or near hospital. This provides local handheld radio communications or a link to hospital repeaters throughout the region and state.

7. Why we will use VHF & UHF Frequencies  Communications are considered line of sight  Handheld radios use low power  RF interference is minimal  UHF works better in buildings  Reliable communications to other hospitals require a base unit or repeater.

8. Repeater operation

9. Greenville County Hospital Systems Communications  Communications from Greenville County Hospital Systems lower floor levels to repeaters is not possible with handheld radios.  Communications between all Greenville County hospital roofs has been verified.

10. Topomap Greenville County Hospitals

11. Amateur Radio Base Station  Monitors and relays appropriate information to units outside of hospital.  Receives information from outside and disseminates to proper locations.  Acts as net control station for communications within the hospital.

12. Minimum Equipment for Amateur Radio Base Station Triband antenna mounted on roof and feedline to amateur radio base station.Triband antenna mounted on roof and feedline to amateur radio base station. Amateur radio(s) with these frequency capabilities.Amateur radio(s) with these frequency capabilities.  440 MHz  144 MHz  220 MHz Power supplyPower supply

13. What Types of Information Are Required to be Communicated?  Communications within hospital between sections  Communications between hospitals within local system  Communications within region  Communication throughout state

14. We are ready to address your needs. ARES is ready to assist you in implementing this project.

15. Any questions call your local ARES representative.