Southern Nevada MARA
Las Vegas Emergency Response Communications
Welcome
Jan 13th
Welcome to the Mercury Amateur Radio Association of Southern Nevada, better known as the Southern Nevada MARA.
Southern Nevada MARA exists to provide communication, especially in times of emergencies.
Our website is under construction.
We operate a twice weekly net on VHF 147.27+ , also linked on UHF 447.30- (PL 100).
The net meets Mondays at 9:00 pm and Saturdays at 8:30 AM.
For more information on our Nets, for our Preamble, or for a current roster, click on Net Info. To learn more about the Southern Nevada MARA, click About MARA. And, for our download library, which includes manuals, software, training materials, and more, click on Downloads. To read Southern Nevada MARA news, click News
Phonetic Alphabet
Jun 26th
You are listening to a Net and they ask you to give your call sign “Phonetically” or you hear someone say something like “This is Kilo Foxtrot 7 Echo Echo Charlie” and you have no idea what they are talking about.
This is the Phonetic Alphabet, used by Ham Radio (and others) all around the world when giving your callsign or passing information that must be spelled out for clarity. “Kilo Foxtrot 7 Echo Echo Charlie” is my call sign (KF7EEC).
Here is the Standard Phonetic Alphabet:
| A – Alfa B – Bravo C – Charlie D – Delta E – Echo F – Foxtrot G – Golf H – Hotel I – India J – Juliet K – Kilo L – Lima M – Mike |
N – November O – Oscar P – Papa Q – Quebec R – Romeo S – Sierra T – Tango U – Uniform V – Victor W – Whiskey X – X-Ray Y – Yankee Z – Zulu |
Proposed Personal Radio Service Rule Changes
Jun 8th
The FCC NPRM yesterday issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) on a complete rewrite of the entire Part 95 Rules: NPRM FCC-10-106A1.
This would effect Citizens Band Radio (CB Radio), Family Radio Service (FRS), General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS), Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS), and other radio services.
The FCC NPRM requests comment and discussion of their proposed changes, which, among other things, propose to end the requirement for licensing in GMRS, LOWER the power allowed (to 2 watts for portables), potentially remove repeaters, potentially require GMRS portables to have non-detectable antennas, firmly prohibit scrambling of any kind, give maximum antenna heights switching FRS & GMRS from Wideband to Narrowband, and perhaps, prohibit use of radios dual/type accepted for part 90 and 95!
Read the proposal in PDF format: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-106A1.pdf
In Doc Format: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-106A1.doc
or, in Txt Format: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-106A1.txt
After you read it, please comment below on your reaction. These changes could greatly effect, for example, The Bishop Storehouse Net and other Emergency Communication Groups.
Ham radio vs GMRS
May 25th
What is GMRS radio?
GMRS radios operate on 8 UHF frequencies that were set aside by the FCC for family use. A license is required ($85.00) for five years, and it covers your entire immediate family, including (parents, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, spouse, etc). The purpose is to facilitate the communications of families over a limited distance. You can enter GMRS fairly inexpensively; however the extended range of repeaters is usually not available on the lower cost radios (the “Wal-Mart” radios). If you have questions about which radio you need, feel free to Contact Us and we will work with you to point you in the right direction.
Thanks for all who came out
Apr 25th
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Las Vegas Bishop’s Storehouse Regional Emergency Communication Training meeting yesterday. We had a good turnout and hopefully good information was shared. We have received permission to post their training materials on this website and will be doing so in the next few days. Please check out the Downloads section and see what other good information is posted.
2010 Training
Mar 14th
The 2010 Las Vegas Bishop’s Storehouse Regional Emergency Communication Training meeting will be held Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. A member of each Stake Presidency, along with each Stake Emergency Communication Specialist are asked to attend. Also, MARA, Bishop Storehouse Net members, and others interested in LDS Emergency Communications in Las Vegas are welcome to attend.
For more information, you may contact us by email, via our email group, or on the local Net.
