[WARC] Power Pole Transition - Supported Agencies

[Len Litvan]

Hi Clare,

You are absolutely correct about the power cables and adapters we all 
should have in our "go bags".  I added the specific items below to the 
Wiki in the section about emergency communications.  Good subject for a 
Sunday night net also.

Incidentally, these specific items are included in the cable set which 
is part of the club Power Pole transition project.  The project is a 
good deal (price) for hams wanting to be prepared to help when the chips 
are down.

Somehow, however, I still believe we are not helping make an integrated 
system for emergency communications--integrated with the service 
agencies we support at the most fundamental level.  It seems that 
amateurs do our thing--the agencies served do their thing--and we take 
lots of diagonal cutting pliers, crimpers/solder, and lots of adapters & 
wires (and time) to make things work when the balloon goes up.  It seems 
that we ought to be able to have a more seamless integration with at 
least the one or two key agencies served.

What do others think?

Len

PS.  In the meanwhile, since I can't control the agencies served--and 
maybe not influence the amateur community all that much--the best thing 
I can do is to personally have the power cables and adapters in my own 
go bag....

jarvis at jarviscomputer.com wrote:
> Hi Len,
>
> I hate to seem like a nay sayer completely, but I think each amateur
> should be doing the prep themselves.   If each amateur has about 4
> adapters, plus wire cutter/strippers/crimpers and the following adapters I
> think they will be prepared.
>
> 1.  power pole to 1/4 inch luggs (for hooking directly to power supplies.
> 2.  power pole to molex.
> 3.  power pole to spade connectors.
> 4.  power pole to bare wire.
>
> plus a few spare power poles.
>
> Problem with prepositioning is gaining access.   If there are down in the
> EOC are we going to have access to them if we need them somewhere elese. 
> Also how are we going to keep them from having legs on moving away from
> that area?
>
> Clare
>