Emergency Radio Long Island
Emergency Communication Training
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| Amateur Radio (HAM Radio) | |
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About Emergency Radio Long Island's Emergency Communication Training Network |
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Schedule of Ham Nets (original and simulcast) |
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| Emergency Pagers | |
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For more info about our Pager program. |
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| APRS | |
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A iGate takes APRS packets heard via RF and transmits them via the internet to the APRS-IS (APRS Internet System). A Digipeater essentially does the opposite, takes packets heard either on the radio or the internet and forward them via RF. The Weather Station retransmits the METARs (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) from Farmingdale Airport (KFRG), which is approximately 9 miles from the location of KC2NJV. KJFK (JFK Airport) is 13 miles and has significantly different weather patterns. APRS Text Net We have created an APRS bot (click here for more info here), that will take messages and re-transmit them to individuals who sign up for the APRS net. One message will go to all who have subscribed.Note: This Net does not reset daily. The concept is an emergency notification system, as such, if you wish to unsubscribe (see commands below), you must send a text message. A BIG Thanks to Ben Jackson, N1WBV for reworking the APRSPH.Net bot published on GitHub. We send out multiple Bulletins, Beacons and system updates daily. This DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED. You must specifically do that yourself. |
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| Dashboards | |
| ALLSTAR/Supermon | |
| DVSwitch TGIF | DVSwitch YSF |
| DVSwitch P25 | DVSwitch NXDN |
| M17 Dashboard | APRS location |
| Digital and RF Network | |
| CONNECTION TYPE | NODE/ROOM/EXT. # |
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| Note: All modes are linked to the AllStar node | |
| AllStar | Node 62499 Beta Only 63668 use 62499 |
| Echolink | KC2NJV-L |
| HAM Over IP | ext. 15077 (*99 to Transmit, # to Receive) |
| AmateurWire | ext. 90006 (*99 to Transmit, # to Receive) |
| HamShack Hotline | ext. 94064 (*99 to Transmit, # to Receive) |
| TGIF | TG 11710 |
| Yaesu System Fusion | TG 11710 |
| NXDN | TG 11710 |
| P25 | TG 11710 |
| M17 | TG M17-117 B |
| RF Repeaters connected | See List |
| DAPNET/POCSAG (Ham Pagers) | RIC 38 |
| Resources | |
| Emergency Groups | |
| Bronx REACT | CERT |
| Emerg Radio LI REACT | Richmond County REACT |
| FEMA | Jersey Coastal Alert |
| REACT International | Ready.com |
| Red Cross Courses | IARU-2 Emerg Comm Guide (2016) |
| CISA National Emerg Plan | Nassau County ARES |
| Suffolk County ARES | NYC ARES |
| SkyWarn Resources | |
| SkyWarn NYC | SkyWarn NJ |
| Skwarn NLI Website | SkyWarn Net Control Training |
| SkyWarn Spotters Guide | SkyWarn NLS Operation Guide |
| AUXCOMM Resources | |
| Aux Emerg Comm | AuxComm Student Info |
| Natl Emerg Comm Plan (NECP) | NECP Resources |
| Emerg Comm Coordination | |
| Digital Resources | |
| TestFlight & Droidstar for IOS (iPhone) |
Droidstar for Windows, Andriod, Mac and Linux |
| DMR Hero (manual) | |
| Emergency Pagers |
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ERLI operates two POCASG (DAPNET) transmitters.
POCSAG (Post Office Code Standardisation Advisory Group) is a one-way digital paging protocol used to transmit data to pagers. It's an asynchronous protocol that allows for the transmission of tone, numeric, and alphanumeric messages. POCSAG was developed in the 1980s and is still used in some areas, particularly for critical messaging systems like emergency services. The DAPNET (Decentralized Amateur Paging Network) is a network operated by amateur radio enthusiasts. It links all the Ham Radio pager transmitters together (think AllStar for paging). Ham operators can get their own paging number, similar to a DMR ID. Pages are limited to 80 characters! Thus certain alerts may be truncated or sent in two different page messages. Please Note: Unlike text messages, pages are not stored and forwarded. Thus once a page hits the transmitter, it is broadcast. If you are out of range, you won't recieve the page. Some alerts are re-broadcasted due to the time limits we've setup. There is a transmitter in Queens and in Plainview. These transmitters are tuned to 439.9875 MHz. While anyone can listen (decode) Ham radio transmissions, only licensed Hams can send pages. We broadcast alerts on rubric ("talk group") 1038. NOAA weather alerts are on rubric 1081. You need to program your pager. You need to when they have been classifed as "major" or "severe", as well as some that are informational throughout the day. Some may never be sent, i.e. Terrorism Adivsory, others are daily. In an emergency, we can broadcast unlimited number of pages.
METAR or SPECI: Indicates whether it's a standard METAR or a special (SPECI) report, which is issued when significant weather changes occur. Airport Identifier: The ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) code for the airport or weather station. Date and Time: The first two digits indicate the day of the month, and the last four digits indicate the time in Zulu time (UTC), always in the format HHMMZ. Wind:
Present Weather: Abbreviated codes indicating precipitation, obscurations, and other weather phenomena. Sky Condition: Indicates the amount and type of cloud cover using abbreviations like FEW, SCT, BKN, OVC. Mulitple number by 100 to give altitude, i.e. 075=7,500; 250 = 25,000. Temperature and Dew Point: Indicates the current temperature and dew point in degrees Celsius. Altimeter: Indicates the barometric pressure at the airport in inches of mercury. Remarks (RMK): Additional information, such as wind shear, runway conditions, or other relevant data. |
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Example
METAR for: KJFK (New York/JF Kennedy Intl, NY, US) |
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For More Info:
How to read METARs: PilotMall.com Decoder: AviationWeather.gov Decoder: E6BX.com |
| APRS Text Net Info | |
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Our rolling 7 day log can be found HERE. If you send a text message via APRS to ERLI (example), the following commands apply: Note: I've eliminated the need to add ERLI to all commands EXCEPT "CQ"
Abusive behavior will cause your callsign to be blacklisted |
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| APRS Bulletins and Beacons | |
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We send out multiple Beacons and Bulletins per hour. Plus some Bulletins on holidays.
Because you receive these Bulletins and/or Beacons DOES NOT MEAN you are subscribed to the ERLI APRS NET! You must specifically subscribe. Bulletins
Beacons This is an example of the BOT check: KC2NJV-4>PYBOT1,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2:>At 2025-07-05 10:55:39 UTCEDT: Uptime 04h56m36s, Inet:Ok DNS:Ok And these go out at different intervals (you'll see the info in the quotes):
CBEACON sendto=0 EVERY=15:00 DELAY=1 via=WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 info="!4039.39N/07331.38W#Send a MSG to ERLI, CQ ERLI for APRS Net!"
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System maintained by Wayne, KC2NJV
