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Brevard Active Repeaters REPEATERS OPEN FOR AMATEURS
Author: Jerry Phelps, KJ4IMP | Brevard RACES
RACESBRE0008 REV B 4/15/2019
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About this Document
This document contains the list of active repeaters currently found in Brevard County. In
addition to the repeaters, known packet nodes or gateways are listed, along with simplex
frequencies commonly used in the county.
− An attempt is made to provide standard names for the repeaters. These standards
were developed around 2006 and used by certain emergency amateur radio
organizations. Recently these were incorporated into the radios at the RACES Bay,
Brevard EOC and BEARS-1 vehicle. The standard names are intended as a guide for
emergency operations, recommended for Go-Kits, Net Control Centers etc. Their
use by amateurs for personal communications is purely optional.
− These standard names were updated in 2018 to include 220 MHz and the SARNet
repeaters in the State of Florida. The original and updated documents are included
in this document for reference only as these are prepared and maintain by
organizations outside of the Brevard RACES organization.
− While developing the standard names a need arose to develop a methodology for
developing a 2-letter abbreviation for the Brevard cities. This then led to using this
method for 2 letter abbreviations for the adjacent counties of Indian River, Volusia,
Osceola and Orange. These lists are included.
− There has been a need for Hams new to Brevard for an accurate location of the
repeaters; clubs have multiple repeaters in several locations and there is a diverse
array of repeaters, ATV and DMR as well as Wideband FM. Brevard County
produced a set of maps based on the USNG in 2016 and made these available to
Hams involved with Emergency Communications. other information:
Some might inquire why this document should exist? Should not this information be
available in other published documents or the Internet? The answers are that the current
state of the Florida repeater Council is in disarray and that database is no longer available.
The location and other details have never been available to the public. The published
repeater books are outdated as well as those cell phone apps and the internet sites.
However, this document can only be accurate as the Brevard amateur radio community is
willing to share information to the author or the organization chooses to take ownership
of the document. This document was created by talking to the owners of the repeaters,
visiting as many sites as possible and compiling the data. As of the date of publication the
repository for the document is with the Brevard Races. A link to the repository of this
document is listed in the Appendix, Reference Documents. A link to the repository
spreadsheet of the repeater listing is also provided there, so users can program their
radios.
The author gives special thanks to all the Brevard amateurs who provided information to
create this document. Thanks to Al Studt, KF4KIR who provided help in editing and
providing the USNG information and links.
Jerry KJ4IMP Assistant RACES Officer Brevard County-retired
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REVSION STATUS:
Revision Date Reason Author
Original Release 1/2/19 Draft KJ4IMP
Rev A 2/27/19 Public Distribution KJ4IMP Rev B 4/15/2019 Correct typos & Remove
N4TDX 220; DMR 150TI4 Not on Air. 925KS4 added TSql & P25. 610 ME Downlink Toned. 147.075 Relocated from Titusville Courthouse to Scottsmoor. NBRX Added.
KJ4IMP
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REFERENCE DOCUMENTS USED TO PREPARE THE ‘ACTIVE REPEATER LIST
The following pages contain the reference documents used to prepare the repeater lists.
The city two repeater lists were derived from the documents prepared by KF4KIR in 2006.
The standard name concept was to be a frequency and location identifier for repeaters. No
attempt was made to separate by repeater type, WBFM, NBFM, DSTAR, DMR, Multi-
Mode etc. as the user in programming the radio would know what the parameters would
be, and the operation of the radio would be transparent.
Simplex frequencies were given special names as noted below. Some were identified in
2006 and have been carried forward. Backup to the Brevard County regional Nets were
named and given an X suffix.
The introduction of the Florida SARNet ( https://www.sarnetfl.com/ ) required a new
approach to the standard naming conventions and was addressed in 2018.
Rather than just choose some two letters to fit existing locations, it seemed prudent to
allow for new repeaters and locations by developing a list of communities and two letter
abbreviations along some logic as to how they were obtained to avoid duplications. There
were a few ‘’rules’ developed to give a structure to the abbreviations for Brevard.
CITY CODE RULES:
1. If the town, village etc. is one word, use the first two letters unless it violates rule 2 or 3.
2. If the name is two words, use the first letter of each word.
3. If the name is 3 or more words take best shot that uniquely identifies the name.
As the list included communities from the adjacent counties, these rules were ‘adjusted’ to
avoid duplications with those in other counties.
As the repeater list grew due to circulation among the amateur community there were
some other tweaks added, for example an upper-case X was added to the common Brevard
Emergency Nets backup simplex frequencies.
It was also decided that the standard abbreviations of 2006 (originally intended for FM)
would be applied to all repeater frequencies, whether ATV, DMR etc. Simplex as those
generally do not have a fixed location could have a unique identifier as noted by the X.
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Packet and Winlink were given special identifiers so they could be quickly located. The
current plan for Winlink in Brevard is to have several gateways at individual or club sites,
all on the same VHF frequency, 145.090. This is the same frequency as the Melbourne
packet node and the W2PH-10 gate can be accessed via the Melbourne W4MLB-2 node.
Since the Winlink frequencies are all the same (at least in Brevard County) the Standard
name is WL2K. If, in the future we have Winlink gateways at the Club or EOC sites with
antenna height giving a large coverage area, we would use WL2KRO, WL2KTI, Wl2KCO
etc. giving those a unique frequency and location ID.
There are no 70 cm Winlink Gateways ‘officially’ operational, these would likely be 9.6k
baud and the standard name would be WLK96. If we were to have several large coverage
sites, the 96 would be replaced with a city designator as with the VHF gateways.
We’ve only one packet site in the county located in Melbourne. Packet nodes are given the
Standard name of PKT {Space} {City}
Brevard currently has no 6 meter, 33cm, or 23cm repeater operations. If such were to come
about the 2006 methodology could easily be extended into those bands.
The following pages list the city/region/living district names and two letter codes
developed for the Active repeater lists in Brevard, Volusia and Indian River Counties.
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ACTIVE REPEATERS INCLUDING DMR, PACKET & SIMPLEX RACESBRE0008 REV B
Repeaters & Packet are open for all licensed amateur radio operators to use. OUTPUT FREQ. STD. NAME OFFSET TONE/CC CALL LOCATION OWNER NOTES
WBFM 145.130 130 VB -600 107.2 AB4AZ VERO BEACH, INDIAN RIVER AB4AZ 145.350 350 SC -600 103.5 K4OSC St. CLOUD, OSCEOLA K1XC Radio Science Club, Fl Club
145.370 370 CO -600 156.7 W2SDB COCOA-BROADCAST CT. IRARC Yaesu Repeater replaced with Bridgecom FM
145.470 470 ME -600 107.2 K4HRS MELBOURNE- RIALTO PL. HIRAC 145.490 490 TI -600 100.0 WN3DHI TITUSVILLE SR405 & Fox lk rd. WN3DHI 146.610 610 ME -600 None/107.2 W4MLB MELBOURNE- HOLMES HOSP PCARS Tone Downlink only
146.625 625 MM -600 100.0 KE4NUZ NW of MIMS NEAR HARRISON RD. KE4NUZ Limited coverage
146.775 775 MM -600 100.0 K4KSC NW of MIMS Hog Valley , W of I95 K4KSC 146.850 850 ME -600 None/107.2 W4MLB PALM BAY- Port Malabar Rd. PCARS Tone Downlink Only
146.880 880 RO -600 107.2 W4NLX ROCKLEDGE- WUESTHOFF HOSP. IRARC FUSION Repeater replaced with Bridgecom FM
146.895 895 PB -600 107.2/107.2 K4EOC PALM BAY- DeGroot Library EOC TSQL as of 5/2018
146.910 910 TI -600 107.2 K4KSC TITUSVILLE Water Tower on south st. TARC 146.940 940 RO -600 None K4GCC ROCKLEDGE Carver Rd.WLRQ Tower LISATS 146.970 970 TI -600 107.2 K4KSC TITUSVILLE-T'VILLE TOWERS TARC 147.075 075 SC +600 107.2/107.2 K4EOC SCOTTSMOOR Near US1-Aurantia Rd. EOC TSQL as of 5/2018 Relocated 4/2019
147.135 135 RO +600 107.2/107.2 K4EOC ROCKLEDGE-EOC EOC TSql as of 5/2018
147.240 240 DE +600 123.0 KV4EOC DELAND VARES 147.255 255 PB +600 107.2 K4DCS Near Babcock & Palm City S City limit PBARC 147.330 330 TI +600 107.2 K4NBR TITUSVILLE-PARRISH HOSP. NBARC 147.360 360 TI +600 107.2 N4TDX TITUSVILLE-PARRISH HOSP. NBARC DSTAR Gateway in work
442.850 850TI4 +5000 107.2/107/2 N4TDX TITUSVILLE-PARRISH HOSP. NBARC TSql;FUSION/WBFM/WIRES-X
444.325 325ME4 +5000 107.2 K4DCS MELBOURNE-TRINITY TWRS-E PBARC 444.375 CNLBRE +5000 107.2 I95 FDT Twr 1/2 Mile N of County Line SARNET "SARNet Sebastian Repeater"
444.425 425ME4 +5000 107.2 W4MLB MELBOURNE- RIALTO PL. PCARS 444.525 525RO4 +5000 103.5/103.5 K4EOC ROCKLEDGE-EOC EOC TSql; VOICE/NBEMS
444.650 CNMBRE +5000 107.2 W4NLX COCOA-FHP SR520 IRARC "SARNet Cocoa Repeater"
444.750 750TI4 +5000 156.7/156.7 N4TDX TITUSVILLE- TGO WATERTOER 230 ft.. NBARC TSql
444.875 875MI4 +5000 107.2 KC2UFO MERRITT IS. COURTNEY SPRS. K4UZM 444.925 925KS4 +5000 131.8/131.8 N1KSC KENNEDY SP. CTR.-VAB KSCARC FM Tsql ; P25 capable
224.120 120CO2 -1600 123.0 AA4CD COCOA Broadcast Ct. AA4CD
DMR 444.150 150TI4 +5000 CC1 K2JO TITUSVILLE-PARRISH HOSP. KC2CWT DMR FL
444.575 575CO4 +5000 CC3 K4DJN COCOA BROADCAST CT. AA4CD DMR Brandmeister
444.675 675TI4 +5000 CC3 K4DJN TITUSVILLE-T'VILLE TOWERS AA4CD DMR Brandmeister
ATV 427.250 250CO4 K4ATV COCOA BROADCAST CT. LISATS NTSC INPUT 439.25 See www.lisats.org
PACKET STATIONS:
145.090 WL2KPB WINLINK W2PH-10 PALM BAY-W2PH QTH PBARC WINLINK GATEWAY
145.090 090 ME PCARS W4MLB-2 MELBOURNE-TRINITY TWRS-EAST PCARS-K1YON BBS W4MLB-4 EASTNET
145.770 770 PB SEDAN K4EOC-7 PALM BAY N2DB http://www.fla-sedan.com
145.770 770 TI SEDAN KD4MWO-4 TITUSVILLE N2DB INACTIVE NODE
BREVARD RACES/ARES SIMPLEX 146.480 CENTX SIMPLEX N/A CENTRAL REG IRARC CENTRAL NET SIMPLEX BACKUP
146.550 SOUTHX SIMPLEX N/A SOUTH REGION PBARC SOUTH NET SIMPLEX BACKUP
146.580 MLBX SIMPLEX N/A MELBOURNE REGION PCARS MELBOURNE REGION NET SIMPLEX BACKUP
146.595 NORTHX SIMPLEX N/A NORTH REGION TARC NORTH NET SIMPLEX BACKUP
147.540 EOCROX SIMPLEX N/A RACES Bay EOC EOC VOICE/NBEMS
SIMPLEX
146.520 CALL52 SIMPLEX N/A Station to station, anywhere VHF national simplex calling freq
146.490 TAC A SIMPLEX N/A Station to station, anywhere Standardized tactical option since 2006
146.560 NBRX SIMPLEX N/A NBARC -Club/Parrish Hosptial Activities 146.580 TAC B SIMPLEX N/A Station to station, anywhere Standardized tactical option since 2006
147.420 TAC C SIMPLEX N/A Station to station, anywhere Standardized tactical option since 2006
147.420 IRARCX SIMPLEX N/A IRARC 'FUN NET" and CLUB ACTIVIES 147.450 TAC D SIMPLEX N/A Station to station, anywhere Standardized tactical option since 2006
147.570 TAC E SIMPLEX N/A Station to station, anywhere Standardized tactical option since 2006
446.000 CALL46 SIMPLEX N/A Station to station, anywhere UHF national simplex calling freq
446.500 TAC A4 SIMPLEX N/A Station to station, anywhere Standardized tactical option since 2006
446.600 TAC B4 SIMPLEX N/A Station to station, anywhere Standardized tactical option since 2006
446.700 TAC C4 SIMPLEX N/A Station to station, anywhere Standardized tactical option since 2006
2 Meter & 70 cm WBFM repeaters use CTCSS; if one frequency is listed it is for uplink (user Tx) , if two are listed the repeater is set for uplink and downlink (user Tx and Rx) TSql
Repeater Call Signs in bold are owned by Brevard Emergency Management and are maintained by the county. Repeater Trustee: Ron K2RJ
NOT ON AIR Standard Names in Bold are recommended for Emergency Radio in Brevard * PBARC= Palm Bay Amateur Radio Club (Replaces DCS for South Brevard) See Ed W2PH for more info
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REPEATER CITY CODES BREVARD COUNTY
NUMBER NAME ABBREVIATION
1 BAREFOOT BAY BB
2 CAPE CANAVERAL CC
3 COCOA CO
4 COCOA BEACH CB
5 FLORIDANA BEACH FB
6 GRANT VALKIRIA GV
7 INDIALANTIC IN
8 INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH IB
9 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER KS
10 MALABAR MA
11 MEBLOURNE ME
12 MELBOURNE BEACH MB
13 MELBOURNE VILLAGE MV
14 MERRITT ISLAND MI
15 MICCO MO
16 MIMS MM
17 PALM BAY PB
18 PALM SHORES PS
19 PORT ST. JOHN PJ
20 ROCKLEDGE RO
21 SATELLITE BEACH SB
22 SCOTTSMOOR SC
23 SHARPES SH
24 SOUTH PATRICK SHORES SP
25 SUNTREE SU
26 TITUSVILLE TI
27 VIERA
28 WEST MELBOURNE
VI
WM
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REPEATER CITY CODES VOLUSIA COUNTY
NUMBER NAME ABBRV NOTES
1 ASTOR AS
2 DAYTONA BEACH DB
3 DAYTONA BEACH SHORES
DS
4 DE LEON SPRINGS DL
5 DEBARY DY
6 DELAND DE
7 EDGEWATER ED
8 GLENCOE GL
9 LAKE HELEN LH
10 NEW SMYRNA BEACH NS
11 ORANGE CITY OC
12 ORMAND BEACH OB
13 ORMAND BY THE SEA OS
14 PIERSON PI
15 PORT ORANGE PO
16 SEVILLE SV Resolves conflict with Sebastian Indian River Co.
17 SOUTH DAYTONA SD
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REPEATER CITY CODES ORANGE COUNTY
NUMBER NAME ABBRV NOTES
1 ALAFAYA AL
2 APOPKA AP
3 BAY LAKE BL
4 BELL ISLE BI
5 BITHLO BO
6 CHRISTMAS CH
7 DOCTOR PHILLIPS DP
8 EATONVILLE EA
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EDGEWOOD
EW
RESOLVES CONFLICT WITH EDGEWATER, VOLUSIA Co.
10 FAIRWAY SHORES FS
11 GOLDENROD GO
12 GOTHA GT
13 HUNTER'S CREEK HC
14 LAKE BUENA VISTA LV
15 LOCKHART LO
16 MAITLAND MA
17 MEADOW WOODS MW
18 OAKLAND OA
19 OCOEE OC
20 ORLANDO OR
21 ORLOVISTA OV
22 PINE CASTLE PC
23 PINE HILLS PH
24 SOUTHCHASE SO
25 SOUTH APOPKA SA
26 TAFT TA
27 TANGERINE TG
28 UNION PARK UP
29 WEDGEFIELD WE
30 WILLIAMSBURG WI
31 WINTER GARDEN WG
32 WINTER PARK WP
33 ZELLWOOD ZE
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REPEATER CITY CODES INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
NUMBER NAME ABBRV NOTES
1 FELLSMERE FE
2 FLORIDA RIDGE FR
3 GIFFORD GI
4 INDIAN RIVER SHORES
IS
5 NORTH BEACH NB
6 ORCHID OC RESOLVES CONFLICT WITH ORLANDO
7 ROSELAND RS RESOLVES CONFLICT WITH ROCKLEDGE
8 SEBASTIAN SE
9 VERO BEACH VB
10 VERO LAKE ESTATES VE
11 WABASSO BEACH WB
12 WEST VERO CORRIDOR
VC
13 WINTER BEACH WB
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APPENDIX :
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS The following pages contain copies of the documents used to develop the basic
methodology for developing the Repeater standard names. The documents printed in this
section are to be used as reference only. The following links provide the repository for the
documents.
1. Alpha-Numeric Memory Label Standard: http://irarc.ham-
radio-op.net/
2. SARNET (FL) RADIO MEMORY LABELING SYSTEM:
https://medium.com/@USNGFlorida/sarnet-fl-radio-memory-labeling-system-
a962abb2a0fc Note: The SARNet memory labeling relies on knowledge of the
USNG.
3. USNG & GISsurfer Information: https://medium.com/@USNGFlorida
4. For more information of USNG related to EmComm see: http://www.arrl.org/ares-
el?issue=2013-03-20#toc06
5. Florida County Abbreviations. See:
https://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/teneb/florida_checklist_map.htm
6. This Document , Brevard Repeater Guide, current edition: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O8MlERj1DlknmpFEKOdF1aXj4zuHBprZ/view?usp=sharing
7. The spreadsheet (Page 6) for creating radio programming,
current edition: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K-
uVp_HxSEIWtdnOPxiHff4Ok_ERe-ST/view
8. The active repeaters list spreadsheet, current revision: The “For Reference Only” note in
the documents contained in this document indicate the document may not reflect the
current revision of the document; use the above links to assure document is current.
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3/21/2019 SARNET (FL) radio memory labeling system – USNG Florida – Medium
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SARNET (FL) radio memory labeling s y s t e m
Crestview(WEVOKA)….. Islamorada (KNHMON)
Amateur (ham) radios can display frequencies or memory labels. Circa 2005, while responding to a tornado
touchdown, the need to be able to advise another person what repeater to switch to, real-time, was born. That
system uses the last three digits of the frequency and a representation of the town the repeater is in. This is how
active hams refer to local repeaters. The up to six(6) character string can be texted to one or more persons quickly.
Receipt of the text means “meet me on this repeater”. Example 135 RO. This labeling system was released in 2006
and is found on the IRARC website linked here (rev 0). The newest version as of 07–22–2018 is linked here.
However, SARNET, being a Florida state-wide system, should perhaps best be referred to by the county the
repeater is in, not the town, as the town is seemingly one level too low. And, in addition to the county, why not add
in a component of the State of Florida’s preferred coordinate system? A user from one part of the state, temporarily
in another part of the state, with desire to maintain contact with SARNET, will not have the ties to the local
repeaters, will not know them or the city references. The user will surely know what region of the state they are in at
the time and may or may not know what county they are in. If they are with emergency services they should be
familiar with US National Grid. In Florida, there are two Grid Zones, 16R and 17R, but by design there are no
repeated 100 KM IDs in the state. Thus, the 100 Km ID in combination with the county can also uniquely geo-
reference the location of each SARNET repeater.
The SARNET radio memory label format is recommended as: Florida Region (W, N, C, S or K), the USNG
100 Km ID, a three character representation of the county the repeater is in. If effect, the labeling
system is not unlike zoom on a web map display; low, medium and high zoom. Low zoom is the Florida Region and
high zoom is the county. The Florida Regions will allow grouping of SARNET frequencies by large geographical area
within a user’s radio.
Florida SARNET regions, West, North & Central
https://medium.com/@USNGFlorida/sarnet-fl-radio-memory-labeling-system-a962abb2a0fc 1/2
USNG Florida Follow
Apr 13, 2017
3/21/2019 SARNET (FL) radio memory labeling system – USNG Florida – Medium
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Florida Regions of West(all 16R), North, Central, South and Keys, all by USNG 100
Km ID
There is a standard list of Florida County abbreviations that will be used and it is linked here.
So, with the interest of getting this out to those that can use it, a few examples will be provided. Over time full listing
of SARNET abbreviations by this labelling system may be added.
Examples: (with GMap4 links)
West Florida: Crestview, USNG: 16R EV, Okaloosa County. Label: WEVOKA
North Florida: Yulee, USNG: 17R MP, Nassau County. Label: NMPNAS
Central Florida: Lakeland, USNG: 17R MM, Polk County. Label: CMMPOL
South Florida: Naples, USNG: 17R MJ, Collier County. Label: SMJCLR
Florida Keys: Islamorada, USNG: 17R NH, Monroe County. Label: KNHMON
With respect to determining present geolocation by US National Grid, check out
websites USNGAPP.org and FindMeSAR.com on any GPS enabled smartphone or tablet. Additionally, articles
at this page can provide significant information: https://medium.com/@USNGFlorida
A recommendation to the SARNET team, please consider a USNG overlay map showing 100 Km ID grids and tower
locations. Free web tool Mission Manager exists.
Contact information: USNG08….at…gmail…dot…com
Rev 1, 07–22–2018
https://medium.com/@USNGFlorida/sarnet-fl-radio-memory-labeling-system-a962abb2a0fc 2/2
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FLORIDA COUNTY STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS.
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Note “This article is extracted from the ARRL Newsletter March 20, 2013 http://www.arrl.org/ares- el?issue=2013-03-20&amp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Btoc06 “
US NATIONAL GRID - A Geo-Spatial Tool for Public Service Communications As a result of Hurricane Sandy, northeast responders were certainly faced with response situations in unfamiliar areas or where common navigation aids were gone, flooded or burned over. When such conditions exists, what should be the tool employed to quickly allow for positional reporting and navigation? The answer that many may not be familiar with is: US National Grid (USNG), a national standard coordinate system designed for land-based operations and which is consistent with military operations since 1949.
Amateur Radio operators staffing EOCs and supporting emergency communications should be familiar with USNG as responders and emergency managers will be using it. In October, 2012, the Florida Division of Emergency Management issued a new Field Operations Guide that describes how Florida emergency services will use USNG. USNG has been a part of Florida's high level planning documents since 2010 with references going back to 2006.
USNG is effectively the same as Military Grid Reference System (MGRS), and is a derivative of the Universal Transverse Mercador (UTM), which hikers employ routinely. USNG can be displayed on your smartphone easily. However, a GPS receiver is not mandatory. Paper maps are always a priority and all should include USNG grid lines when created. Fire and law enforcement computer aided dispatch and mobile data terminals can also be made to display properly labeled grids.
All maps need a grid system in order to be most usable. Maps already in use or those found in office supply or convenience stores typically display non-interoperable "bingo" grids. Maps from the Internet are generally devoid of grid lines and thus are effectively just "pictures." What responders and emergency communicators need are properly labeled, gridded USNG maps. USNG can specify areas of 1 Km, 100 meters or 10 meters with as little as four, six or eight digits respectively and without dashes, decimal points or degrees. This facilitates easier radio communications of coordinates. 15S UB 6912 0927 represents a coordinate with precision of 10 meters square (33' x 33'). When the components 15S UB are truncated by local users, 691 092 represents 100 meters square (330' x 330') and 69 09 is the 1 Km square area. In words, 6912 0927 is a location 12% right and 27% up in 1 Km grid 69 09.
USNG area references will be used tactically. 100 meter or 10 meter grids can identify helispots, structures, homes, bridges, specific damage, etc. in combination with or in place of the paradigm of street address, as appropriate. Out-of-area personnel may have no familiarity with local addresses, but when versed in the simple x-y nature of USNG, finding a location can be less stressful and certainly more efficient. USNG coordinates for all locations such as shelters, points-of-distribution, staging areas, etc., should be added to all planning documents.
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USNG is designated by the States of Minnesota and Florida as the preferred coordinate system. Federal agencies comprising the National Search and Rescue Committee have designated USNG as the coordinate system for all land search and rescue operations as of November 2011.
When the street addressing system is unfamiliar, blown away, burned over, flooded or is non-existent in a rural or wilderness areas, the interoperable coordinate system to report position and to navigate by is US National Grid. -- Al Studt, CFPS, KF4KIR, Florida Fire Instructor III, [email protected], Cocoa, Florida