W7EMD Satellite Trailer

Washington State Emergency Management Division has a new tool in it's arsenal for communications. It is a fully equipped, ready-to-roll communications trailer. The trailer has HF, VHF, UHF, CEMNET and Satellite radios. It also has ATV on 440 and 1.2 GHz, 1200 and 9.6K packet on UHF & VHF and Pactor 3 on HF. All the radios, including the public safety and emergency management radios can be interconnected for cross--band operation. A wireless network is connected to the internet via satellite and has considerable server capability onboard. The trailer is powered by a diesel generator, solar cells, a wind generator or shore power. 

The computer severs onboard utilizes a Wi-Fi system to allow for wireless access from laptop computers with in range of the trailer. The computer system has  Web EOC to better able the staff using this unit to share real-time documents. The range of the Wi-Fi system will be extended by the addition of an additional Wi-Fi antenna to the trailer unit.

Among the other communications capabilities that the trailer provide is VoIP telephone service via the computer and satellite systems on board. This will allow the use of Echolink and other VoIP programs for standard voice communications. 

The trailer utilizes a variety of antennas on the 30' motorized crank-up tower for the UHF/VHF band radios and a NVIS prototype antenna for HF work on 75-60-40 meters. 

Still to be added to the trailer are an 800 MHz. trunking radio (Motorola), a VHF-AM aircraft radio and an analog PBX switchboard for onsite analog telephone service.

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Ready to roll	EAS Encoder & radio power distribution panel	Generator & tools plus storage	Ham gear
More Ham gear	Patch panel/ATV radio interface	Public Service Radios	More public service radios
Battery compartment with Solar and wind generator controls	Up and ready to operate	Taking a break	Opposite side looking into the IT compartment
Nesting the tower	Ed from IT working on servers	Mario, KD6ILO explaining the RF gear	Main power distribution and shore power connection in generator compartment
Larry Bennett KF7ZS discussing the capabilities of WebEOC software with Allan Josue KC7GBP	Everyone gather round, we're setting up for a demo!	The wind generator is in addition to 4 solar panels that help keep the batteries charged.
The 30' tower in the extended position.	Here's the RF section. It covers all public safety including trunking systems, CEMNET, ATV on 440 MHz and 1.2 GHz, UHF & VHF packet up to 9.6K, HF Packtor III, HF Phone and FM phone on 70cm, 2 meters and 6 meters. Every bit of this capability can be cross banded or cross connected.	Antennas in the wind - ready to go to work.	The IT (Information Technology) section of the Satellite Trailer. It houses the satellite access, servers and routers for Wi-Fi.