[FedCom] FEMA

[Rankin, Robert L]

> FEMA has been history in the 138-144 MHz band for sometime now. I can verify
that they were no longer authorized in this band as far back as 1993 and
wrote about that in MT. Of course, some book publications and magazine
columnist are incapable of throwing away a freq, even when the evidence says
otherwise.

I'm not so sure.  I've heard 138.225, 140.025 and 141.725 in use in the Kansas City area long after 1993.  I suspect they're still authorized for many or most of the military land mobile channels in the 138-144 MHz. range -- perhaps not under the "FEMA" name, but as a factual matter.  

> FEMA now has its own nationwide network in the UHF range and this to has
been reported here and in MT by our most able scribe, Mr. Chris Parris.

It has its S&R portables on uhf, but that's only one of their systems.  Too bad FEMA  kept such a "low profile" in New Orleans (LOL) or we might know more.  I guess they were still thinking of themselves as agents of "National Security" instead of having the responsibility of actually helping people during a disaster.  Hopefully that's changed now.

Bob, w0nxn