1. The document outlines training for ham radio operators to participate in a Disaster Response Team (DRT) program. 2. The training involves technical instruction, testing to obtain a ham radio license, joining social media groups, and signing an agreement to use equipment for emergencies. 3. As part of the DRT, operators would serve as communication liaisons during disasters, maintain equipment, participate in simulations, and return equipment when their term of service ends.

1. HAM RADIO TRAINING

2. Dedicated to Service

4. DRT - Disaster Response Team
BS - Bishop
Disaster is imminent

5. Steps
1. Training -> one day of technical training from PARA (YAY one part down)
2. Testing -> Within a month of training will take test by PARA to become Class C
(Technician Class) licensed ham radio operator
3. Get License- > whatever that involves
4. Join FaceBook group
5. Create a Humanitarian ID account
6. Sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) -> this document will explain roles
and responsibilities of participating in the program
7. Receive Equipment -> Ham radios are property of UMCom and are given on
loan to program participant who will turn over equipment based on terms outlined
in MoU
8. Attend a simulation training -> there will be regular simulation training set up by
the Bishop to help in a practice run in case of a disaster.
9. Maintain equipment and participate in the regular check-in’s
10. Return Equipment -> once the term of the MoU are over you will return the
equipment the proper contact person or purchase your own to continue to be
participate in the hobby and club

6. Responsibilities
◎ Serve as contact person for church during a disaster
○ This means contacting the bishop regularly during a disaster
◎ Serve as the liaison for the church as well as humanitarian organizations and the
government during times of disaster
○ Make yourself and serves aware to local government and humanitarian
organization who you will assist during times of disaster
○ Communicate messages of importance to barangay captains and local leaders
who will disseminate the information to the general public
◎ Follow and respect PARA guidelines and get appropriate licensing for different
frequencies
◎ Update and maintain contact info on Humanitarian ID
◎ Maintain the equipment and keep readily available at all times
◎ Attend regular ham radio check-ins
◎ During a disaster anywhere in the Philippines which has triggered the ham system
to turn on - participant will keep radio on and near person 24hrs a day

7. Preparation Materials and Test
◎ Mock test exams for the 3 elements along with the answers.
◎ Mock exams are 100 questions
◎ PARA will randomly pull 25 questions from each element on test day =
75 questions on test day

8. MOCK EXAM
Answer first page of each
element Or we could have them answer the questions on the next few
slides as a group

12. Questions?

14. Questions
Scope of Services:
Period of Engagement:
Who?
When will people turn on their radios? (will every area need to be on 24hr call in one is in a disaster or will if be
district wise? episcopal area wise? or nation wide? ) What level of emergency will need to be engaged to scale up
response?)
Will there be a simulation training?
Will there be a weekly or monthly check in?
Who do you want the messages communicated to? (if a disaster happens will there be an extra service for parishes?
/ how will messages be communicated to the people?)
What type of messages? (Do HAM radio trainees need to identify local food banks, ect.? )
Will we create a closed facebook group for people in the club?
How will we stay in contact with these people other that the HAM radios?
Do they need to set up a team?
What criteria should be set for participating in the radio system?
(a lot of people do not live in the immediate area of their church i.e. Bishop Juan should we say them
must identify someone who can be an one the ground person?
If this a back up system what is the foremost system and is the Ham radio trainy the responsible party for first
engaging that? How will they do that? What prep will they need to do?
Besides agreeing to not take equipment what are the basic requirements and things they are agreeing to? (agree to
update the statues of their church within a hour/ day of a disaster?... also agree to keep UMCom informed who will work
with Project Argos and CDAC network to identify this area of having communications and agree to work with community
partners in using this tech ..**which will be very time consuming because all messages will have to be translated
through that person. )
How do identify the saturation levels? I.E. Bishops need to make sure 90 % of their districts are covered .. meaning 1
radio and dedicated response unit for every radios area or what? (this may be difficult to determine but we could say

15. · Every will have radio on. This bishops will decides on when to engage the system and for timing. The bishop will set
up the weekly monthly... The Bishop Will txt and post on Facebook to turn 247 when turn on their radios. Ntc protocol
in times of disaster. During times will always be one.
· Bishops will coordinate set up a national leave at quarterly simulation training. All get a ham will be required to
attend.
· Bishop will set up regular check-ins with ham radio users and disaster response teams. Updating any change on
contact info and get current situations in localities. Using the ham system.
· Ham radio users will be responsible for getting important messages to local government official and barangay
captains to disseminate to greater population
· Triage system. Life and death or public service messages and weather updates. Evacuation messages. Aid info.
Ham radio participants.
· Set up contact with pagasa to get official weather reports. Rescue. Surveil tips (go to higher ground) info for aid
· Once you pass the license you will be added to a closed Facebook group where people should post updates from
ham radio updates. Ppl can be added who are key players in disaster team.
· All communication other than ham radio will be done through the bishops assistant aka coordinator
· Bishops will set up disaster response team.
· From the bishop to the assistant the ds to drt heads
· Criteria... Depends on the area. Get a license ham radio. People need to identify passion. Assigned by bishops and
he should be critical of location to church and population.

17. Different Types Of Licences
o Class A (Extra Class) – has the highest privileges of all amateur licenses
in the Philippines. Class A license holders are issued the call prefixes 4F or DU, and
are able to legally operate at ALL bands prescribed by the National Telecommunications
Commission. The applicant is required to pass a five word per minute (5WPM) morse code
test, and Elements 8, 9, 10 of the written exam.
o Class B (General Class) – has the second highest privileges of all amateur
licenses in the Philippines. Class B license holders are issued the call prefix DV, and
are able to legally operate at MOST bands prescribed by the National Telecommunications
Commission. The applicant is required to pass Elements 5, 6, 7 of the written exam.
o Class C (Technician Class) – Class C license holders are issued the call
prefix DW, and are able to legally operate at SOME bands prescribed by the National
Telecommunications Commission. The applicant is required to pass Elements 2, 3, 4 of
the written exam.
o Class D (Foundation Class) – Class D license holders are issued the call
prefix DY, and are able to legally operate at the VHF Band (144-146MHz), as prescribed
by the National Telecommunications Commission. The applicant is required to pass
Element 2 of the written exam.