PMC EP Radio Safety Net

Our goal is to provide a backup communications method when all others fail.  When electricity, cell service and utilities are down, radios are our best way to check on neighbors and to let Patrol know that you need help.

A key part of this is through long-range walkie-talkies that are part of the FCC’s General Mobile Radio Service.  Participating in the Radio Safety Net requires a $35 license, which covers your whole family for 10 years, and a compatible radio.  We will have opportunities to program your radios, learn how to use them, and to practice using them under non-emergency conditions.

Getting a GMRS License

To get a GMRS license from the FCC, you will need to:

1. Sign up for an FRN (FCC Registration Number)

1. Here is a guide for how to sign up for an FRN.

2. Use your FRN to apply for a GMRS license and pay the $35 fee.

1. Here is a guide to applying for your GMRS license.

3. Your FCC license will arrive by email within a few business days.  If the license does not arrive within a few business days, you can try searching for it here using your FRN, or feel free to email us at ep-rsn@pmcpoa.com.

Purchasing a Radio

We recommend the Baofeng UV-5G (Amazon)

PLEASE DO NOT purchase the Baofeng GM-15 PRO, as we do not yet have a way to program it to work with the RSN system.

Other radios may work with EP-RSN, but we recommend that you check with us first by email so we can confirm.

Sign Up for the Program

Even if you have not yet received your callsign, please sign up for the program using this form.

Training

Our next training and radio programming event will take place Saturday, April 27 at 2pm in the Pavilion Room at the Clubhouse. This will include:

1. How to use the Baofeng UV-5G
2. Participating in a directed net
3. Programming your radio to use the PMC frequencies

We will schedule another training for the month of May.

On-Air Practice

We need everyone to be familiar with their equipment, which takes practice.  So, we will practice using our radios in a directed net twice weekly:

• 7pm on Sundays
• 7pm on Wednesdays

Regular check-in nets will be held on the RSN Repeater unless otherwise specified.

Contact Us

If you would like to reach the coordinators of the RSN, please email us at ep-rsn@pmcpoa.com, or else call us at 661-241-3754.

Thank you!

Thank you for helping make PMC more resilient!

EP-RSN Repeater Coverage

At its current location, our repeater covers almost all of PMC, and even most of the way out to the Y. In the future, we plan to enhance coverage throughout PMC, and to connect with Frazier Park and with other communities.