Motorola T600 FRS

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LakeOswegoFireDepartment300BAvenueLakeOswego,OR97034
503‐635‐0275https://www.ci.oswego.or.us
Inthisillustration,neighbors1,2,and3areconnectingbecausetheyhavealine‐of‐siteconnection
betweentheirFRSradios.Neighbors 4and5havegeographic(hillsandvalleys)andphysical
obstructions(treesandbuildings)limitingtheirFRSradio’sline‐of‐sightsignals.
Justmoving,aslittleas6feetorawayfromtreesandbuildingscanhelpyougainconnectivity.
Test&PracticeYourRadioSkills
OnceyouhavebecomefamiliarwithyourFRSradioandcancommunicatewithaneighborortwo,use
theTrainingGuidesprovi dedbyLakeOswegoFireDepartmenttoconductregularlysche duledradio
netsandevaluatelocalradiopropagationwithmoreneighbors.Formoreinformation,visit:
https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/fire/emergency‐communications.
GeneralMobileRadioService(GMRS)Repeaters
GMRSradiosandrepeatersaredifferentthanFRSradiosbutsharesomecommonchannels.Youmay
hearradiotrafficonchannels15‐22andattempttotalktothembutnothaveanyonerespond.FRS
radioscanheartheoutputofGMRSrepeatersbutarenotabletotransmit.Thereare
manyGMRS
repeatersinthearea,includinginLakeOswego.YoucanlistentotheLAK17RrepeateronChannel17
(462.600),Tone18(123.0Hz).Duringadisaster,listenforannouncementsat“17”afterthehour.