WB9CAP COM-VAN
Mobile Communications Command Post (MCCP)

 

EQUIPMENT CHECKOUT
Two 800,000 candle power search lights,

13 Motorola VHF HT’s, 5 Motorola UHF HT’s, 3 intercoms (matching the 3 on the dispatch benches), Midland NOAA weather radio, Mod. 6140 Ray Jefferson Direction Finder, 5 watt CB Base Station and 5 watt CB HT, Motorola Radius 45 watt 16 ch. VHF, Two Phoenix 50 watt mobile trackers w/ tinytrac 3 and tinytrac 3plus, Kenwood 5 watt D7 HT w/tnc and Garmin Etrax GPS Tracker, Deluo Microtrac 8000 portable w/Byonics GPS, Extra mag-mount antennas, Two VHF/Aircraft Scanners, Two CW Keys and Programming laptop computer.

 

Extra Seating

Seating for 8 additional persons. 4 on each side
Storage under seats: safely vests, rope, first aid supplies, tarps, etc.

 

Front View
Looking forward with Station “Alpha” on the right and Station “Bravo” on the left

 

Map Bench
24” X 74” Map Bench and Panasonic TV

 

Power Station
Two 12 volt 1000 cranking amps batteries, Two 2000 cranking amps batteries (under and outside van) Total 6000 amps of 12 volts with battery switch on “both”, Two 100 ft. extension chords, 10 amp and 35 amp battery chargers, 2000 watt inverter for 120 volts AC, Two portable generators 1850 watts and 4200 watts and a 25 foot 12 volt DC and 120 volt AC harness to hook to any 12 volt vehicle to power CCP.

(Normally entire CCP runs mobile on the 10 amp battery charger if engine is off)

 

Rear View
Standing in front by Map Bench looking towards the rear: Station “Alpha: on your left and Station “Bravo” on your right, APRS monitor in rear on your right and in front on your right is the Map Bench.

 

Station Alpha
A-1: 120 watt GE Delta 32 Channel VHF, A-2: 50 watt GE Phoenix 16 ch. UHF, A-3: 16 ch. Motorola Radius 45 watt VHF, A-4: GE 32 ch. 120 watt VHF Delta, A-5: Bendix King Aviation 5 watt HT w/outside antenna, Two Radio Shack Intercoms (matching ones at equipment checkout bench) and Telephones at all stations.

 

Station Bravo
B-1: 120 watt GE Delta 32 ch. VHF, B-2: 50 watt EF Johnson 260 ch. Digital VHF, B-3: Shakespeare 25 watt VHF Marine and Weather, B-4: Sporty’s 20 ch. Mod. 300 Aviation 5 watt HT w/outside antenna, Radio Shack #3 Intercom, Microsoft Deluxe Flight Simulator X w/Siatek X52 controls, Compaq Presario Computer and Compaq CRT flat screen, HP Printer, Copy, Scanner and phone.

 

Station Charlie
128 Ch. 120 watt VHF Master control station, Kenwood Phone Patch Controller hooked to VHF, 50 watt 10 meter Ranger RCI 6900F, Icom 735 full range HF 100 watts w/LDG tuner and Tram Automatic SWR meter, 145 watt Motorola Micom 2 HF w/MFJ-993 Intellituner, GE 100 watt Delta w/MFJ TNC-2 APRS running with Sony Vaio Laptop, (both computers contain 5 different mapping software programs), Lexmark 4200 Printer, copy, Scan, Fax., “Zulu” time clock and a boom box hooked to the laptop for enjoying my 50’s and 60’s music.

 

Station Monitor
“R/S” FM Deviation Meter Station Monitor (donated by Joel K9MLD)

A very special Thank You to Joel “K9MLD” and Jay “KC9GSK” who’s knowledge and help were invaluable in making our CCP what it is.

 

APRS MONITOR
19” Usopen CRT Monitor hooked to Sony Laptop

 
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