Northern NY. section ARRL
Manuals
Public
Service Communications Manual
The ARRL Public Service
Communications Manual (PSCM) serves as an overall source of basic information on
the League's public service communications program. Comprising 61 pages in its
printed form, the PSCM is available via ARRLWeb in two formats: the Hypertext
Markup Language (HTML) Public Service Communications Manual serves as your
online Web reference on Amateur Radio public service
The Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) Public Service Communications Manual
(603,178 bytes, available via HTTP and FTP, allows you to print
camera-ready-quality local copies of the PSCM. To view and print pscm.pdf,
you'll need version 3.0 or higher of Adobe Systems Inc's free Adobe
Acrobat PDF viewer. (If you've already
configured your browser to use Adobe Acrobat as a viewer and just want to save
pscm.pdf to disk locally instead of spawning the viewer, pressing Shift as you
click on the HTTP or FTP PSCM hyperlink will give you that option in Netscape
Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer and NCSA Mosaic.)
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Manual in HTML Format
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Manual in PDF Format
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Manual in PDF Format via FTP
The ARES
Field Resources Manual
The ARES Field Resources Manual is a
quick trainer and field resource guide for the emergency communicator. It's
available here as a Adobe Portable Document Format file: aresman.pdf (439,361
bytes). You'll need Adobe's free Acrobat Reader to view and print the manual.
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Manual in PDF Format
Forms & Operating Aids
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ARRL
Radiogram Form
Two versions available in PDF
format: Original version (2 copies on a page) or printer friendly version (no
black stripe on form)
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Form in PDF Format
FSD-3: ARRL
Numbered Radiograms
Includes both relief emergency and
routine message radiograms, in addition to the precedences to use in emergency,
priority, welfare and routine situations. Download: available in HTML format,
Adobe PDF format and Microsoft Word format.
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Form in HTML Format
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Form in PDF Format
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Form in Word Format
FSD-218:
Amateur Message Form
Guidelines for originating and
handling formal radiogram messages, including precedences, handling
instructions, QN signals, Q signals, abbreviations, prosigns and prowords.
Download: available in HTML format, Adobe PDF format and Microsoft Word format.
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Form in HTML Format
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Form in PDF Format
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Form in Word Format
FSD-98: ARES
Registration Form
Register in the Amateur Radio
Emergency Service (ARES) using this form. Download: available in Adobe PDF
format.
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Form in PDF Format
FSD-220:
Handy Operating Aid
This handy operating aid contains
five useful references including the UTC time conversion chart, the ITU phonetic
alphabet, guidelines to using the RST System, communication procedures and good
phone operating guidelines. Download: available in HTML format, Adobe PDF format
and Microsoft Word format.
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Form in HTML Format
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Form in PDF Format
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Form in Word Format
FSD-255:
Emergency Reference Information Card
Includes Amateur Radio Emergency
Service (ARES) operating guidelines, with room to record important telephone
numbers and net schedules. Download: available in Adobe PDF format and Microsoft
Word format.
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Form in PDF Format
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Form in Word Format
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Microsoft in Windows 3.1/3.11 and Windows 95 versions), or an equivalent word
processor/file viewer.
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