Download or read book National Interoperability Field Operations Guide, Version 1. 5 written by Homeland Security Dept (U S ) and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2014-08-30 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) is published as a reference guide for public safety radio technicians and communications planners. The waterproof, pocket-sized guide (also available in PDF format) contains radio regulations, tables of radio channels, and technical reference information. This guide is ideal for those establishing or repairing emergency communications in a disaster area. New content in this valuable resource includes the following: IP Addresses - Private Networks Non-routable IP address ranges N11 Numbers Telephone services from numbers 2-1-1 through 9-1-1 Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Filing Instructions HF - (High Frequency) Maritime HF and VHF Distress Frequencies GMDSS International Distsress Channels - for ships and coast stations (Part 80 licensees), not for LMR, not nationwide interoperability channel HF Disaster Communications HF Long Distance Communications Standard Time and Frequency Broadcasts Standard Time by Telephone Amateur Radio Emergency Frequencies Calling Frequencies Repeater Coordinators Frequency Bands Power Limits Revised Content Added FCC rule 90.423 about airborne operation New name and phone number for FCC STA requests New phone numbers for ESFs and FEMA HQ Reordered Interoperability Channels section by band Color-coded channel charts by band VHF-low Purple VHF-high Blue UHF Red 700/800 Yellow Mixed bands and Search and Rescue (SAR) Orange Annotated Mutual Aid channel charts to indicate that they are NOT nationwide interoperability channels and must be specifically licensed Search And Rescue common channel 155.1600 MHz SAR NFM renamed VSAR16 700 MHz channels now follow ICS-205/217A format Changed the arrangement of frequencies to match the format used for other bands - easier to determine frequencies for simplex or repeater use Changed 700 MHz pages to landscape, so the entire Interoperability Channels section has the same orientation Moved Texas VTAC17 Counties list to follow the VTAC17 map Three additions to the 25 Cities listing Nationwide, Newark NJ, and San Diego CA P25 Digital codes now include decimal values in addition to hexadecimal Telephone Block Wiring and more. Other related products: Disaster Preparedness resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/consumer-home-family/disaster-prepared... Emnergency Management and First Responders product collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/security-defense-law-enforcement/emerg...