In addition to the county field kits, BCARES members also have access to three SEPA Task Force field kits, which are identical to kits managed by ARES groups in the other 4 counties of EPA District 1. These field kits may be used at the direction of the Emergency Coordinator or an Assistant Emergency Coordinator.

The task force field kits are in two pelican cases, one orange and one yellow, plus an accessories box.

The yellow case contains...

• Yaesu FT-857 HF/VHF/UHF all-mode transceiver
• Yaesu FT-857 Control head and MH-31 mic
• Yaesu FT-857 Operating Manual
• SCS PTCIIusb Pactor III modem
• HP mini notebook computer

The orange case contains...

• Icom ID-1 D-Star transceiver
• Icom SP-22 speaker and HM-154 mic
• Icom D-star RC-24 control head
• SGC SG-237 automatic antenna tuner
• West Mountain PwrGate PG40S
• portable DC-powered HP Office jet H470 ink-jet printer
• Netgear WGR614 wireless router
• Power sonic PS-12260 12VDC 26AH AGM battery
• Samlex America SEC1235 12VDC power supply

The accessory box contains...

• 3 DC power cables (PowerPole)
• 2 AC power cables
• 1 netgear power adapter DSA-12R-12AUS
• USB extension cable
• 1 ea. yellow and white ethernet cable
• USB printer cable
• Icom control software CD
• Mounting bracket
• Power adapter N18152
• Male-female ethernet extension cable
• 2 HP Printer cartridges (C9364W, C8766W)

There is also a tri-band mag-mount antenna for each kit.

The software is still being updated. A listing will be provided once it's complete.