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DART Communications (DARTCOM) is comprised of a group of technical communications
specialists whose primary mission is to support the DART teams with such
field communications capabilities as local area portable and mobile radio
coms, long distance High Frequency (HF) radio coms, high-speed satellite
voice and data coms, and multi-radio communications patching equipment.
DARTCOM staff members supplement the NASA Ames Emergency Communications
Center (ECC) in support of the NASA Ames Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
during emergencies, exercises, and Center sponsored special events. |
DARTCOM provides support to DART in two major areas: Regional disasters that
affect Ames Moffett Field, and off-site deployments. For regional disasters
that affect Ames Moffett Field, they are responsible for supporting the operations
of the ECC. The ECC provides the vital communication link between the Ames EOC
and County, State and Federal Emergency Operations Centers. For Ames disasters
or emergencies, they ensure that critical internal communications systems function
as required. In supporting DART when it deploys off-Center, utilizing its emergency
communications resources, DARTCOM provides the required communications link
between the DART field units and the Ames EOC and other emergency response teams
in the field.
Personnel
12 staff members specializing in the fields of:
- Electronics and communications engineers
- Certified electronics technicians
- Technician to Extra Advanced level FCC Amateur Radio Operator licensed
- Ames Radio Frequency (RF) Spectrum Managers supplement the staff
- Video systems engineering
- Satellite phone (INMARSAT) systems
- Secure Communications
DARTCOM personnel are required to train at least 50 hours annually, and participate
in at least two major functional exercises or real events. Besides continually
retraining on existing communications systems, DARTCOM staff members are encouraged
to investigate and promote implementation of more practical and latest technology
wireless audio/video/radio emergency communications systems.
Point-of-Contacts:
- DARTCOM Team Lead:
, (650) 604-1415
- Alternate DARTCOM Team Lead:
, (650) 604-6145
- ARES/RACES EC & Amateur Radio Services Lead:
,
(650) 604-6145
- HF Radio Operations Lead:
, (650) 604-4558
- Interoperability Communications Lead:
,
(650) 604-0996
- Logistics Lead:
, (650) 604-0466
- NASA HF Net Lead:
, (650) 604-3189
- Satellite Communications (INMARSATs) Lead:
,
(650) 604-2302
- Secure Communications Lead:
, (650) 604-1248
- VHF/UHF Communications Lead:
, (650) 604-6262
- Video Services Lead:
, (650) 604-0703
ECC Systems and Capabilities:
- Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) HF radio system
- ISDN data/voice/video satellite systems w/Internet connectivity capabilities
- Secure voice satellite capabilities
- HF/VHF/UHF radio transceivers
- Multi-radio system patching capabilities
- Portable wireless video capabilities
- Radio receiver scanners
- Redundant backup power sources
- NASA, local area, and satellite TV capabilities
- Frequency counters, electronic and manual antenna analyzers, spectrum analyzers,
and other electronic test and evaluation equipment, tools and materials
DARTCOM Deployment Capabilities:
- Various fixed and mobile HF/VHF/UHF transceivers
- Various International Maritime Satellite (INMARSAT) terminals
- Various fixed and mobile antenna systems
- Direction Finder (DF) system
- Mobile facsimile
- Global Positioning System (GPS)
- Wireless Internet connectivity
- TV for local area reception
- Self contained power sources supporting low and high voltage electrical
power
- Various materials to create antenna systems and maintenance deployable equipment
- Frequency counters, electronic and manual antenna analyzers, spectrum analyzers
and other electronic test and evaluation equipment, tools and materials
- Interoperability communications switch
- Field deployable Video Teleconferencing services
