It’s not often you see two rescues facilitated by ham radio on the same day.
A 23-year-old Florida man was rescued by an Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) system participating container ship as the sailor’s boat was in distress 700 miles off the coast of San Diego, California last Friday. Amver, sponsored by the United States […]
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Here is an article that was published in a number of Harris County and Montgomery County Texas community newspapers. It detailed Amateur Radio’s responses to the recent damage caused in Harris County by hurricane Ike.
Hurricane Ike devastated southeast Texas. More than two million people lost their power, thousands lost their homes and damage was unlike anything […]
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While prowling the interweb looking for something else, this video caught my eye. It serves to graphically show that, with minimal preparation, Amateur Radio operators can be ready to assist in a disaster, or other situation that requires emergency communications after the existing infrastructure is damaged.
January, 2008. Assisting Red Cross and Jefferson Co. DES/WMD. HF station […]
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This article by Tanya Eiserer for The Dallas Morning News probably has a moral, if anyone wanted to make the effort find it. Yeah, it could happen.
Dallas technology officials told City Council members that it will take over a year and more than $14 million to resolve problems related to the installation of Dallas’ new […]
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I have not seen this product in use, but it seems to be worth checking out for EmComm applications. It appears to have a circuit that reduces ambient noise like the Bose headsets that were designed for aviation use. Handy for when you are standing next to a fire department pumper that is working at […]
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Here is some more evidence of the recent attention being paid to Amateur Radio’s EmComm capabilities. This "tip" comes from the Homeland1 Newsletter.
First responder agencies never seem to have enough money for communications equipment. Tapping into radio amateurs is a good way to extend your reach and network capacity for free. Most radio amateurs are highly […]
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The following by Rick Cousins appeared in the Galveston Daily News.
One elderly lady endured Hurricane Ike’s wrath. She was sitting in her modest home located near the San Luis hotel  alone in the dark. Her husband was hundreds of miles away in Utah, worried and unable to reach her as landline and cell phone […]
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As Hurricane Kyle brushed its way across Eastern New England region on its way to the Canadian Maritimes, hams in the area were prepared for impact. Heavy rain associated with a stalled out boundary, as well as some influence from Kyle, caused heavy rainfall and flooding in the region.
"We were lucky to have a 12-18 […]
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The Flint, (MI) Police Department has posted some good information about the proper use of the 9-1-1 system. Some of this sounds pretty obvious, but there is a good reason for them wanting to be sure we are clear on it. For example, Genesee County Central Dispatch has answered over 84,000 non-emergency calls SO FAR […]
The National Weather Service Office in White Lake, MI recently made this announcement.
A live CoCoRaHS Training session has been scheduled for Tuesday August 26, 2008. The session will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the National Weather Service Office in White Lake. The session will include a brief tour of our forecast office and […]
