Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Sep 15 2017 07:42 am
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2081, for Friday, September 15, 2017
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2081, with a release date of
Friday, September 15, 2017, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Hams help after Hurricane Irma sweeps through
Florida. Two New York amateurs operate an on-air tribute station to
9/11. And, a partnership between India and Russia, gives rise to a new
satellite. All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2081,
comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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NEIL/ANCHOR: We begin this week's newscast with Hurricane Irma, one of
the most powerful hurricanes to sweep through the Atlantic region.
Kent Peterson, KC0DGY, spoke with one of the amateur radio coordinators
providing assistance in hard-hit Florida.
STEVE: My city manager was at one of our city staff meetings, and we've
been through a lot of these, and he looked over to me and said, "You
don't like this storm", and I said, "No I don't."
KENT: Irma was one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the state
of Florida. Steve Szabo, WB4OMM, is the North Florida section manager,
for the ARRL.
STEVE: Right now, I'm waiting for the state of Florida EOC state CERT
to send me amateur radio requests for deployment in the field. We will
be soliciting ham radio operators nationwide, anyone who wants to
volunteer and help. They will need to sign up at our volunteer website,
and when they register, as we have deployments that are as requested,
we will send information out to folks. Basically, they are deployments
to public safety command centers. We're looking for amateur radio
operators with dual band HTs, spare batteries and chargers, and
obviously, they need to be self-contained for several days. They will
provide shower and sleeping facilities in most cases, but generally,
we're looking for HTs and outboard antenna something that will increase
the range, to provide communications capabilities to shelters, and
hospitals, and the like.
KENT: The website to sign up to volunteer is VOLUNTEER FLORIDA DOT ORG,
that's all one word, volunteerflorida.org
STEVE: It looks like most of the Florida Keys will have the greatest
need in the state, as well as the Naples area, and maybe some in the
center of the state.
KENT: Szabo says an emergency coordination plan can most effectively
address needs.
STEVE: The biggest request I can make, as all of us got together years
back, we all have a common operating plan down here. A lot of well
wishers are sending information down, but please don't be offended if
we don't acknowledge you. Do not self deploy. Once agencies in the
center of the state are coordinated, they can supply resources where
they're best needed. We are looking at unmet needs and not unmet wants.
KENT Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kent Peterson, KC0DGY.
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HAMS HELP WHIDBEY ISLAND WITH EMERGENCY PREP
NEIL/ANCHOR: As this year's weather events have demonstrated, you can
never be too prepared. Hams on tiny Whidbey (Wid-BEE) Island in
Washington State, helped local residents understand the extra value of
radio at critical times. Here's Kevin Trotman, N5PRE, with those details.
KEVIN'S REPORT: WIth an earthquake in Mexico, wildfires in the pacific
NorthWest, and hurricane season plaguing the Atlantic, Caribbean and
Gulf regions, emergencies are everywhere. So it was good timing, when
hams in tiny Whidbey Island in Washington State, demonstrated the value
of disaster preparedness recently.
The hams were part of a Safety and Emergency Prep Fair held in Island
County, where attendees were reminded, that living on an island further
complicates any difficult scenario.
The fair was organized by Puget Sound Energy, and it showcased various
government departments, and other offices that help with preparedness,
as well as response to serious weather events, that take down power
lines and have other consequences.
Vince Bond, K7NA, public information officer of the Island County Amateur
Radio Club, and Dave Fish, W7DAF, explained the various ways that hams
keep people connected, when conventional communications go out.
Organizers stressed that residents should prepare for events, such as an
earthquake or tsunami, that could leave them stranded - something that's
on everybody's minds a whole lot more these days.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
(THE SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD)
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