Disaster strikes at its leisure, and River Heights may find itself short-handed if telephones and electricity are down. Councilwoman Kathryn Hadfield said River Heights needs more licensed amateur radio operators who can volunteer, should an emergency arise.
AMATEUR radio operators, interest groups and suppliers from near and far gathered at Coffs Harbour for Radio Expo yesterday.
“Internet not working, police cars burning,” sent out one Egyptian. “Today marks a great day for Egypt,” sent out another.
These messages weren’t coming from mobile phones or computers, but from an amateur radio sending out Morse Code somewhere amidst the chaos in Egypt.
The search for distant planets starts with the vibrations of their stars, and in those vibrations lies a kind of music.
As protests in Egypt continue new means of communication have appeared, with the help of “We Rebuild”, a group that has turned to landline phones, fax machines and ham radio in order to communicate messages out of the country.
A ‘We Rebuild’ activist tweeted on Friday that when countries block, they evolve; indicating how Egyptians found ways to remain connected globally. To keep information circulating, they utilized landline phones, fax machines and ham radio.
With Japan’s cargo freighter safely arriving at the International Space Station early Thursday, Russia has launched its next resupply ship loaded with more provisions and even a tiny amateur radio satellite that spacewalkers will deploy from the orbiting outpost.
Members of the Oroville Amateur Radio Society explain amateur radio and what the locals have organized in a rebroadcast at 11 a.m. Tuesday on the “Our Town” radio show on KRBS-LP, Oroville, a radio station broadcasting at 107.1 FM, and on the Internet at www.radiobirdstreet.org.
On Wednesday, January 26, Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT), along with Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), introduced Senate Bill 191, The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2011. Similar to HR 81 — also called The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2011 — that was introduced by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18) on January 5, the bill, if passed, would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to undertake a study on emergency communications. S 191 has been referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Lieberman is the Chairman of the committee, while Collins is the Ranking Member.
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