The past few months have really shown how amateur radio can respond in emergencies. And, the press has noticed. Below, are some links to news reports of hams helping out when there’s been a natural disaster:
Using HAM (sic) Radio during natural disasters (WSBT 22) ELKHART — It’s unlikely we’ll see many strong earthquakes here. But when things like tornadoes touch down some areas have few options for contacting others. There’s a group of people who can communicate despite the lack of connection. This way of communicating has been around since 1914.
To reach hurricane victims, Copiague man goes ham. LINDENHURST – As Long Islanders with friends and relatives in Puerto Rico try to find ways to reach them with the island’s telecommunications down after Hurricane Maria, a Copiague man is trying to help them with his ham radio.
Long Island Ham Radio Operator Helps Relay Messages From Hurricane Victims In Puerto Rico (CBS, New York). COPIAGUE, N.Y. — With Puerto Rico’s telecommunications down, frantic friends and relatives are unable to reach loved ones on the island following Hurricane Maria. Bob Meyers, of Copiague, Long Island, is trying to help.
Ham Radio Operators Volunteer to Reestablish Communications in Puerto Rico. WESLACO – A group of 50 volunteers armed with ham radios land in Puerto Rico with the task of reestablishing communication.Dr. David Woolweaver is the director of the West Gulf Division of the National Association for amateur radio. He said Hurricane Maria has left parts of Puerto Rico with no power, gas, or communication services.So his organization teamed up with the American Red Cross and sent 50 volunteers armed with radios to the island.
Queens School’s Amateur Radio Club Offers Messaging Lifeline to Puerto Rico. JACKSON HEIGHTS — Inside the tiny amateur radio room inside the Garden School’s second-floor library, students fiddle with dials and listen for voices being transmitted from around the world. The school’s radio club, which has grown to around 20 members since launching last year, has competed in contests and learned all about operating ham radios from inside the 78th Street school. Now, the extracurricular activity has taken a more urgent mission for students.
Trying to communicate after the hurricane: ‘It’s as if Puerto Rico doesn’t exist.’ With ham radios and spotty WiFi, Puerto Rico struggles to communicate after Hurricane Maria
Radio club offers aid for hurricane recovery. When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September, it left in its wake a trail of destruction as nearly 100 percent of the island’s telecommunications systems were lost. In the aftermath, citizens of the United States called upon a sometimes overlooked means of communication to aid in Puerto Rico’s recovery process.
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