Rotary grant provides for ham radio
If disaster strikes, the main campus of the Chimacum [WA] School District aims to be ready.
The Rotary Club of East Jefferson County awarded a grant of $942.50 to the district to purchase an emergency ham radio system.
Grant writer Mark Bauserman addressed the Rotary Club last November to outline a comprehensive plan for emergencies in the area, developed in coordination with the district. The plan covers an on-campus shooter, severe weather, an earthquake and other situations during which normal modes of communication might be interrupted or destroyed.
Bauserman said these amateur “ham” radios would allow schools to establish themselves as emergency communication centers as part of the overall neighborhood preparedness (NPREP) plan for Jefferson County.
Like ‘human hair in the ocean’:
Why ham radio still has an enduring appeal
Larry Horlick still marvels when he thinks about what happens when he turns on his ham radio.
“I’m taking my voice and that radio is converting it into an electrical signal and the amount of electrical energy that he is receiving is so minuscule,” said Horlick, a Coley’s Point resident who is one of a group of radio enthusiasts in Conception Bay North.
“It is like a human hair in an ocean and that fascinates me to this day.”
This is a fascinating story….Dan
Taiwan in Time: The only ‘ham’ in Taiwan for 25 years
Tim Chen was famous among amateur radio enthusiasts as the only person allowed to operate in Taiwan until 1985, when the government started issuing more licenses
Until 1985, Taiwan’s amateur (ham) radio scene consisted of one person: Tim Chen (陳實忻), who held the country’s only license due to Martial Law era restrictions. According to a Liberty Times (the sister newspaper of the Taipei Times) report, this resulted in the unusual situation where Taiwan Garrison Command had to establish a set of amateur radio regulations just for him.