One Group’s Post-Pandemic Travel Plan: Get as Far Away as Possible
Of the many post-pandemic travel plans being hatched around the world, few are as extreme as what ham-radio operator Dom Grzyb has in mind. The semiretired Polish businessman looks to spend tens of thousands of dollars this year to lead a group of eight to Bouvet Island in the southern Atlantic, an uninhabited locale largely covered in glacial ice. The odds aren’t favorable.
High winds and massive waves batter ships entering the region. Among travelers who manage to catch sight of Bouvet Island, which belongs to Norway, some never make shore. Slivers of beach give way to steep rock and ice formations that reach 100 feet and higher. “It’s the most remote island in the world,” said Mr. Grzyb, 47 years old. “It’s also one of the most dangerous places in the world.”
Birthday bash: Ham radio operators honor Minnesota’s 163 years at Pioneer Park
With a view of the valley and the St. Croix River on a warm sunny Tuesday, amateur radio ham operators celebrated the state’s 163rd birthday at Stillwater’s Pioneer Park on May 11 by doing what they do best: talking to people across the country using ham radios.
South East Metro Amateur Radio Club Member Joe Hibberd said the event is a good way to expose the public to the hobby.
“It is Minnesota’s birthday, and we as a club decided we wanted to celebrate that,” Hibberd said. “We’re always looking for opportunities to do special events out in the open. It’s a way to test our emergency radio capabilities.”
Ham it up for hurricane season
Southwest Floridians are all too familiar with power loss during hurricanes and storms, but who’s there to communicate for us in a state of emergency?
On Saturday morning in Punta Gorda, the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society collaborated with the Burnt Store Lakes Homeowners Association Community Emergency Response Team to demonstrate how Ham Radio operators can send and receive messages without electricity, cell phone service or wifi.
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