How ham radio operators are your friends. A recent radio conversation between two HAMs raised a disturbing issue that surprised both of them. The conversation involved the NTS (National Traffic Service) that uses amateur radio operators throughout the United States to relay information during large-scale emergencies, such as earthquakes…One of the HAMs in the above conversation stated that sometimes in calling people with such information, he is met with suspicion and even hostility. Is he a telemarketer? Is he a drug dealer? Or worse yet, is he a terrorist?
Ham radio operators still have role to play. The people who keep communication lines open when disaster strikes are looking for new talent. That’s amateur radio clubs, and they’re increasingly filled by people above the age of 50, who would like to prepare the following generation to help in a crisis, says Mike Johnson, emergency management co-ordinator for Cumberland County. “We have so much technology that we rely on, and when it’s taken away, it creates a problem,” Johnson said Thursday. “There’s no question we need new blood.”
Radio Relay Field Day in Whippany hopes to tap into thousands of sources. HANOVER TWP. – For the 13th consecutive year the Morris Radio Club and the Hanover Township Office of Emergency Management will team up and participate in a joint American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day exercise on Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25 at Brickyard Field in Bee Meadow Park in Whippany…Last year the group made contact with 637 similar groups and individuals worldwide.
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