|
New to Ham Radio?
My Profile
Community
Articles
Forums
News
Reviews
Friends Remembered
Speak Out
Strays
Survey Question
Operating
Contesting
DX Cluster Spots
Propagation
Resources
Calendar
Classifieds
Ham Exams
Ham Links
List Archives
News Articles
Product Reviews
QSL Managers
Site Info
eHam Help (FAQ)
Support the site
The eHam Team
Advertising Info
Vision Statement
About eHam.net
|
10 Ham Radio Emergency Communications (Katrina) News Stories (9 Sept):
from
Various News Agencies
on
September 9, 2005
View comments about this article!
10 Ham Radio Emergency Communications (Katrina) News Stories (9 Sept):
Editor's Note: Due to the sheer volume of news stories relating to Ham Radio's role in emergency communications in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina I am placing all of the (daily) news stories on this topic into a single news story. I will be adding these multiple stories in each day as they come out. This will keep our News section of eHam from being a several pages long in just a few days, while still providing our readers with just as many ham-radio-related news stories on the subject as possible. As always, simply click the "LINK" below the titles to bring up the story in a new browser window.
Ham Radio Proves to be More than a Hobby:
See the full story here:
LINK
Ham Radio Operators Relay Information:
See the full story here:
LINK
Reaching Out: Volunteers Search for Evacuees' Families:
See the full story here:
LINK
Ham Radio Operators Offer Help:
See the full story here:
LINK
Ham Radio Operators Pitch in to Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort:
See the full story here:
LINK
Hams and Guns:
See the full story here:
LINK
Amateur Radio Club Members Headed to Gulf Coast:
See the full story here:
LINK
Amateur Radio Provides Link to the South:
See the full story here:
LINK
Ham Radio Operator Heads South to Aid Post-Katrina Communications:
See the full story here:
LINK
Ham Operator Helps Ravaged South:
See the full story here:
LINK
This article has expired. No more comments may be added.
|
10 Ham Radio Emergency Communications (Katrina) Ne
|
|
|
by ARRLFAN on September 9, 2005
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
If hams are doing such a great job then why is SATERN pleading for ham support and the RED CROSS is saying that they over-estimated ham turnout by 60-2 man teams...that means that there are open oppurtunity for over 120 hams to help the Red Cross alone -- yet no one is answering the call...
oh -- but there sure does seem to be allot of stories coming out of CT and ARRL about hams saving the day...
maybe someone should tell SATERN and the RED CROSS to be quiet....
to me it sounds like we are great at complaining that no one takes our hobby -- opps I mean the Amateur radio service - seriously -- yet when we are called upon to help we just look the other way ... perhaps this will be the event that finally makes us realize that us ham radio hobby folks are no longer a service but just a hobby that likes to complain ...
If you ever thought of a reason why they should do away with the code requirement then Katrina answered that calling....
SATERN and Red Cross can't find any HF operators to go to the area and help -- too bad there is a pool of 700000 UHF/VHF only guys they can't draw from...
|
| |
|
RE: 10 Ham Radio Emergency Communications (Katrina
|
|
|
by KD4AC on September 10, 2005
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
"perhaps this will be the event that finally makes us realize that us ham radio hobby folks are no longer a service but just a hobby that likes to complain ..."
Hmmm, does anyone else see the irony in that statement? Talk about calling the kettle black.
|
| |
|
RE: 10 Ham Radio Emergency Communications (Katrina
|
|
|
by K4JF on September 11, 2005
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
<If you ever thought of a reason why they should do away with the code requirement then Katrina answered that calling.... >
Uh, I think that must have been mistyped. Katrina dealt a very serious blow to those who are saying code is obsolete and of no use anymore.
|
| |
|
RE: 10 Ham Radio Emergency Communications (Katrina
|
|
|
by N0TRK on September 13, 2005
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
|
This is a PERFECT time for the HF guys to have the VHF UHF guys over and show them that there is another segment of ham radio that helps with disasters and emergencies. Show them, help them, elmer them to become interested in the art of HF operation, rather than turn this into another turf war. We are ALL hams, no matter what your license class. I don't get on HF much right now, but I did pass traffic into the area. I was treated wtih respect and helped through the process. No one asked my license class when I checked in, no one asked what level of code I passed to get my license. It seems that it doesn't really matter when there is work to be done.
|
| |
|
Email Subscription
You are not subscribed to discussions on this article.
Subscribe!
My Subscriptions
Subscriptions Help
Related News & Articles
Federal Government Grant to 'Ham Aid' Will Support Katrina Response:
ARRL President Submits Congressional Testimony on Hams' Katrina Response:
Wrong Side of the Gate
Emergency Power -- Survival Style
'I Am Signal'
Other News Articles
The New Frontier for School Radio:
New Vice Directors in Central, Roanoke Divisions:
New Amateur Radio Web Site Launches:
Announcing Railroad Depots on the Air:
Rowley Shears, G8KW (SK):
|
|
|
