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How ham radio is used to give information during in a disaster?
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∙ 13y ago
There are many, many Hams who have portable VHF and UHF rigs, complete in a container with large batteries to run the radio, and often with a large (19" or more) antenna rising from their backpacks. In New York City, for example, when the World Trade Tower came down, most of the longer-distance (longer than line of sight) radios no longer worked, as the power went out. The large number of hams who came from even far-away States positioned themselves in fire stations. police stations, etc. and other hams were near fire trucks, police cars, command centers, etc. The person would tell the ham what to say, and he would say it to the ham at the farther away place, who would tell it to the firefighter, officer, dispatch center, etc.
This is very typical of disasters with hams coming to help, although it might not always be in support of police or firefighters. And this service is free to the local governments. (Actually, any government)
Other hams, at home can patch in telephone signals to the disaster scene for people to ask about loved-ones, if that service is available on the scene.
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