Browsing the archives for the ARES tag

Simulated emergency drill: very educational

in HAM, Service

Scenario: A major earthquake has hit the San Juan Islands, resulting in a tsunami that pounded shorelines in the Puget Sound region. Power is out throughout much of the region, and radio and cell towers have toppled over. Many roads are impassable, and only military vehicles and helicopters have access to some areas. The Olympic [...]

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Radio (re)enters my life

in HAM

I’m interested in things we can’t see that markedly affect our lives. I sail because the invisible wind is a living force that fascinates me. I watch weather, where clouds are symptoms of deeper causes. And I am enjoying radio, with unseen radio waves passing over, around, and through me.
There was nothing really spectacular in [...]

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