ARLA/CLUSTER: Radioamadores americanos preparam-se para mega-terramotos

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Amateur Radio operators prepare for the megaquake

Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on the vital role radio amateurs
could play when an earthquake strikes

In the last 100 years, there have only been five magnitude 9.0 or
higher “megaquakes” worldwide. The pressure currently building in the
Cascadia Subduction Zone that runs along the California, Oregon, and
Washington coasts could unleash a sixth.

To prepare for the disaster, this Saturday the Oregon Office of
Emergency Management is supporting the largest statewide emergency
communications exercise Oregon has ever had. About 200 amateur radio
operators will participate, and according to Cory Grogan, a public
information officer at OEM, these operators could serve a vital role
in affected areas when – not if – the earthquake strikes.

Read and listen to the interview at
http://www.opb.org/news/series/unprepared/amateur-radio-operators-prepare-for-the-megaquake/