ARLA/CLUSTER: Radioamadorismo continua forte nos Estados Unidos

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Ham radio still going strong

The Honolulu Civil Beat reports amateur radio is still going strong in
the social media age

In the midst of the multinational Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military
exercises, a statewide coalition is staging its own preparedness
drill.
The annual Makani Pahili hurricane exercise, which allows a multitude
of agencies to test their readiness for the next natural disaster,
kicks off today.

Working alongside government officials and emergency professionals
will be a volunteer corps of amateur radio operators. They will
provide critical communication links between sites in a disaster
scenario.

“Imagine a situation where all the cell towers go down during an
emergency — how are you going to communicate?” asked Stephen Levy
NH7ZP, who is helping to coordinate volunteers during the hurricane
drill. “Ham radio operators will be able to communicate because they
have both the radio as well as the cell tower.”

Read the full article at
http://www.civilbeat.org/2016/07/civil-geeks-ham-radio-still-going-strong-in-social-media-age/