ARLA/CLUSTER: Radioamadores americanos ajudam vitimas do Furacão Florence

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Hurricane Florence: Radio hams help during disasters

*WBRC TV News* reports amateur radio operators play vital role in hurricane
response

With winds barreling towards the east coast at 150 miles an hour, Hurricane
Florence could knock out lines of communication for days.

If she does, amateur radio operators like *Vann Martin W4JVM* will be vital.

“Amateur radio is a means of communication without reliant on modern
technology like cell phones or landlines,� Martin explains.

“We can use batteries. We can set up an antennae practically anywhere.
We're able to get to the site, as quickly as anyone else, barring first
responders and we become a helpmate to these organizations.�

Martin, the head of Amateur Radio of Alabama, has seen such help during
natural disasters--like Hurricane Katrina and Snowmaggedon.

He especially remembers information ham operators were able to relay about
Bessemer during the April 2011 tornadoes

“In this instance, these people were able to listen to amateur radio on a
scanner, they were not operators, but they were able to have a hand held
scanner and hear our information and seek shelter in time that practically
saved their life,� he says.

With a network of more than 12-thousand licensed operators in Alabama,
Martin has already reached out to his counterparts in the states Florence
is slated to hit letting them know they are ready to help.

“So it has many aspects from the fun, to the served to actually can we make
a difference in somebody’s life.�

Watch the WBRC report at
https://www.wbrc.com/2018/09/13/ham-radio-operators-play-vital-role-hurricane-response/

What is Amateur Radio?
http://www.essexham.co.uk/what-is-amateur-radio

Find a UK amateur radio training course near you
https://thersgb.org/services/coursefinder/

Free online Foundation course
https://www.essexham.co.uk/train/foundation-online/
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