ARLA/CLUSTER: Radioamadores preparados para auxiliar nas emergências nos EUA

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Radio hams prepared to help in emergencies

ABC News 10 TV reports if there is a storm and the emergency
communications system goes out, local amateur radio enthusiasts are
prepared to help first responders

“Once that goes down, the police don’t have any way to communicate,
the fire department doesn’t have any way to communicate, so they rely
on guys like me to fill that void," explained John Fritze K2QY.

That’s when John Fritze, and other amateur radio enthusiasts, known as
Hams, would be notified by the Albany County Sheriff to help assist.

"What happens is, I can sit down behind a police radio and I can do
dispatch. If I am trained to do that, it’s legal for me to do that,"
explained Fritze.

As trained communicators, the Hams are licensed by the FCC. Some are
even trained to help report to the National Weather Service. And when
the hurricanes hit Puerto Rico, Hams in the Upstate New York region
were deployed to help relay messages back and forth.

And while the Hams don’t always get recognition, they are always there
if and when we need them.

Watch the TV news report video at
https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/local-amateur-radio-enthusiasts-prepared-to-help-in-emergencies/1741317035