Big Island ARRL News, 17 November 2016, 06:35 hrs, UTC, Post #44.

https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com/2016/11/16/ham-radios-role-in-emergencies

Accessed on 17 November 2016, 06:35 hrs, UTC.

Author:  KH6OWL–ARRL Public Information Officer, Oahu, ARRL Pacific Section.

Please click link to read the full article.

Comment:

Thanks to KH6OWL for this upbeat article concerning the role of radio amateurs in emergencies.  The discussion covers a lot of ground and tells what amateur radio operators do in times of natural or human-caused emergencies.

Excellent photos complement the points made in the article.  You can even see the author, KH6OWL, operating amateur radio satellites from Hawaii.  The article also refers to the “National Geographic” mission to Mars program.

Licensed amateur radio operators are encouraged to join ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service), which serves local, state, and national agencies in times of emergencies.

For the latest ARRL news and information, please check out the blog sidebars.  These news feeds are updated daily.

Here are two sites that may interest you:

http://www.kh6jrm.info (breaking news of interest to radio amateurs).

http://kh6jrm.blogspot.com (Simple Ham Radio Antennas–antenna theory and practice).

http://hawaiinewsdigest.com (latest news from the state of Hawaii, focusing on news from Hawaii Island).

http://hawaiisciencedigest.com (latest news from the worlds of science and technology).

https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com (ARRL news and information of interest to Oahu-based radio amateurs).

Please send your newsworthy items to kh6jrm@gmail.com at least two weeks before your event.  I’ll then send them to our local print and broadcast media.

Thanks for joining us today!

Aloha es 73 de

Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)

ARRL Public Information Coordinator

Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section