The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources. BIG ISLAND ARRL NEWS, 19 October 2016, Post # 23. Source: ARES E-Letter Issues (http://www.arrl.org/ares-el?issue=current). Accessed on 19 October 2016, 23:55 hrs, UTC. Editor: Rick Palm (K1CE). Please click link to read the…
Big Island ARRL News, 17 October 2016, post #22
Emergency communications training through ARES, CERT, Emergency Management personnel, and local Civil Defense agencies can make radio amateurs more valuable and useful in times of emergencies. In the following two stories, we learn more about Amateur Radio Clubs and organizations that actively participate in training to serve their communities. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ON AMATEUR RADIO ROUNDTABLE…
ARRL Letter
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources. BIG ISLAND ARRL NEWS, 14 October 2016, post #21. Source: ARRL Letter (http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/?issue=2016-10-13). Accessed on 14 October 2016, 19:55 hrs, UTC. Reporter: ARRL. Please click link to read the full article. Comment: Here’s…
Amateur Radio support for Atlantic hurricane
Hurricane Matthew began as a tropical storm near the Windward Islands, but intensified several days later to be a Category 4 Hurricane, unleashing its fury and resulting in hundreds of deaths and widespread damage Source: Amateur Radio support for Atlantic hurricane (http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2016/october/amateur-radio-support-for-atlantic-hurricane-html). Big Island ARRL News, 13 October 2016, 19:45 hrs, UTC. Accessed on 13 October…
KSC ‘lucky’ Hurricane Matthew damage wasn’t worse
Hurricane Matthew caused millions of dollars of damage at KSC, but major facilities are in good condition. Big Island ARRL News, 11 October 2016, post #19. Source: KSC ‘lucky’ Hurricane Matthew damage wasn’t worse (http://www.floridatoday.com/story/weather/hurricanes/2016/10/11/kksc-lucky-hurricane-matthew-damage-wasnt-worse/91907558/). Accessed on 12 October 2016, 02:11 hrs, UTC. Please click link to read the full story and to view the storm…
Big Island ARRL News, 10 October 2016, post #18.
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/pacific-seafarer’s-net-assists-in-rescue-of-sailors-from-a-sinking-sailboat.540323 Thanks to Oahu ARRL PIO Stacy Hollbrook for this story. Once again, it shows how amateur radio operators help save lives on the high seas. Thanks to Charles Houlihan (KD6SPJ), Fred Moore (W3ZU, Randy VanLeeuwen (KH6RC), and personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District In Honolulu for making the rescue possible. The original distress…
ARRL Letter
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources. Big Island ARRL News, 08 October 2016, Post #17 Source: ARRL Letter (http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2016-10-06). Please click link to read the full article. Comment: Here’s the latest issue of the “ARRL Letter”, published 06 October…
Big Island ARRL News, 07 October 2016, post #16.
http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-response-continues-as-hurricane-matthew-moves-up-east-coast Accessed on 08 October 2016, 03:47 hrs, UTC. Reporter: ARRL. ARES volunteers in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas are supporting emergency communications as Hurricane Matthew sweeps past the northeast corner of Florida packing maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. The storm is already a killer, leaving more than 800 dead in Haiti. Almost 500,000…