No politics, no officers, no dues—just neighbors helping neighbors when disaster strikes and, more importantly, offering a calming voice from someone nearby when things seem darkest.
Thank you for starting this, it seems to be a great idea and I hope everyone involved will abide by the rules. Maybe when folks realize it is for emergency situations and for the most part, the "rules" are federal communications "laws", they will abide. Good luck with this program. Just like with electricity in general, we tend to take technology for granted. We often forget that without electricity, most of the tech we rely on is useless. And a hand crank on an emergency radio can charge your phone, but if the cell towers near-by are blown down, the cell phones still won't work unless they are using a satellite network. Unless that has changed and I am unaware. Our modern conveniences are wonderful, but they do make us vulnerable to hackers and Mother Nature. We need more groups like this everywhere. Was this how the Civil Air Patrol started?
Thank you and to tell you the truth I don't know how the Civil Air Patrol began. I do know, from the time I worked with them in search and rescue, they do awesome work. For whatever reason the FRS/GMRS channels are free of the CB mess, quiet, static-free and the radios and antennas are tiny by comparison. I hope you catch the story when I cover the network built by a group in California after that tragic Palisades fire claimed so many lives. There is a way, with a couple meetings and practice, that the radios can sound off at an unheard tone and tell folks on the other end what escape routes are still open, roads washed out, etc., and that's what they've done. All volunteer, no expense to the government and I bet some good friendships were established as volunteers programmed those radios for that mission. Unfortunately here, I haven't heard a soul on Channel 3 yet. Work hours and the storm only beginning may be the culprit, though. Stay safe out there and I hope you have a glorious day.
Thank you for starting this, it seems to be a great idea and I hope everyone involved will abide by the rules. Maybe when folks realize it is for emergency situations and for the most part, the "rules" are federal communications "laws", they will abide. Good luck with this program. Just like with electricity in general, we tend to take technology for granted. We often forget that without electricity, most of the tech we rely on is useless. And a hand crank on an emergency radio can charge your phone, but if the cell towers near-by are blown down, the cell phones still won't work unless they are using a satellite network. Unless that has changed and I am unaware. Our modern conveniences are wonderful, but they do make us vulnerable to hackers and Mother Nature. We need more groups like this everywhere. Was this how the Civil Air Patrol started?
Thank you and to tell you the truth I don't know how the Civil Air Patrol began. I do know, from the time I worked with them in search and rescue, they do awesome work. For whatever reason the FRS/GMRS channels are free of the CB mess, quiet, static-free and the radios and antennas are tiny by comparison. I hope you catch the story when I cover the network built by a group in California after that tragic Palisades fire claimed so many lives. There is a way, with a couple meetings and practice, that the radios can sound off at an unheard tone and tell folks on the other end what escape routes are still open, roads washed out, etc., and that's what they've done. All volunteer, no expense to the government and I bet some good friendships were established as volunteers programmed those radios for that mission. Unfortunately here, I haven't heard a soul on Channel 3 yet. Work hours and the storm only beginning may be the culprit, though. Stay safe out there and I hope you have a glorious day.