At 7:05 AM -0400 9/3/05, Jerry Dixon wrote:
I don't know how many of you have a Ham license but see below:
In talking with communication providers in the region they just now got satellite phones and in process of assessing and repairing communication lines for New Orleans. They're still somewhat challenged with comms including at shelters. See the request below from ARRL.
There is an HF net setup and efforts under way by NCS down there.
-Jerry
For what it's worth for possible antenna alternatives, I was just reminded by a military friend that Army and National Guard field artillery units normally have a generous supply of good-sized balloons for meteorological sensors. While the deploying artillery units wouldn't normally take these to a disaster area, they could be asked to bring them along if these might be useful in RF communications.
Attention All Amateurs... Amateur Radio emergency communication volunteers needed! (Sep 2, 2005) -- The ARRL now is seeking experienced Amateur Radio emergency volunteers to help supplement communication for American Red Cross feeding and sheltering operations in Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle--as many as 200 locations in all. Special consideration will be given to operators who have successfully completed the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Communications course training (Level I minimum) to serve as team leaders. These volunteer operators will help to provide communication and equipment for relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. If you're interested and qualified, please send an e-mail message to Katrina@arrl.org, providing name, call sign, contact information and any equipment you're willing and able to take along on a field deployment for an indefinite period. Volunteers may face hardship conditions without the usual amenities and will need to provide their own transportation to the marshaling area.
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Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 19:59:40 GMT From: "Fergie (Paul Ferguson)" <fergdawg@netzero.net> Subject: FCC COORDINATING TECH AID FOR KATRINA DISASTER To: nanog@merit.edu
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/09/02/fcc_coordinating_tec.ht ml
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