The old pin--through-the-center-of-the coax trick while you go on setting up your repeater? :) 73's, Mike KE6MRE On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Andrew Kirch <trelane@trelane.net> wrote:
The problem with this is that both ARES and RACES hams have gotten there first (orange lights and strobes flashing) and are now engaged in small-arms fire over who gets to set their repeater up. You're now hiding under your vehicle. What is your next move?
Andrew
You have products like a cell on wheels. A container containing a phone switch and a mobile cell, easily installable. You place it at the center of
On 2/24/2011 10:03 AM, Franck Martin wrote: the disaster zone and all mobile phones start to work...
if you are worried about congestion, then only the "right" sims are
registered/enabled.
----- Original Message ----- From: "mikea" <mikea@mikea.ath.cx> To: nanog@nanog.org Sent: Thursday, 24 February, 2011 9:39:09 AM Subject: Re: Christchurch New Zealand
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 10:08:39AM -0800, JC Dill wrote:
On 22/02/11 10:38 PM, Joe Hamelin wrote:
The other CERT: Community Emergency Response Team. https://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/about.shtm +1 for CERT. I also think that taking a CERT class is a great way to re-evaluate your own network emergency procedures. You may find new ways to prepare for network disasters, and to triage damage when a network disaster occurs. Agreed on CERT.
I diffidently suggest that amateur radio licensing, together with some battery-operated gear (think 2-meter or 70-cm handy-talkies at a minimum for short-haul comms, HF gear for longer-haul) may be Very Good Indeed in a disaster that takes down POTS service or government emergency communications. Folks interested in this might want to investigate ARES and/or RACES in the US, or similar activities in other countries.