The Utilization of amateur radio in disaster communications.

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Working paper (University of Colorado, Boulder. Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center) ; 86Publication details: Boulder, Colo. : Natural Hazards Research and Application Information Center. Institute of Behavioral Science. University of Colorado, 1994Description: viii, 81 p. : illDDC classification:

383.54 UTI

Subject: Explores the use of amateur radio as a provider of supplemental communications for disaster relief and disaster control agencies. Amateur radio operators, or hams, are skilled communicators willing and able to volunteer their time and equipment for emergencies. They also offer their skills and additional frequencies; thus, it makes sense to plan for and include them in disaster training and preparation and to use them when disaster strikes. In Colorado, hams participate with the Mile High Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Boulder County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (BCARES) as disaster communications providers. Although these two groups play different roles in a disaster, both show how hams can work together with agencies to provide more effective communications during a disaster

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Explores the use of amateur radio as a provider of supplemental communications for disaster relief and disaster control agencies. Amateur radio operators, or hams, are skilled communicators willing and able to volunteer their time and equipment for emergencies. They also offer their skills and additional frequencies; thus, it makes sense to plan for and include them in disaster training and preparation and to use them when disaster strikes. In Colorado, hams participate with the Mile High Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Boulder County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (BCARES) as disaster communications providers. Although these two groups play different roles in a disaster, both show how hams can work together with agencies to provide more effective communications during a disaster

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