Local Skywarn Net Brings Needed Rain To Rio Grande
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in SKYWARN, SPARCS | Comments OffWA5ZIP activated Skwyarn at 2:10 p.m. on Sunday April 27, 2008 as severe thunderstorms began to develop along the border and lower Rio Grande Valley. Although no physical damage has been determined by this afternoon's frontal passing, people all over ...
Tricks For Your Cell Phone In wide-spread Disaster
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in SHARES, SPARCS | Comments OffPROVIDED FROM ARRL "VIEW FROM FLAGLER COUNTY" K1CE Rick Palm please subscribe to ARRL ARES E-Letter for more! ----------------------------------------- During Katrina, and recently the Nevada earthquake, traditional cellular voice service was overwhelmed due to a combination of damaged infrastructure and system overloads. ...
Hurricane Center Director: Hams Give “Valuable” Reports
Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in SPARCS | Comments OffDirector of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) Bill Read, KB5FYA, praised Amateur Radio at the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando earlier this month. "Ham radio has always played a critical role in emergencies," Read said. "What goes out when you ...
