Marveltone
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2010
- Messages
- 1,411
- Location
- Somewhere north of Roseau, MN
- Tractor
- Fordson Major Diesel, McCormick Deering W4, Ford 1510, John Deere L111
My county has a very active and well coordinated Skywarn (tornado spotters) community. We've found that even though cellphones work for spotting, Ham radios give a much bigger overall picture of what's happening in a large area in real time, as many can listen and talk in the same conversation rather than just two. In fact, when tornadic activity is impending, the director of the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, ND opens up the super-link, connecting our local repeaters with the radio in his office. We are his eyes on the ground, over 100 miles away.
We also have an emergency communications trailer filled with many radios of varying frequencies, as well as wireless internet. We unveiled and really tested it 10 years ago, when our local community was hit with a rather devastating flood. Police, fire and ambulance personnel hovered around our trailer, marveling at the scope of our interconnected communications, waiting to hear where they were needed. We were the heart and soul of emergency coordination efforts.
Just a couple of reasons for the efforts and expense.
We also have an emergency communications trailer filled with many radios of varying frequencies, as well as wireless internet. We unveiled and really tested it 10 years ago, when our local community was hit with a rather devastating flood. Police, fire and ambulance personnel hovered around our trailer, marveling at the scope of our interconnected communications, waiting to hear where they were needed. We were the heart and soul of emergency coordination efforts.
Just a couple of reasons for the efforts and expense.
