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Satellite connectivity is the backbone for emergency preparedness response | Federal News Network

Darren Ludington, regional vice president of the Americas at ST Engineering iDirect, explains how first responders can respond more quickly

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An interactive map of amateur radio licensees in the USA.

Interesting map resource

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Podcast – Amateur Radio Is Still Saving Lives - Domestic Preparedness

“Old-school” communication systems continue to save lives when conventional networks fail. In this episode of Domestic Preparedness: The Pod

Thanks to Merilee Karr for the link

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Hoodland Community Planning Organization: January 26

Most of you know that the mission of the Hoodland Community Planning Organization (HCPO) is to bring County information to our Hoodland comm

Thanks to Candice Erdmann for the link!

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Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet | Samanth Subramanian

A colossal volcanic eruption in January 2022 ripped apart the underwater cables that connect Tonga to the world – and exposed the fragility

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After tsunami warning, calls grow to modernize Oregon’s disaster preparedness

To two state representatives, the tsunami warning that hit the Oregon coast earlier this month has revealed cracks in the state's disaster r

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Ham Radio Responds During Tsunami Threat

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information

Thanks to Karlene McCabe for the link.

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Radio Survey - MAC - 2025 - Google My Maps

Radio Survey - MAC - 2025

Multnomah NET conducted a comprehensive survey of FRS/GMRS radio signal quality, with 240 individual locations surveyed across their area!

Info about the map and project from TL Tom Boeker:

Scroll down in the  left-side menu and click on "Measured Points" to display or hide measured locations.

The work was performed by Multnomah NET members and several Multnomah Community Preparedness Pod leaders who were interested in radio communications. We would like our Pods to be equipped with radios so that they can make status reports to the Command Post in the event of a major emergency, thereby reducing our workload.

Future radio work will include:

Finding potential relay locations to reach areas with poor or no radio coverage, and

Mapping radio connectivity between NET member locations.