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Hurricane Isaac

Posted on August 28, 2012 by w4mrw Posted in Uncategorized

Ways to monitor amateur radio stations during Hurricane Isaac:

HF Phone
Hurricane Watch Net on 14.325 MHz USB see www.hwn.org

NBEMS
Primary: 14.065 MHz(1000 Hz center) USB
Backups: 7.065 MHz USB and 3.565 MHz USB

D-STAR
www.dstarinfo.com/repeater-maps.aspx choose USA Southeast region.
If you are unsure how to program your D-STAR radio to connect visit www.dstarinfo.com/dstar-web-calculator.aspx

EchoLink
*WX_TALK* ONLY USE THIS NODE IF YOU ARE IN THE IMPACTED AREAS, need to preserve bandwidth for emergency traffic only.
*VKEMCOMM* If you are outside of the impacted areas or want to just monitor

For additional VOIP nodes visit http://www.voipwx.net/

Reston Bike Club Century Ride

Posted on August 25, 2012 by admin Posted in Uncategorized

Although I had registered for the Reston Bike Club (RCB) Century ride this year I’ve decided to volunteer my time to helping out with the amateur radio communications. This year I will be in SAG vehicle #4 so follow me around the course.

DHS-funded video gives tips to survive a shooter

Posted on August 16, 2012 by admin Posted in Uncategorized

After last week’s shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., the city of Houston has released a how-to video on surviving a shooter event.

The video was created with funds from the Homeland Security Department.

Entitled “Run, Hide, Fight,” the video depicts a fictional shooting incident at an office building.

“It may feel like just another day at the office, but occasionally life feels more like an action movie than reality,” says a narrator.

The City of Houston’s website offers these tips:

  • Run if a safe path is available. Always try and escape or evacuate even if others insist on staying.
  • Encourage others to leave with you but don’t let the indecision of others slow down your own effort to escape.
  • Once you are out of the line of fire, try to prevent others from walking into the danger zone and call 9-1-1.
  • If you can’t get out safely, find a place to hide.
  • When hiding, turn out lights, remember to lock doors and silence your ringer and vibration mode on your cell phone.
  • As a last resort, working together or alone, act with aggression, use improvised weapons and fight.

Houston’s Public Safety Office said it had started working on the video before the theater shooting, according to an ABC station in Houston.

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