There is a new HamWAN Site that Kenny, KU7M, helped bring up last weekend. It’s located south of Bellingham on Lookout Mountain, and paints the east side of the San Juan Islands: To get a better view, check out HWLookout on heywhatsthat. If you’re in the coverage area and would like to connect, contact me […]
Category Archive for 'EMCOMM'
San Juan County EC connects with Boise!
Posted in EMCOMM on Jul 11th, 2019
Greg AE7EL has become quite active in emergency communications, to the point that he is involved even beyond our own San Juan County Auxiliary Communications Services activities. When I circulated DEM Director Brendan Cowan’s call for new members of the Northwest Incident Management Team (NWIMT) last year, Greg applied. This Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Management […]
41st Annual 8.8k run: Saturday Aug 18th 9:00AM Start Time Map Meet on the Cady Repeater at 8:30 and I will assign stations. We will support the 3 Water Stations and 2 points in between if we have enough Hams. Bring snacks/water and a pair of binoculars is also handy. Here are the stations and […]
Great Washington Shakeout
Posted in EMCOMM on Aug 31st, 2017
The 2017 Great Washington Shakeout Drill is coming soon. On October 19th, 2017 you can join thousands of Washingtonians and millions of people world wide and participate in this community awareness earthquake drill. At 10:19 AM you’ll get the message to “Drop, Cover, and Hold On!”. It’s quick and easy to sign up at: SHAKEOUT When you register you’ll receive […]
Local news about Amateur Radio
Posted in EMCOMM on Jul 25th, 2017
It appears to have turned into 10 seconds on the air but the full segment is online. http://www.king5.com/news/local/disaster/how-to-make-sure-you-can-communicate-with-your-family-during-a-disaster/457410603 How to make sure you can communicate with family during a … www.king5.com Your typical methods of communication may not work in a disaster. Scott Honaker, N7SS Communications Coordinator Snohomish County Emergency Management
An interesting podcast: 1964 Alaska Earthquake
Posted in EMCOMM on May 21st, 2017
Brendon Cowan, San Juan County DEM Director shared this link and Bryan asked me share it with all. It’s an interesting podcast about the huge 1964 Alaska earthquake. Please check this out: http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/chance-anchorwoman-great-alaska-earthquake/transcript/ Peter, WA7FUS
New Programming Files for Alinco Radios
Posted in EMCOMM, FYI, Uncategorized on Feb 20th, 2017
Dan, N6AU, has provided programming files for the Alinco DR135, DR235 and DR435 mono-band radios. You can find them under Files/Frequencies/Alinco
Welcome Elizabeth!
Posted in EMCOMM on Nov 11th, 2016
Elizabeth Farr, KI7EBJ, is one of our newly minted Hams from MERT. She received preliminary training at the Eagle Crest Fire Station yesterday and is ready to communicate. As part of her MERT responsibility, she visits the Fire Station monthly. I have asked her to do a radio check each month when she’s there. Please […]
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