Is Ham Radio a Dinosaur technology?
Wonderful presentations from today’s lively Amateur Radio Workshop at the 2024 National Hurricane Conference in Orlando reveal the endless ways ham radio operators provide critical ground truth situational awareness “when all else fails”.
Especially check out the keeper stories by Julio Ripoll, WD4R in the YouTube video link below. See especially 1:25-1:33. (And shout out to the wire antenna!)
Many thanks to the conference organizers and videographer Jim Palmer KB1KQW for providing remote access and a YouTube recording to share widely:
The YouTube link is: https://www.youtube.com/live/-
2024 National Hurricane Conference Presenters and Moderator:
• Moderator: Rob Macedo, KD1CY, VoIP Hurricane Net
• John Cangialosi, Senior Hurricane Specialist, National Hurricane Center
• Special guest speaker Bob Robichaud, VE1MBR, Canadian Hurricane Center
• Special guest speaker Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, Director of Emergency Management, ARRL HQ
• Julio Ripoll, WD4R, WX4NHC Assistant Amateur Radio Station Coordinator
• Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) Manager
• Joe Bassett, W1WCN, SATERN, Salvation Army Team Emergency Response Radio Network
• Rick Palm, K1CE, ARRL ARES E-Letter Editor/Public Service Columnist
• Rob Macedo, KD1CY, Director of Operations, VoIP Hurricane Net & ARRL ARES Eastern Mass SEC
• Jim Palmer, KB1KQW, VoIP Hurricane Net (Videographer)
Sign up for RHODE ISLAND SKYWARN Training April 30, 2024
Tuesday April 30th, 2024 – 530-730 PM:
CCRI Newport Campus
1 John H Chafee Boulevard
Newport, RI 02840
Taught by: NWS Forecaster
Registration required: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdruGus86JIOf5u234ZfFdV3PQgIku-3cd8Ci6ZKG9gvpEmcQ/viewform