Simulated emergency drill: very educational
Scenario: A major earthquake has hit the San Juan Islands, resulting in a tsunami that pounded shorelines in the Puget Sound region. Power is out throughout much of the region, and radio and cell towers have toppled over. Many roads are impassable, and only military vehicles and helicopters have access to some areas. The Olympic Peninsula is essentially cut off by road. Communications are limited. Local hospitals are already heavily affected by the H1N1 flu virus. Read More…
Radio (re)enters my life
I’m interested in things we can’t see that markedly affect our lives. I sail because the invisible wind is a living force that fascinates me. I watch weather, where clouds are symptoms of deeper causes. And I am enjoying radio, with unseen radio waves passing over, around, and through me.
There was nothing really spectacular in my past that stimulated my interested in amateur radio. But when I think back, I remember listening in fascination to the radio exchanges between ground control and the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions. Maybe it started as an adjunct to the magic of those years. Read More…
