Comments on: Local Hams Take To The Airwaves For Amateur Radio Field Day, Practicing Emergency Communications http://www.northescambia.com/2023/06/local-hams-take-to-the-airwaves-for-amateur-radio-field-day-practicing-emergency-communications Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:01:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Robert Boschen http://www.northescambia.com/2023/06/local-hams-take-to-the-airwaves-for-amateur-radio-field-day-practicing-emergency-communications/comment-page-1#comment-518649 Robert Boschen Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:18:16 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=517184#comment-518649 “Sheriff’s deputies couldn’t talk to each other; the fire departments couldn’t talk to each other." There were certainly problems with most commercial wireless companies and even some landlines. However, in spite of sustaining damage, the County's radio systems for Paging, FD, EMS, & ESO all worked throughout thanks to engineered redundancies. “Sheriff’s deputies couldn’t talk to each other; the fire departments couldn’t talk to each other.”

There were certainly problems with most commercial wireless companies and even some landlines. However, in spite of sustaining damage, the County’s radio systems for Paging, FD, EMS, & ESO all worked throughout thanks to engineered redundancies.

]]> By: David Turner http://www.northescambia.com/2023/06/local-hams-take-to-the-airwaves-for-amateur-radio-field-day-practicing-emergency-communications/comment-page-1#comment-518571 David Turner Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:45:56 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=517184#comment-518571 The Yaesu 857D, Chameleon LEFS 8010 Antenna, Spiderbeams 40' mast, ABR Industries RG-58 coax make for a simple quick and easy, yet effective, communication setup. The Yaesu 857D, Chameleon LEFS 8010 Antenna, Spiderbeams 40′ mast, ABR Industries RG-58 coax make for a simple quick and easy, yet effective, communication setup.

]]> By: Scobie Wilcoxon http://www.northescambia.com/2023/06/local-hams-take-to-the-airwaves-for-amateur-radio-field-day-practicing-emergency-communications/comment-page-1#comment-518562 Scobie Wilcoxon Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:01:21 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=517184#comment-518562 We look forward to it all year. At the end of the weekend, we are spent. It’s both fun and exhausting. Thanks for visiting our setup and for sharing our hobby with others. We look forward to it all year. At the end of the weekend, we are spent. It’s both fun and exhausting.

Thanks for visiting our setup and for sharing our hobby with others.

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