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Ham radio operators trying to help connect families after Helene (www.youtube.com)

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With communication still limited after Helene devastated western North Carolina, ham radio operators in the Triangle and other areas are trying to help people connect with loved ones unable to make calls or evacuate.

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[–] knacht1 16 points 2 months ago

I helped set up a phone patch for an Asheville resident Saturday morning.

Using the Intercon as a setup point and directed the stations to move off net frequency a bit to have their welfare conversation.

It worked! The party found a nearby local to Asheville, and the traffic was passed.

Ken KD8DWO

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

As fas as the mainstream media (M5M) are concerned, ham radio doesn’t exist. All I’ve heard about are heroic efforts to distribute Starlink terminals.

As past FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, KK4INZ, said in Ham Radio Now Emcomm Extra #8, when an incident occurs “they just want their email to work.”

[–] Anticorp 2 points 2 months ago

Is communication still limited? I have family that was in the path and I heard from them before, during, and after. I guess maybe they got lucky.