Category: Emergency Communications
- Emergency Communications Frequency Planning: Where to Meet When It Matters 2026-10-18 · Emergency Communications
In a disaster you cannot browse for a clear channel. Plan a layered frequency card in advance — repeaters, simplex fallbacks, HF bands and digital modes.
- Write the Communications List Before the Emergency: Lessons from the FEMA ICS-205A 2026-10-18 · Emergency Communications
Real drills on two continents start from the same small task — writing down who you can reach, on which repeater, with what backup. The FEMA ICS-205A gives that task a format.
- Building an Amateur Radio Go-Kit for Emergency Communications 2026-10-18 · Emergency Communications
A go-kit is not a shopping list. It is one box you can carry alone and have on the air within ten minutes — here is how to build, test and maintain it.
- Backup Communications When Roads, Power and Networks All Fail 2026-10-18 · Emergency Communications
Dedicated networks need base stations, satellites need payloads, drones need launch conditions. When everything has a dependency, one radio, one battery and one wire still work.
- Winlink: Sending Email by Radio When the Internet Is Down 2026-10-18 · Emergency Communications
Winlink moves email onto HF and VHF radio — and in the worst case, two stations can exchange mail directly with no gateway, no server and no internet at all.