Powhatan Today - News: County exploring ham radio as part of emergency shelter plan: "“There were 63 licensed ham radio operators in the county,” Mica recalled. He and Brown wrote letters to every one and eventually came up with a core group of eight who were willing to take on the challenge of assisting in catastrophic situations. Early this year, “we went to Mr. Green and said ‘here we are. We want to help. What can we do?’’ Mica recalled.
The drill earlier this month was the group’s first chance to demonstrate its potential.
The timing could not have been better. The OEM has reached the physical capacity of its current facility “and we are going to have to build a new communications center for our county,” said Greene. “We must have a larger space. A backup communications system may be planned for it from the beginning.”"
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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