Stumbled on this video from the RUclips algorithm. We are ham radio operators. The short version for anyone who is not familiar with the details of ham radio... A very common type of radio are the types that look like walkie talkies. Us ham radio people call them HTS or handy talkies. In most cities and areas, there are repeaters at high elevations. They work kind of like cell phone towers. Because of these types of radios are line of sight, as long as you're 20 miles from one of those, if your signal reaches the repeater it will repeat your signal at a higher power from that great location so that everyone else can hear you. These type of walkie talkies don't have a fantastic distance, but the repeaters give you a circle of about 200 mi where you can talk to other people as long as you can get to the repeater. That broadcastify link that you shared essentially is just making it so that you can listen to one of those repeaters on the internet. Many cities have handfuls of repeaters. The ham radio operators use these to coordinate locally when the cell phones aren't working. Also, there are different kinds of radios, probably the kind that most people think of when they think of ham radio that use different frequencies that can go long distances. Ham radio operators use these to be able to get 500 mi or farther. Sometimes many thousands of miles away. During emergencies like this, they have specific frequencies where they meet to exchange information to get the word out even further. They call those nets. The combination of both can be pretty powerful. To find out more information about becoming a ham radio operator check out ARll orhamstudy.org. for more information about how hams do emergency stuff check out ares.
If you have a scanner or short wave radio tune to like the National calling freqs 146.52 VHF, 446.000 UHF, or like the hurricane net on DMR or 20 meters on 14.325MHz
Thanks for sharing. Maybe this will help some folks out.
Stumbled on this video from the RUclips algorithm. We are ham radio operators.
The short version for anyone who is not familiar with the details of ham radio... A very common type of radio are the types that look like walkie talkies. Us ham radio people call them HTS or handy talkies. In most cities and areas, there are repeaters at high elevations. They work kind of like cell phone towers. Because of these types of radios are line of sight, as long as you're 20 miles from one of those, if your signal reaches the repeater it will repeat your signal at a higher power from that great location so that everyone else can hear you. These type of walkie talkies don't have a fantastic distance, but the repeaters give you a circle of about 200 mi where you can talk to other people as long as you can get to the repeater.
That broadcastify link that you shared essentially is just making it so that you can listen to one of those repeaters on the internet. Many cities have handfuls of repeaters. The ham radio operators use these to coordinate locally when the cell phones aren't working.
Also, there are different kinds of radios, probably the kind that most people think of when they think of ham radio that use different frequencies that can go long distances. Ham radio operators use these to be able to get 500 mi or farther. Sometimes many thousands of miles away. During emergencies like this, they have specific frequencies where they meet to exchange information to get the word out even further. They call those nets.
The combination of both can be pretty powerful.
To find out more information about becoming a ham radio operator check out ARll orhamstudy.org. for more information about how hams do emergency stuff check out ares.
@@HamRadioDuo Thanks. That was very helpful. Do you have a recommendation for a good rugged ham hand held, truck mounted or base station radio?
Thanks.
If you have a scanner or short wave radio tune to like the National calling freqs 146.52 VHF, 446.000 UHF, or like the hurricane net on DMR or 20 meters on 14.325MHz
You mean 446.000.
I hope you fared well in the storm.
Thanks. We did ok here. There was not much wind or rain in my area and we did not lose power or internet.
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