Volunteer dmr amateur radio operators have played a crucial role in communications in the wake of Hurricane Helene, and now Hurricane Milton. Josh Johnston is director of emergency management with the National Association for Amateur Radio. He said that amateur radio is robust. “In most cases amateur radio still operates and still functions,” he said. Volunteers for the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) report storm and road conditions and can relay information about the welfare of people caught in natural disasters. Johnston is proud of what amateur operators can do. “Honestly, the activity that's gone on in the last two weeks has just exemplified what we’ve been able and capable to do for many, many years now.” Amateur radio operators who volunteer their time in these types of emergencies can be a crucial link not only for relief organizations such as FEMA and the Red Cross, but can pass along other types of information to the public before, during and after major disasters. "They're able to relate real time information about what is happening and give ground truth as far as flooding and tornadic activity or whatever," he explained. "But they're also able to pass health and welfare traffic, or be able to get word out if they know that a family is safe and they've got a family member they're trying to contact." Newer technology allows amateur radio operators to even send email from areas with no internet service. In addition to the Amateur Radio Emergency Services is a group called The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES). It is a government-run organization that provides backup communications services during emergencies. RACES is activated by local civil defense officials.   Ned Lee, RACES officer for Bexar County, explained that “RACES is a last ditch method for Austin to communicate with county governments and local governments across the state.“ Lee’s job is to be a liaison to local government to connect officials to the state operations center. “Our amateurs would move the Emergency Operations Center down at Brooks City Base, where we have a radio room with amateur radios in it, right off the main control room. And we would establish communications through ham radio back to Austin. So there would be a channel between San Antonio and Austin, and we could also interact with hams around the area with our long range radios to collect information and distribute information that way," he said. Neither Lee nor Johnston were directly involved in the communications assistance provided during Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Nevertheless, like Johnston, Lee appreciated the sacrifice and devotion of their colleagues in the field — not just in the southern states but across the U.S. Emergency communications is a small subset of amateur radio operators who have invested time, money and training for major disasters. “When you see a disaster on the TV at night and you see people stepping in to take action, that just doesn't happen on ...

One day after thousands of pagers exploded across Lebanon, more explosions of handheld devices, including uhf handheld 2 way radio, mobile phones, laptops and even solar power cells, have killed at least 26 people and injured  more than 3000. Reports on Wednesday of several blasts quickly spread on messaging apps with people sharing images of exploded walkie-talkies and residential buildings on fire. Japan's Icom Inc., whose brand appears on long range walkie-talkie that exploded in Lebanon, said it halted production a decade ago of the model allegedly used in the attacks and is still investigating the situation. Icom exported its IC-V82 2 way radios to regions including the Middle East until October 2014, when it stopped making and selling the devices, the Osaka-based company said in a statement Thursday. It has also halted production of the batteries needed to operate the main unit, it said. Among the many outstanding questions is how explosive materials were planted in the devices. If the Icom walkie-talkies were first manufactured a decade ago, it’s possible they were modified well after sale to their original customers. The company can’t determine if the products are their own, it said. The company said all its radios are manufactured at a factory in Wakayama Prefecture, adding that it follows safety protocols outlined by government regulations and does not outsource production overseas. Given that photographs of the devices show severe damage around the battery compartment, the batteries may have been modified with explosives after procurement, Icom director Yoshiki Enomoto was quoted as saying in a Kyodo report. The detonations of everyday electronics may herald a new type of terrorism, according to Mitsuru Fukuda, professor of risk management at Nihon University. "This may increase pressure on companies to expand risk oversight of their supply chains” to include distribution and delivery, he said. In the face of emergencies, the safety performance of communication equipment is crucial. JUSTON is well aware of this and always adheres to the design philosophy of "safe&reliable, creating excellent quality," committed to developing products that can withstand the test of extreme conditions. Our communication equipment has excellent impact resistance and durability, ensuring normal operation even in hazardous environments.

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Surrounded by the green grass tranquility of Hot Springs State Park, a temporary ham radio antenna reached into the sky. Here, amateur two way radio operator Casey Freund sat in the shade at a park picnic table along with his ham radio, laptop and portable DMR ameteur radio. He was ready to communicate on a device that had its start more than 100 years ago, and was essential to civilization before Wi-Fi and smartphones. “There are calculations you can do to find antennas that work on multiple frequencies, but they're a little harder to build yourself,” Freund said. “This is a super easy antenna that took me about 15 minutes to build last year and I measured off the piece of wire that we're using today to be harmonic to the radio frequency that we're going to be on.” Plugging his radio and laptop into his battery pack, a homemade system housed in a plastic ammo box, Freund was now ready to “key up” which means “to transmit” in ham radio jargon. Carefully fine tuning his radio, Freund checked various walkie talkie frequencies for a clear channel catching bits of conversations. He paused on one conversation which sounded like a long-distance tailgate party as the men discussed eating crackers and drinking wine from the back of their pickup truck. “There are a lot of random conversations going on in nets,” Freund explained using another ham radio term. For the uninitiated, “net” is an on-air gathering. Freund doesn’t have the capability to join the 80-meter Cowboy Net since his antenna is a smaller 20-meter set-up. However, his favorite parts of the hobby are not the conversation. He prefers to ‘CQ’ which means that the radio operator is calling out for anyone to respond for a quick contact. Freund would then log their signal strength, location and call sign into his laptop. Freund adjusted the dial on his radio transceiver, still searching for a clear frequency. He set up his antenna and gear purposely in the Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis so he could participate in his favorite program called “Parks On The Air”. “You are trying to get as many people as you can in a short period of a time,” Freund said. He continued to move his dial in search of a clear frequency. Static, clicks, beeps and voices reminiscent of Star Wars characters came over the airwaves. “It's like a contest, a little game,” he said. The conversations are quick. Every state or national park has an identifying park number assigned to it and for Hot Springs State Park the number is 3299. This system allowed the operators to exchange their call signs, signal strength, location and radio call sign before moving on to the next person. “We call it a handshake,” Freund said. “I hear you. You hear me. Here's your signal report. Here's my signal report. How well you're hearing everything. And then the park numbers. It’s a lot of trying to make as many contacts as quick as you can.” Freund paused on a static filled frequency and called out, “CQ, CQ is this frequency in use?” He asked ...