[Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets?

[Bill Fenech]

This may not be Emcomm related but FYI:

http://www.travelsalem.com/node/42564

On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 9:53 AM, Bill Fenech <wfenech at gmail.com> wrote:

> I flew to Portland yesterday from the bay area. We'll be in Albany.
>
> Mt Jefferson (one of the taller peaks in the Cascades)  is right in the
> middle of the Path of Totality. don't know the coverage area of the
> repeaters referenced in the link, it may not be that widespread if info in
> the link is any indication but perhaps worth a listen:
>
> http://www.lcsaro.org/eclipse-response/
>
> 73
> Bill  AI6JZ
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 9:17 AM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
>
>> Many of us are headed into the solar eclipse zone in the next few days,
>> my family included. We’re leaving today for Ashland, Oregon. Early on
>> Saturday (possibly *very* early), we’ll be driving to a campground in
>> Corvallis, right in the Path of Totality.
>>
>> There are widespread predictions of epic gridlock for many of Oregon’s
>> roadways. I’m guessing this will be true in other states as well.
>> Authorities are suggesting that travelers have several days worth of food
>> and water, as they could be stranded on freeways that become parking lots.
>> Many gas stations in small towns like Bend are already out of fuel.
>>
>> The cellphone network could be affected as well. Imaging 1 million people
>> camping, in effect, on I-5, state route 97, etc., trying to call home or
>> reach emergency services. Under the circumstances, amateur radio may very
>> we called upon to provide emergency communications. Fortunately many of us
>> will be using mobile or portable stations that are immune to loss of power
>> or cell service.
>>
>> If you know of any specific networks that are planning to activate for
>> this event, please post that info here (and elsewhere).
>>
>> Lacking any defined plan, I’ll be monitoring 7283.5 kHz, home of the
>> daily west-coast “Noontime Net”. 40 meters is ideal for this sort of
>> regional coordination and emergency traffic, especially in areas not well
>> served by VHF/UHF repeaters. I’ll have a KX2, some wire, and a couple of
>> Li-ion internal battery packs.
>>
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
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