[Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets?

[Rick WA6NHC]

Car-mageddin...


On 8/17/2017 9:17 AM, Wayne Burdick n6kr at elecraft.com [Elecraft_K3] 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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