[Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets?

[Rick Tavan]

Have fun, Wayne. We're now in Boise where an Uber driver said her peace
officer husband and his colleagues will be maximally deployed on Monday in
and near the zone. Boise itself will only be about 99.5% of totality, the
difference being, ... er, "night and day."  I'll be viewing from a
pre-scouted location east of here, inside the zone, with an alumni travel
group led by a well-regarded astronomer. If I get the antenna set up, I'll
look for you on 7283.5 with my internal-battery KX2. Alas, I forgot the
external battery, so I'll be amp-hour-limited!

73,

/Rick N6XI

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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Rick Tavan
Truckee, CA