[Elecraft] NVIS HF vs VHF line-of-sight & CB in 9.0 quakes

[KG7FYI]

Hahahahaha. It stimulates the blood and gets what's left of the fire in 
the boiler stirred up.


On 05/01/2017 01:35 AM, Edward R Cole [via Elecraft] wrote:
> I'll probably get flamed with this comment (oh what the heck): 

Joking aside, all of the State and Federal agencies are preparing for a 
pretty grim scenario. Historically these events span from 40˚N to 50˚N 
with 40-45˚ N receiving the greatest impact. At the time this was first 
discovered they were estimating a 10% chance in the next 50 years. More 
recent research has upped it to over 50% with an estimated shaking 
interval of 15 to 20 minutes. The infrastructure, especially the schools 
in rural Oregon from I-5 west will all be flat. There will be no fuel or 
power available for many areas for up to two years. Grim indeed. One 
thing most agree with is that we are not prepared. The evidence is 
overwhelming. The geological record is clear. On January 26, 1700 it 
took out the west coast and hit Japan with a huge tsunami according to 
Japanese records. On average one of these puppies goes off every 350 
years + or -. I know it's all a lot of guess work too.

Ham is the only thing I think will be available for the short and long 
term. Obviously the first few days/weeks will be total chaos. I'm on the 
local ARES and volunteer fire dept Board. When I heard about this I did 
some homework and purchased a K3. It wasn't a hobby motive at all even 
though I can see that it would be great fun time allowing. I'm here to 
serve my community and willing to learn as time allows. I respect ham 
and I respect the rules. I am also a realist and like as many options as 
I can get my hands on. It's just the way I think. No doubt there will be 
many of you assisting if this thing goes down in the next short time. 
For that I am grateful.

My hope is that I will get a handle on this K3 line up to at least get a 
signal out when it is most needed. The club an ARES does regular sets 
and I participate whenever I can. I'll be the first to admit I am behind 
the 8 ball on this one. Have a look. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tys792xlNeI
73
Stan
KG7FYI
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