[MilCom] Hurricane Katrina Comms

[MJ Cleary]

Heard some check-ins to the FEMA net on 5211 kHz this morning.


Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Van Horn, N5FPW" <n5fpw at brmemc.net>
Subject: Re: [MilCom] Hurricane Katrina Comms


>I think you need some patience here Tom. While the LA Guard is in NOLA now 
>they are apparently using their VHF lo band and satellite comm links 
>radios. No need to use HF at the Superdome when you can see the fellow your 
>talking to. I am sure at some point we will see HF circuits come up for 
>backup longhaul, but as I have said repeatedly here and on WUN, HF will not 
>be the primary comm spectrum during a natural disaster. Your problem is 
>local and therefore your communication environment will be local as well.
>
> Your best bet is to be patient and do a lot of tuning around.
>