Time + technology= options. Ham radio has a lot more options than it did years ago. Back in the day your choices were phone or CW and that was about it. In the 1970s/1980s slow scan TV and early data such as RTTY came about, but they were niche modes…Read more » ...
This year, both turnout and ballot processing inNorth Carolinacould be impacted by the destruction of Hurricane Helene. The storm wreaked havoc across wide swaths of the western half of the state in late September, displacing residents and destroying infrastructure, including polling locations. The N...
While I'm among the luckier Asheville residents who didn't lose lives or homes, I didn't anticipate how powerless I'd feel without any means of communication in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Ironically, here's the tech that could have helped me.
I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said: “Well, I’...
It was the area’s economic engine. To date congress has not appropriated money to restore public lands in the affected states. Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area, Damascus, Va. December 3 – 6, 2024 — The tragedy of Hurricane Helene has been well documented by the news media. Entire ...
Eleven days ago we experienced Hurricane Helene. Although our damage didn’t come close to what our neighbors in North Carolina endured, our area was still hit hard. As I always do whenever there is a major event in my life, I ask the Lord what I was supposed to learn from this time...
which serve that purpose in the aftermath of an event like a hurricane. While gas generators may not have the same limitations around limited power that EVs have, they do have other issues. Notably, in order to really use them more than you could an EV, you’ll have to seriously stockp...
USDOT Sec. Duffy surveys Helene recovery efforts along I-40 in WNC US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy was in Haywood County Monday morning to survey Hurricane Helene damage and recovery efforts along I-40 near the Tennessee line.
Be prepared in advance: plan where you and your family would take shelter if a severe storm or tornado was imminent, and practice those plans on calm weather days when stress levels are low, so you know what to do when time is of the essence. If in a hurricane zone, plan potential ev...
“Our country can no longer deliver basic services in times of emergency, as recently shown by the wonderful people of North Carolina,” referring to Hurricane Helene, Trump said. Trump added, “or more recently, Los Angeles, where we are watching fires still tragically burn from weeks ago wi...