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As temperatures drop, trees start losing leaves and daylight hours decrease, it’s time to prepare for the unique risks fall can bring.
Fall can bring unpredictable storms, heavy rainfall, strong winds and early season snowstorms. These can lead to power outages, flooding and fallen trees that can disrupt daily life and cause damage to homes and infrastructure.
Follow these tips to stay prepared for the new season and hazards.
Wildfires continue to burn in Oregon, and as we head into storm season we want to remind people across the state to be prepared in the event of a disaster or emergency, such as landslides, flooding or storm-related power outages.
It may be scary to talk to loved ones about such possibilities, and we may think we’re protecting them by avoiding these conversations, but it’s important to start taking steps to get ready and stay safe.
The SEARC 2024 Field Day location was at the Astoria Column on Saturday, June 22, 2024. There were twenty-four visitors signed in on the visitation log sheet. Six visitors were from outside Clatsop County. SEARC had four phone radio stations and one Winlink radio station in operation using the club call sign, W7BU. Fredrick and Alex from Forest Grove, Oregon were operating their station using personal call signs.
GOLDEN, Colo. – Nearly 75 percent of the U.S. could experience damaging earthquake shaking, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey-led team of 50+ scientists and engineers.This was one of several key findings from the latest USGS National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM).
Announcing the passing of Robert Wayne, KI7JWZ. Many of you may have been fortunate enough to make a repeater site visit and enjoy Bob’s cheerful attitude and enthusiasm for ham radio and most any fun activity.
Ham radio got positive press!
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The fires on Maui have shone a stark spotlight on the need not only for disaster preparedness, but also for a quick escape that includes much needed essentials.
Our Oregon Disaster Airlift Response Team (ODART) asked for help with a 'Cascadia Disaster Response Exercise' on July 8/9, 2023. The plan was to do an airlift to the North coast assuming the loss of conventional mainstream communications infrastructure.
So, I have been asked to share a bit of what radio communications means to me.
My earliest introduction to radio would be due to my grandfather. He was a radioman in WWII. I remember being in grade school when he must have been in his late 60’s and he always had a radio in his living room on a shelf next to his recliner.
An experiment to ensure Clatsop County’s residents can survive a catastrophic event brought the latest in military technology to Sunset Beach on Monday. Two unusual amphibious landing craft, which use powerful turbines to ride above the ocean on a cushion of air, carried supplies to the beach from a Navy ship anchored 3.6 nautical miles off shore. Each LCAC (landing craft/air cushion) can carry 60 tons of emergency equipment.
SALEM — Oregon has a new playbook for preparing and responding to a major earthquake that dictates what should be tackled over time versus a list of tasks to get done.
