Sunday, February 27, 2011

SVUSD looks to amateur radios for emergencies

Realizing that traditional lines of communication could be cut off in a disaster, Silver Valley Unified School District officials bought amateur radios for each of its schools and the district office. About 28 teachers, principals and community volunteers spent Thursday and Friday learning to operate them. Each person will take a test needed to earn a radio operating license next Saturday.




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  1. RICH (KJ4INW)March 22, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    Personally, I think this is AWSOME. People are finally understanding what Ham Radio Operators are all about. We are the source of Emergency Communications when things go wrong or out and someone needs help. I feel like other schools need to take this into consideration and get on board with this idea.
    **KUDO'S**
    RICH
    (KJ4INW)

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