As the firestorms across Southern California continue to threaten millions of residents, trained amateur radio operators are serving critical volunteer roles to help officials spot fires before they get out of control. Dry conditions and wind gusts of 100 miles per hour have fueled days of devastating wildfires. Entire neighborhoods have been leveled by infernos.
⚠️ Beginning with January 2025, RRRAES1 ARES meetings will only occur during months where a business meeting is scheduled (unless an announcement is made).
Join in recognizing all of the Skywarn™ spotters serving our nation by participating in 2024 Skywarn™ Recognition Day (SRD 2024) from 0000Z to 2400Z on Saturday, December 7th.
Morgan County’s independent backup emergency communications network has been busy making the most of their radio experience and the gift of two radio towers from the county to build out a secondary layer of connectivity in case of major disaster locally.
By any metric, the New York Marathon is an immense production. The 50,000+ runners who are starting the race on Sunday November 3 make this the world’s largest marathon. Their route will take them through all five of the city’s boroughs, from the starting line on Staten Island up through Brooklyn and Queens, across the Queensboro Bridge to Manhattan’s Upper East Side, north into the Bronx and then back down along the east side of Central Park to the finish line in the Park itself.
