October 13, 2024

This Week in Amateur Radio

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Hurricane Irma

Via the ARRL: Amateur Radio Operators Provide Post-Hurricane Communications in Mexico

Radio Amateurs are providing communication services to and from the affected areas in and around Acapulco, Mexico.

On the morning of Wednesday, October 25, 165 mile-per-hour winds from Hurricane Otis knocked out all communications and unleashed a nightmare scenario in Acapulco. The area is home to roughly 800,000 people. Radio Club Queretaro member Ruben Navarrete Galvan, XE1EC, told ARRL News …

Read more – via American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources http://www.arrl.org/news/view/amateur-radio-operators-provide-post-hurricane-communications-in-mexico