Amateur Radio, earthquake reporting and USGS
KH6FHI Joe Tabrah
For your information.... Aloha, Joe KH6FHI ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist@...> Date: Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 1:40 PM Subject: Amateur Radio, earthquake reporting and USGS To: <joetabrah@...> Aloha all, There is a lot going on in the Amateur Radio digital communications arena. Amateur Radio under the leadership of the ARRL LAX ARES group, developed a real-time data processing system using Amateur Radio digital message that captures information about earthquakes. Working cooperatively with the U.S. Geological Survey, the sole science agency in the Department of the Interior, hams developed use of Internet to capture earthquake reports from individuals that quickly gives first responders and others information about an affected area. For more information about the USGS follow this link to their web site. https://www.usgs.gov/about/about-us/who-we-are Based on an Amateur Radio Winlink message template, data from ham operators is delivered directly to the USGC database computer without the need for human intervention. It sounds complicated, and maybe the served agency’s computer database and writing a template are, but the reporting system only requires training on using Winlink, something easily mastered. The worldwide Winlink system now processes over 60,000 messages per month. Over 30,000 hams already have a Winlink account. It is not hard to use! Hawaii ARES played a major role in the first USGS exercise, which is recognized in Oliver Dully’s presentation to the 71 ARRL ARES sections yesterday. With only 22 hours advanced notice, Clem Jung (KH7HO) put together Hawaii’s participation of about 18 Winlink operators, a significant contribution to the project. The Hawaii Amateurs even added reporting for a real earthquake in the Fern Forest on the Big Island that occurred soon after the simulated exercise. Check out Oliver’s presentation PDF at http://www.hawaiiarrl.info/stories/2020/USGS.html Oliver is an accomplished presenter and his commentary adds a lot to his charts. Here is a link to his talk to the ARRL EmComm group yesterday. https://vimeo.com/437004042 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Pacific Section Section Manager: Joseph Speroni, AH0A ah0a@... -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from messages, go to: http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/b2f8bb79f4fcf7eeeb42a5f12a77373b
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