Guide for Natural Disaster Ham Radio Operators
Amateur radio operators and organizations can play a key role in natural disaster communications. Even if cell, landline and internet service are knocked out, radio messages can still get through. IBTS spoke with Janelle Haible, public information officer for the St. Louis Metro Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) about her experiences assisting her community during natural disasters to develop the IBTS Guide for Natural Disaster Ham Radio Operators.
Emergency managers, public information officers (PIOs) and other relevant disaster management stakeholders can download this guide as a PDF to distribute to local amateur radio associations. The guide provides useful tips to help amateur radio associations prepare for and tackle the unexpected components of natural disaster communications.
