Amateur radio operators across Georgia met to learn how to best maintain critical emergency communications during a disaster, according to an article on The Augusta Chronicle website.
Ham radio operators will update their training based on lessons learned from recent disasters. The classes offered will include guidelines on operating in a hospital
“Hurricane Irma tested our ability to respond to a major disaster, and we are using what we learned to better prepare our operators should we be called on again,” said David Benoist, Georgia section manager for the Amateur Radio Relay League.
Ham operators have the ability to still communicate without telephones or Internet, and ARES operators train specifically to assist emergency management agencies with necessary communications should other means not be available.
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