The
Hurricanes that hit the great state of Florida in 2004 was more then anyone
could have ever imagined.
FLA-SEDAN
through the help of dedicated Ham radio operators rose to the occasion more
than one time.
In
Punta Gorda There was a marginal link to the State warning Point on SEDAN till
Tony KD4PYM installed a SEDANode in Venice.
Then
there was 24/7 connectivity through Tony's hard work to install the Venice Florida
SEDANode.
Sedan
was able to send and receive messages from the State Warning Point in
Tallahassee from the Charlotte County EOC and from the Staging area that was
set up.
In
Vero Beach/Indian River County, the SEDANode helped Wayne KA1VRF to get
NWS weather reports from Melbourne NWS.
These
weather reports were helpful to Wayne KA1VRF while the Internet was down and
Vero Beach was recovering from a hurricane.
FLA-SEDAN
has a group of dedicated hams that go wherever a storm hits and set up
Emergency Digital Communications. This group takes portable packet units and
they are able to set up temporary SEDANodes to make a link with surrounding
nodes that are on SEDAN.
The
dedicated Ham's that help SEDAN are the reason SEDAN is still alive and
growing in the great state of Florida.
FLA-SEDAN
is growing and in need for MFJ 1270C TNC'S, that we make into SEDANodes.
If
you can help with any of this equipment, Please E-mail me: N2Db(at)bisbelle.com
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