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Coastal communities test tsunami preparedness

A report by broadcaster KPLU highlights the importance of Amateur Radio for Emergency Communications.

When a major earthquake strikes the Washington coast a tsunami may follow. Under those circumstances you can't count on cell phones and emergency text messages.

So how will authorities be able to share information about things like, which roads are blocked? Turns out one of the best ways is amateur radio.

Read the full KPLU report at
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news.newsmain/
article/1/0/1624173/KPLU.Local.News/Coastal.Communities.
Test.Tsunami.Preparedness

When All Else Fails Amateur Radio Works
http://emergency-radio.org/

 

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