This may not be Emcomm related but FYI: http://www.travelsalem.com/node/42564
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 9:53 AM, Bill Fenech <[email protected]> wrote: > I flew to Portland yesterday from the bay area. We'll be in Albany. > > Mt Jefferson (one of the taller peaks in the Cascades) is right in the > middle of the Path of Totality. don't know the coverage area of the > repeaters referenced in the link, it may not be that widespread if info in > the link is any indication but perhaps worth a listen: > > http://www.lcsaro.org/eclipse-response/ > > 73 > Bill AI6JZ > > > On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 9:17 AM, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Many of us are headed into the solar eclipse zone in the next few days, >> my family included. We’re leaving today for Ashland, Oregon. Early on >> Saturday (possibly *very* early), we’ll be driving to a campground in >> Corvallis, right in the Path of Totality. >> >> There are widespread predictions of epic gridlock for many of Oregon’s >> roadways. I’m guessing this will be true in other states as well. >> Authorities are suggesting that travelers have several days worth of food >> and water, as they could be stranded on freeways that become parking lots. >> Many gas stations in small towns like Bend are already out of fuel. >> >> The cellphone network could be affected as well. Imaging 1 million people >> camping, in effect, on I-5, state route 97, etc., trying to call home or >> reach emergency services. Under the circumstances, amateur radio may very >> we called upon to provide emergency communications. Fortunately many of us >> will be using mobile or portable stations that are immune to loss of power >> or cell service. >> >> If you know of any specific networks that are planning to activate for >> this event, please post that info here (and elsewhere). >> >> Lacking any defined plan, I’ll be monitoring 7283.5 kHz, home of the >> daily west-coast “Noontime Net”. 40 meters is ideal for this sort of >> regional coordination and emergency traffic, especially in areas not well >> served by VHF/UHF repeaters. I’ll have a KX2, some wire, and a couple of >> Li-ion internal battery packs. >> >> 73, >> Wayne >> N6KR >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
