Meeting on April 21 in Windsor, Connecticut, the ARRL Executive Committee heard a status update on several regulatory matters and the Amateur Radio Parity Act from ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD. Imlay reported that ARRL continues to work multiple avenues in its efforts to secure passage of the Parity Act.
A Michigan woman's Facebook Live video is going viral, claiming the Department of Defense is conducting an electromagnetic pulse from November 4th-6th. The video, which has been viewed more than 5 million times and shared more than 84,000 times claims it will leave everyone with no power and no means of communication.
Lt. Col. Clayton Braun, of the Washington State Army National Guard, poses for a photo on Jan. 20 at Camp Murray in front of a slide showing areas in the state that could be affected in the event of a massive quake and tsunami.
Phone and internet service have collapsed. Ham radio operators living on the stricken coast fire up their radios, contact emergency managers and report on the magnitude of the disaster so that no time is wasted in saving lives.