While I can appreciate the desire to maintain order in the midst of chaos, and I can certainly see why radio is essential for that, I’ll never understand the people who say they’re into ham radio because they don’t want to be censored or intercepted in a time of crisis. Ham radio is insecure by design. Your dox yourself every time you give your call sign.
Only if you follow the rules. Those people don’t intend to follow the rules. They don’t want to help, they want to feel powerful.
If you actually want to help, at least on my side of the ocean they have official collaborations/trainings between ham volunteers and agencies for when stuff goes south. I guess the Arrl is (supposed to) organize that?. But I also know of a local initiative over here, where hams volunteered to put like repeaters on town halls and fire stations, just in case.
While I can appreciate the desire to maintain order in the midst of chaos, and I can certainly see why radio is essential for that, I’ll never understand the people who say they’re into ham radio because they don’t want to be censored or intercepted in a time of crisis. Ham radio is insecure by design. Your dox yourself every time you give your call sign.
Only if you follow the rules. Those people don’t intend to follow the rules. They don’t want to help, they want to feel powerful.
If you actually want to help, at least on my side of the ocean they have official collaborations/trainings between ham volunteers and agencies for when stuff goes south. I guess the Arrl is (supposed to) organize that?. But I also know of a local initiative over here, where hams volunteered to put like repeaters on town halls and fire stations, just in case.