But sending out emails or texts to loved ones via radio is a very important sevice during times of disaster.
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There is no power. There is no cell service.
Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
🚨 WEST NORTH CAROLINA STARLINK UPDATE:
Cell signal is still practically NON-EXISTENT. Our Asheville Starlink hubs are handling HUNDREDS of people connected to them simultaneously.
They’ve been a MASSIVE hit so far, so I’m buying 10 more, and
@Captain_Meadows
will be flying them in tomorrow.
The goal is to have them spread out among multiple towns outside of Asheville, as those places are being totally forgotten.
Stay tuned for an update on the federal response.
The transmitting station doesn’t need power for short messaging. Ideally, you do this first before depleting laptop, tablet or phone battery. Spare batterys for HT is stanard practice for hams. All part of the go bag. Hams involved in emcom have all this in a go box or go bag.
If using say a 20 watt HF radio like Xeigu G-90, then a 6 AH battery will last hours. A 20 AH battery in a battery box will power most all things needed for more hours than you need.