I’d like to get an international radiogram out to some family affected by weather, and don’t presently have the means to get on air and into a message net to do it. How can I do this? I’ve scoured the web and can’t seem to find any way to inject a message despite finding the Radio Relay website.
CQ: Getting an international radiogram out.
Submitted 9 hours ago by 667@lemmy.radio to amateur_radio@lemmy.radio
vk6flab@lemmy.radio 9 hours ago
You raise an important question, one that I don’t have a good answer for, despite having been part of the amateur radio community for 15 years.
Here’s how I’d approach this.
In the case of natural disasters, there’s often frequencies set aside for emergency traffic, which presumably is the way to get messages into a disaster zone.
If you’re describing that, then I suspect that the amateur radio emergency organisation in your country is the place to start, which raises the questions, which one and how?
If you’re describing something less than a natural disaster, talking to your local amateur radio club might be a better way to go, with the same questions.
If I had HF access right now, I’d get on air and make noise for you, but I don’t.
Finally, what message are you trying to get where?
That seems odd to ask on a public forum, but anything we do on HF is going to be public, more so than here on Lemmy.
667@lemmy.radio 7 hours ago
All fair points, and not an odd question.
I’ll say I’m trying to get a radiogram from the US to the destination country affected by a natural disaster. I am confident they are fine, but public service can take some time to get restored and I’d like to get a simple message to them so we can establish a very basic two-way via radiogram. The first message from me to them is a “this is a radiogram and for as long as public utilities are unavailable, you can contact the ham who delivered this message to let me know how you are doing.”
I’m in a similar way that I can’t get on HF :/