#alternativecommunication — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #alternativecommunication, aggregated by home.social.
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#BurlingtonON - The Burlington #AmateurRadio Club
Welcome to the Burlington Amateur Radio Club
Our Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday Sept.8th
starting at 7:30 pm."The Mission of the Burlington Amateur Radio Club (#BARC) is to use our network of technical resources for recruiting, training and assisting Amateur Radio Operators as well as supporting the #AmateurRadioEmergencyService (#ARES) by providing equipment and skilled operators for emergency communications services when called upon.
"BARC supports individual advancement by encouraging training and testing to obtain basic entry level class instruction to obtain an #AmateurRadioLicense by means of class and individual instruction and mentoring.
"BARC is dedicated to provide community service, when asked, and dedicated to increasing the awareness of Amateur Radio among the general public by providing education about the history, operation, functions and benefits of the Amateur Radio Service.
"BARC Supports ARES 'Amateur Radio Emergency Services' for civic events such as bicycle or foot races as requested.
"All BARC members have a responsibility to promote a favourable impression of the Amateur Radio Service and enjoyment of Amateur Radio for all."
FMI:
https://www.barc.ca/about#SolarPunkSunday #HAMRadio #CommunityCommunication #AlternativeCommunication #EmergencyPreparedness #EmergencyCommunications #NonCorporateCommunication
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#BurlingtonON - The Burlington #AmateurRadio Club
Welcome to the Burlington Amateur Radio Club
Our Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday Sept.8th
starting at 7:30 pm."The Mission of the Burlington Amateur Radio Club (#BARC) is to use our network of technical resources for recruiting, training and assisting Amateur Radio Operators as well as supporting the #AmateurRadioEmergencyService (#ARES) by providing equipment and skilled operators for emergency communications services when called upon.
"BARC supports individual advancement by encouraging training and testing to obtain basic entry level class instruction to obtain an #AmateurRadioLicense by means of class and individual instruction and mentoring.
"BARC is dedicated to provide community service, when asked, and dedicated to increasing the awareness of Amateur Radio among the general public by providing education about the history, operation, functions and benefits of the Amateur Radio Service.
"BARC Supports ARES 'Amateur Radio Emergency Services' for civic events such as bicycle or foot races as requested.
"All BARC members have a responsibility to promote a favourable impression of the Amateur Radio Service and enjoyment of Amateur Radio for all."
FMI:
https://www.barc.ca/about#SolarPunkSunday #HAMRadio #CommunityCommunication #AlternativeCommunication #EmergencyPreparedness #EmergencyCommunications #NonCorporateCommunication
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Activists are Designing #MeshNetworks to Deploy During Civil Unrest
By Ella Fassler
October 5, 2021"Imagine waking up and checking your phone after several evenings of mass demonstrations. You try scrolling through your Twitter feed, but it won’t load. You turn your router off and on to no avail. You try texting a friend to complain, but the message fails to send. Frustrated, you walk outside. People scattered along the sidewalk look as disoriented and confused as you feel—except for police officers and the National Guard, who are forcefully telling everyone to immediately return to their homes over a loudspeaker.
Currently, most of us would have no choice but to retreat into isolation in such a situation. But organizers and programmers with the Mycelium Mesh Project are hoping to provide a solution by designing a decentralized, off-grid mesh network for text communications that could be deployed quickly during government-induced blackouts or natural disasters."
Read more:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/activists-are-designing-mesh-networks-to-deploy-during-civil-unrest/ -
Activists are Designing #MeshNetworks to Deploy During Civil Unrest
By Ella Fassler
October 5, 2021"Imagine waking up and checking your phone after several evenings of mass demonstrations. You try scrolling through your Twitter feed, but it won’t load. You turn your router off and on to no avail. You try texting a friend to complain, but the message fails to send. Frustrated, you walk outside. People scattered along the sidewalk look as disoriented and confused as you feel—except for police officers and the National Guard, who are forcefully telling everyone to immediately return to their homes over a loudspeaker.
Currently, most of us would have no choice but to retreat into isolation in such a situation. But organizers and programmers with the Mycelium Mesh Project are hoping to provide a solution by designing a decentralized, off-grid mesh network for text communications that could be deployed quickly during government-induced blackouts or natural disasters."
Read more:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/activists-are-designing-mesh-networks-to-deploy-during-civil-unrest/