University of South Florida Scholar Commons Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute FMHI Publications (FMHI) 5-1-1994 The utilization of amateur radio in disaster communications Lynn Edwards Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/fmhi_pub Part of the Mental and Social Health Commons Scholar Commons Citation Edwards, Lynn, "The utilization of amateur radio in disaster communications" (1994). FMHI Publications. Paper 59. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/fmhi_pub/59 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI) at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in FMHI Publications by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. HAZARD HOUSE G Natural L l.BlClt7CY Hazard Research COPY - J>a Nt)T Tit/( 11m J:,~/tL"LI. Disaster CommUDieatioDS --Lynn EDen Edwards Graduate School of Engineering University of Colorado at er -< WorkiDg Paper 186 liD ~.. The Utilization of Amateur Radio in Disaster Communications Lynn Ellen Edwards Graduate School of Engineering University of Colorado at Boulder May 1994 This publication is part of the Natural Hazards Research & Applications Information Center's ongoing Working Paper Report Series. http://www.colorado.edu/hazards Working Paper #86 Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center Institute of Behavioral Science University of Colorado The purpose of this working paper is to explore the use of amateur radio as a provider of supplemental communications for disaster relief and disaster control agencies. Amateur radio operators, or hams, are skilled communicators willing and able to volunteer their time and equipment for emergencies.