which of these r more useful for spreading information during disasters?-radios,satellites,ham radios,televisi?
Radio. Many more people have portable, battery-operated radios, and have them in their cars. Ham radio is extremely useful for collecting information, and providing tactical communications to emergency responders.
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Sony Radio Listeners Kit – ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM Shortwave World Band Radio
$189.99
Sony ICF-SW7600GR Package:Listen to the airwaves in virtually any country with the ICF-SW7600GR multi-band world band receiver radio. Features include an AM (LW/MW/SW)/FM Stereo, which provides accurate reception with stereo FM capability over a wide range of frequencies and 10 Key Direct AccessTM tuning, which lets you capture distant stations directly. A sharp LCD display provides digital freque…
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Ham Radio Horizons (VHS)
Your introduction to the exciting and diverse world of ham radio. Here is your opportunity to discover: Who hams are and what they do with their stations Ham radio for the young and old Women in ham radio How ham radio can help your career How hams talk around the world Hams using satellites and computers on the air Hams talking to the space shuttle crews What it takes (and costs) to get st…
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Ham Radio Software For Macintosh
There are cards that use the PC’s infrastructure to decode satellite signals and allow users to enjoy free-to-air digital television and radio programs. There are cards that have built-in processors that allow TV viewing in a separate window while the PC runs other programs. Both kinds of cards can be utilized to receive Broadband Internet via Satellite. Requests are made using a telephone line but data is received at 40MB per second via the satellite dish.
To view satellite TV on your PC you would require a minimum processor that is Pentium II 333 MHz, an operating system like Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, as well as hardware consisting of sound card, spare USB slot, and a CD Rom drive. If you are a computer geek you could in addition to the cards have a Windows media player, real player, or quick time player all of which will take you to the next level of viewership.
The options are many. The PC can be directly connected to a satellite dish by using a product like Hauppauge 3000 or through the Internet cable; or via the satellite box (run an aerial lead from the RF output socket of the Shy Digibox to the input aerial socket on a standard PC TV card or USB TV adapter). Direct TV and Dish TV both recommend using a connection via their proprietary satellite TV receiver box as ideal.
With a PC-TV-Radio one can simultaneously or alternately watch regular TV, a movie, or sports, and enjoy crystal clear music while writing, checking mail, telewebbing, or surfing the Internet. The options are astounding one can download and record favorite programs, record music, and be creative.
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