California Shutting Down Ham Radio Networks Despite Recent Wildfires, Blackouts

This does not surprise me. The subversion of safety in fire prone areas seems to be the norm now. In the Christchurch NZ (Port hills fires) articles ensued in media that the firemen were stood down and not allowed to respond immediately those fires started. I was told by somebody that our fire service is under the UN now ???  Anyway, stay safe people & preferably make your own safety plans. (BTW it took several attempts to reblog this).

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Claims emergency radio services are no longer a benefit

California Shutting Down Ham Radio Networks Despite Recent Wildfires, BlackoutsSource: Kit Daniels | Infowars.com

California is trying to snuff out ham radio operators in the state by claiming their emergency services are no longer a benefit despite recent blackouts and the ongoing threat of wildfires.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) notified radio operators that they can no longer operate network repeaters, which make ham radios possible by extending their range, unless they pay significant rental fees for using public land.

“…With constantly changing technological advances, there is no longer the same [emergency] benefit to [the] state as previously provided,” reads the letter Cal Fire sent to operators. “Therefore, the department no longer financially supports ham operators, radios or tenancy.”

The department also apparently claims that to have an rental agreement in place, there’s a $2500 “technical analysis fee” and a “lease administration cost” which ranges…

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