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Depoe Bay volunteers plan radio and mesh‑text trainings ahead of ShakeOut drill
Summary
At a Depoe Bay preparedness meeting, volunteers and presenters urged residents to join a local radio network and trial mesh-text devices as backups to cellular service; organizers recommended using the Oct. 16 ShakeOut drill and scheduled follow‑up trainings and monthly checks.
Michael Tomlinson, a retired staff oceanographer, told Depoe Bay emergency-preparedness volunteers that relying solely on ham radio leaves many residents without timely information and urged wider use of GMRS/FRS and mesh-text devices that work when cell towers are down.
"Beyond ham radio, getting the information to residents" was the theme of Tomlinson’s presentation, in which he demonstrated a credit-card-size mesh unit paired to a phone and described an app (referenced in discussion as "Mesh Task/meshtastic") that enables text…
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