Role of Amateur Radio During Emergencies | Goodbye to Sac State President Robert Nelsen | Insight ‘Concert Connect’
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The role of amateur, or HAM, radio operators during emergencies. Goodbye to Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen. Insight “Concert Connect” sets you up with local live music.
Amateur radio
Amateur, or HAM, radio operators have been around for more than a century. And thousands still exist today, playing an important role during emergencies. We’ll meet a local group continuing a nearly century-old tradition, a radio relay spanning the U.S. and Canada. Jojo Melendres is the Hospital Amateur Radio Team (HART) Net Coordinator, and Jay Ballinger is the Emergency Coordinator for the Sacramento Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES). They discuss ARRL Field Day, the most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On June 24-25 more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather to operate from remote locations.
Goodbye President Nelsen
It wasn’t too long ago, 2016, that Sacramento State’s graduation rate ranked at the bottom of Cal State campuses. But today, Sac State has done a 180, with the largest four-year graduation jump across the CSU system. A big piece of that success is University President Robert Nelsen, who will be retiring in July after joining Sac State in 2015. President Nelsen joins Insight with a reflective, and heartfelt, “Hornet” goodbye. Stingers Up!
Concert Connect
Summer is officially here and we are getting you all set up with four bands you need to know about, performing here in Northern California, starting tonight! CapRadio’s Nick Brunner and Andrew Garcia join Insight for their top picks for “Concert Connect.” This week showcases Hand Habits performing at The Chapel in San Francisco on Thursday, June 22, Cyber Bullies performing at Cafe Colonial in Sacramento on Friday, July 7, The Slaps performing Tuesday, June 27 at the Starlet Room at Harlow's in Sacramento, and Igwe Aka performing Sunday, August 6th at Harlow’s.
