| Thanet Raynet | |
| H2 tags : RAYNET is the UK’s National Voluntary [emergency radio] Communications Service Provided for the Community by Radio Amateurs to which Thanet Raynet is a member. We are based in Thanet, in times of emergency other groups in surrounding areas can be called upon to assist us if needed. How can Raynet help you Many branches of the User Services have recognised the value of additional communications and it is for this reason that we are regularly called upon by one of these services to provide safety cover for events such as fun runs, hikes & marathons.; Some say that Raynet is not need these days what with mobile telephones etc however recent times show this is not the case.Last major callout! Operators from South Kent, Thanet and Medway RAYNET groups were called in on Thursday evening (2nd October 2008) to provide communications on behalf of South East Coast Ambulance. SECAM were undergoing routine power maintenance at their HQ when failure of their UPS and generator occurred. This in turn took out all telephones lines and the analogue radio system. Kent Raynet provided operators at all East Kent and South Kent Ambulance Stations as well as the three A&E Hospitals in those areas. Routine traffic facilities between HQ and the outstations was provided by setting up 3 hill-top repeater stations. Thirty operators were deployed and communications between all sites were established in 30 minutes! Stand down was given at 09:00 the following morning. A number of adjacent counties who were providing relief operators were able cancel their journeys. |
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