While some residents in hurricane-impacted areas can't send texts or make calls, amateur radio enthusiasts are helping communicate requests for help and messages between loved ones.
Good thing is, your ham (amateur radio) license will not not require you to learn the morse code.
To get into 2-meters and above VHF/UHF (handheld/repeater/packet), where most of this action would be happening, you’ll pass a 30-question written test to show you know the rules. You can learn them from a book or join a class. You’d also be able to use voice on 10-meters (near the CB band)
Good thing is, your ham (amateur radio) license will not not require you to learn the morse code. To get into 2-meters and above VHF/UHF (handheld/repeater/packet), where most of this action would be happening, you’ll pass a 30-question written test to show you know the rules. You can learn them from a book or join a class. You’d also be able to use voice on 10-meters (near the CB band)
Learn the needed details here: https://www.arrl.org/getting-your-technician-license/
You might find some people on CB doing this stuff … why not? But the article was def about the ham scene.