| Tactical
Radio
Radio, one of the most traditional of electronic
technologies, is also one of the most flexible. Among the uses of
radio for informal communication are community radio, grassroots
neighborhood networks, and webcasting of all kinds, and from all
places.
EXAMPLES
The DC Emergency
Radio Network
Aware of the collapse of routine communications in the wake of 9.11,
users of walkie-talkies are turning them into ad-hoc neighborhood
networks. One Washington, DC man set up a website to promote residents
are afraid of what might happen should an attack on the city occur
and normal communication channels such as the telephone or television
are unavailable. Their solution is to use their handheld walkie-talkies
that have become popular recently as an emergency communication tool.
By using neighborhood listservs to spread the word, organizing tests
and offering flyers for distribution, DC residents with walkie-talkies
can get information to one another in the case of an emergency.
More Info:
2-way
radios won't leave you feeling cut off
Feminist
Radio International
"The first women's internet radio" is the tag line for
this Costa Rican shortwave radio and internet broadcasting project.
A section of the home page is dedicated to a collection of anti-war
articles, photo galleries and program archives of programs such
as "Peacecast."
More Info:
Tell
me a story: an interview with Maria Suarez Toro
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