2020 Derecho Event : The EMP that Didn't Happen
Forum part of The Fourth Annual Midwest STEM TechFest Iowa State ARRL Convention August 7-8, 2021 Cedar Rapids Iowa at the Central City Linn County Fairground hosted by the Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club
Case Study of the disaster response considerations due to the derecho storm destroying power and communications initially alluding to the realties if an actual EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) had occured. The description of derecho impact relative to emergency and utility communications resources are illuminated.
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- Date: 08 Aug 2021
- Time: 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
- All times are (GMT-06:00) US/Central
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David Cripe
- Co-sponsored by Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club
- Starts 15 July 2021 09:26 AM
- Ends 08 August 2021 02:30 PM
- All times are (GMT-06:00) US/Central
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Speakers
Dan Roesler of Softroincsltd.com
Case Study: Derecho Storm Disaster Cedar Rapids, Iowa August 10, 2020 THE EMP That Didn’t Happen
Reviewing the chain of event that occured starting on August 11, 2020 on how the destruction of power lines, utilities, communictions towers and other resources were similar to the onset of an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) event.
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Employed at Softronics LTD, Marion Iowa,
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Agenda
Compare the Derecho of 2020 to the potential of EMP devestation and some of the similarties that occured.
Cost for Conference admission $10