This weekend, around a hundred people interested in radio are expected to come to Borgholm for the annual meeting for all people interested in radio in Sweden.
Sweden’s membership in NATO is something that affects the radio club. The radio system, which extends over almost all of Sweden, may be needed in connection with NATO. This means that radio amateurs on Öland must be ready to communicate in English, among other things.
– We are prepared if bigger things happen. It may be that we have to signal in English if other states come to Sweden, says vice chairman of Radioamatörerna Åke Johansson.
“Ready to move out”
Part of the annual meeting will be used to report on the collaboration the club has with Öland’s two municipalities.
– We have agreements signed with the municipalities so we can move out if there is a complete power outage, says vice chairman of the Radioamatörerna Åke Johansson.
Communicate with the mainland
If Öland is completely without power, the Radio Amateurs can communicate with the mainland and various municipalities through their radio stations to, for example, organize orders for food. Considering the war in Ukraine, Borgholm’s municipal councilor Ilko Corkovic (S) thinks that Radioamatörnerna is a good resource for Öland to have in these times.
– It’s good to have another lifeline. The crisis radio is an old technology that works if nothing else works, says Ilko Corkovic.
