Volunteer amateur radio operators serve their communities. With about 150 members who live and work in the Green Country and greater-Tulsa areas, TRO provides a variety of communications efforts that meet public service needs. Throughout the greater Tulsa area, TRO operates and maintains a network of radio communications equipment that is used in service of our community. Today there are more than 650,000 Amateur Radio operators in the United States and more than 2.5 million worldwide.
Many radio amateurs are active as communications volunteers with local public safety organizations.
In addition, in some disasters, radio frequencies are not coordinated among relief officials and Amateur Radio operators step in to coordinate communication when radio towers and other elements in the communications infrastructure are damaged. Amateur Radio operators have informal and formal groups to coordinate communication during emergencies. At the state level, hams are often involved with state emergency management operations. All rights reserved.