Storm disasters like the ones recently in the area and in the Lavanttal shook us up and showed how important communication is when suddenly nothing works anymore – as well as in the case of a large-scale blackout,” says Andre Mwakalambo from Arnoldstein. Together with Niko Gerdej, Günther Steinacher and Dietmar Kröpfl he founded the Carinthia Funkt initiative. “We are now 304 members,” says Gerdej. “Since the corona pandemic, amateur radio operators have even been legally obliged to pass on messages in the event of a crisis,” adds Mwakalambo.
Safe from a blackout – Carinthians build their own infrastructure in the event of a crisis
