Unalakleet Cooperative Works to Restore Power to Residents After Break in Electrical Line
According to Unalakleet’s Valley Electric Cooperative (UVEC) general manager Reese Huhta, around 9:45 Friday morning, the Cooperative became aware of a break at the wind farm. Technicians attempted to perform a bypass on the line, which was unsuccessful. A line technician is being flown in from Golovin to conduct a repair.
Power Outage, Equipment Failures Temporarily Disrupt Long-Distance Services in Western AK
Marshall, Mountain Village, Russian Mission, and St. Mary’s were without wireless, internet, or long distance service for three days. According to GCI’s senior director of corporate communications, Heather Handyside, services were restored on Saturday.
Power Restored To Diomede After Five Days in the Dark
Power for most of Diomede was restored Wednesday after five days of downtime. The exact cause of the community-wide outage remains unknown.
Engineer’s Corner: “Living in a bottle”
In this edition of Engineer’s Corner, volunteer engineer Rolland Trowbridge focuses on our mission’s consumption of batteries – in particular, the very specialized batteries that keep our equipment working during Nome’s frequent power outages and brown-outs – and why our new studios will help us decrease our battery use. The photo above shows all of […]
Signs of summer, and letters of appreciation
The temperatures are hovering in the mid-50s, and our region’s families are fishing, hunting, and preparing to gather greens and berries. They are also listening to KNOM. The radio is a constant companion for thousands of Alaskans, and if they could, they would thank all who make this radio ministry possible! Signs of appreciation – […]