[BARC-List] Fwd: [PR:2537] Columbia and Ham Radio

Wed, 05 Feb 2003 19:02:27 -0500

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>From: "Jesse Plummer" <[email protected]>
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>Subject: [PR:2537] Columbia and Ham Radio
>Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 17:09:40 -0600
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>Hello to all. I know you are anxioulsy awaiting news on STS107 and the 
>involvment of Ham Radio. There is a constant need for volunteer hams. I am 
>personally going up this weekend. Because of the many agencies involved, 
>they cannot inter-communicate effectively. Every search team has at least 
>one ham op and someone to operate GPS. All pieces found must be "GPSed". 
>No ham is allowed to touch anything.
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>Hams from Nacogdoches ARC, Dallas and Houston ARES are volunteering. The 
>weekend will see a lot of volunteers as people will be able to come up 
>without interfering with work.
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>NASA, FEMA, EPA, FBI, The Texas Rangers, Texas Dept of Public Safety, 
>local police, sheriff and constable deputies and volunteer firefighters 
>make up the search teams. Each team has a ham radio op to allow 
>intercommunication. According to several unnamed sources, these federal, 
>state and local groups are very thankful for the hams. As you know, ham 
>radio has enjoyed a long relationship with NASA and FEMA. As you may also 
>know, three of the seven astronauts were licensed hams. We have added 
>three to the list of silent keys. This tragedy will serve a greater 
>purpose. The Federal, State and Local agencies will now see that Ham Radio 
>will be there and work flawlessly and inexpensively.
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>If you have Echolink and want to monitor live radio comms, log into 
>EDU_NET, DO NOT TALK over WX_TALK. That is the conference room linking 
>repeaters and Echolink. EDU_Net is a listening only room.
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>I will post more here for you after I return from Nacogdoches area Sunday.
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>Jesse Plummer
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