[BARC-List] Planning on a Wilderness Trip this Summer?

[Arthur Ashley]

--- k1bth at aol.com wrote:

> Does Franklin Park or Central Park in NYC count as a wilderness?
     Judging from what I have read in the newspapers both can be
pretty wild places at times. Probably a good idea is to carry both an
HT and a cell phone while on Safari in these two places.
>  
> This is a good idea.  it's also a good idea to let someone know
> where you'll be walking/hiking so someone can come get you if
> necessary.
     Yes, thank you Blake for reminding us all. It's something like a
Flight Plan for airplanes going from city to city. Also, there is the
Float Plan given to friends ashore by boats that will be cruising for
a long distance along the coast, along a river or offshore out of
sight of land.

      Like they taught me in the Boy Scouts, BE PREPARED!

--Wishing you all good DX, TX, Rx and WX
  Arthur  N1NHZ, 73
  BARC Membership Services
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> bth
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> Subject: [BARC-List] Planning on a Wilderness Trip this Summer?
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>              Wilderness Protocol  
>     
> Source: "Amateur Radio Emergency Service, ARES Field Manual"
> published by the American Radio Relay League, page 76 
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>      The Wilderness protocol (see page 101, August 1995 QST) calls
> for wilderness hams to announce their presence on, and to monitor,
> the national calling frequencies for five minutes beginning at the
> top of the hour, every three hours from 7 AM to 7 PM while in the
> back country. 
> 
>      A ham in a remote location may be able to relay emergency
> information through another wilderness ham who has better access to
> a
> repeater. 
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>      Calling Frequencies: 52.525, 146.52, 223.50, 446.00, 1294.50
> MHz.  
> 
> --Arthur  N1NHZ, 73
>   BARC Membership Services



       
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