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[rbethman]

I already have that 'emergency communications' under my belt.  The ARRL 
and NOAA both sent certificates for that gyration.

I picked up as net control when a tornado dropped down in the night and 
leveled a town in Alabama.  I had very recently taken my General test in 
Atlanta.  I obtained a used HW-2036A after having acquired a Drake TR-22.

** Off the Eham site: Description: This 2-meter FM radio was a 
combination mobile/portable, with an internal battery pack. Crystal 
controlled, it offered an alternative to the less-stable (or more 
expensive) handhelds of the mid '70s.
**
I simply did what I and the local club president thought "we" needed to 
do.  This went on for around three days.  Arranging for transportation 
of relief items, the movement of frozen foodstuffs to another location 
to facilitate them not being a total loss.

One of our club had drove to the town and was our "man on the ground", 
that made requests by the local authorities through the net and got them 
dealt with.

Those that begin to look at being in no man's land with broken equipment 
are really not giving thought to current day equipment. Emergency 
beacons are carried by anyone that has the ability of cogent thought and 
reasoning.

They are in use by those that ski, hike in the wilderness, and other 
things that put them out of touch with the rest of the world.  They 
aren't any more expensive than a reasonably new handheld.  They are 
picked up by satellites and feed into rescue and recovery centers.

EPBs are on every boat that I know of that goes out to sea. General 
aviation has had them in their fuselage for decades, and are being upgraded.

IMHO it would be utter folly to be going into the hinterlands without one.

What ever happened to thinking for oneself and being prepared?

I use a backpack, carry a minimum of a gallon of water, freeze dried 
food, a first aid package and survival equipment.  That includes a 
signal mirror as was issued to pilots back in the '60s.

Now we have GPS systems.  My Garmin has the option to select 
walking/hiking mode.  I will have my location, and will either find a 
method of signalling by a fire, flare gun included in the survival kit, 
and even a night time strobe.

Whom in a "right mind" would seriously go about wandering around in a 
helpless manner?  It would have to be one with no thought to what can 
happen.

YMMV - it is my $0.02 worth.

As I responded to someone else - "Ignorance is curable by education - 
stupidity is fatal".

Bob - N0DGN



On 12/31/2013 8:06 PM, J. Forster wrote:
> One main rationale for ham radio is 'emergency communications' somewhat
> serves 'the public good'.
>
> If I were in the woods and broke my leg, a broken, unrepairable HT would
> be useless...  unfixable.
>
> It wouls also be useless if it could not hit a repeater. Hence having 20
> marginally trained ops that can call 911 is more useful than the world's
> expert in the next valley, out of range. The odds are better with the
> former.
>
> YMWOCV,
>
> -John
>
> ====================
>
>
>
>>> Realistically, most modern ham gear simply cannot be repaired in the
>>> field. You need a SMT work station or other special tools and test
>>> equipment.
>>>
>> So what.  If you can't fix it don't buy it.
>>
>>> Given that, reducing the requirements makes some sense.
>>>
>> Really?  They don't make sense at all to me.   I'd be delighted if FCC
>> started doing the tests, brought back the CW test and called in
>> everyone who had ever taken a VEC session test for retesting.  In
>> fact, retest everyone.  I'd go in no problem.
>>
>> The number of licensees would probably drop to around 50,000 maybe
>> less.  FB.  The paper hams, the XYLs who got tickets because hubby
>> made them, the astronauts, the rubber stamped hams, the memorizers,
>> cheats, bribers, fakers, dead but still licensed hams, would all get
>> flushed out.   Ditto for the emcomm hams who really should have their
>> own radio service because they have zero interest in Amateur Radio.
>>
>> ARRL would wet their pants but the "Off By and For The ARRL" would
>> move heaven and Earth to prevent it.  They need warm bodies signing up
>> for membership and buying new stuff so the new stuff sellers advertise
>> in QST.    Hams who fix their own gear and understand radio and buy
>> used parts don't generate enough revenue.
>>
>>> Ask yourself, is it better to have 20 possible contacts with little
>>> knowlege, or 1 expert?
>> A no brainer; I'll take the expert in a second!  What kind of QSO do
>> you want to have?
>>
>> "Well uh, I got mah driveway seal coated."
>> ...
>>
>> "Yuh did?"
>> ...
>> "Yup."
>>
>> ...
>> "What color?"
>>
>>
>> "Uh, black... I think."
>>
>> ...
>>
>> "Black's nice."
>>
>> Ya, that's my idea of a good roundtable, sure.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Rob
>> K5UJ