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[rbethman]

Charlie,

That was over 30 years ago.  I don't remember.  It may have been. The 
time-frame was either late 1980 or spring of '81.

I ran across the certificates earlier this year once again.  They are 
still in my files of things that got paper recognition for.

Geez, now I'm wondering.  I may have to go locate the papers and see.

When your 63 on the way to 64, your memories can be vivid yet have gaps.

Bob - N0DGN

On 12/31/2013 9:11 PM, Charlie , W5COV wrote:
> Was that Cullman , AL. ?
>
> Charlie, W5COV
>
> On 12/31/2013 7:47 PM, rbethman wrote:
>> 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
>>