[FADCA] Disaster Story

[Paul J. Toth-NA4AR]

This, unfortunately, is the story heard all too often.  But Citrus Co. at
some point will experience what Charlotte and Escambia Counties have
experienced this year.  Hopefully, they will be smart enough not to send the
gift horse packin'!

73 de Paul-NA4AR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles S Schuman" <k4gbb at earthlink.net>
To: "FADCA - News Reflecter" <fadca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 2:37 PM
Subject: [FADCA] Disaster Story


> Citrus co. had NO commercial radio or TV stations on the air to
> broadcast Recovery Information to the public. The one AM station
> continued their normal format.
>
> One of the AR operators with two nuebees in tow checked into his
> assigned shelter location to find that the "radio room" had been
> reassigned to the Medical staff. When he appealed to the shelter manager
> and depity, he was told that they would have to set up elsewhere.
> He informed the officials that they wouldn't be able to operate w/o the
> antenna line which terminated in that room. The depty dismissed them
> with the comment - We don't need Amateur Radio, We have 32 channels.
>
> BTW: Citrus was the last county to restore commercial power.
>
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