[GreenKeys] OT: emergency communications

[Adrian Stoness]

Cool man I know that area driven through it ;)

On Apr 10, 2017 10:46 AM, <dmm at lemur.com> wrote:

> My thanks to all of you, on-list and offlist, for your help.
> I now have several paths of inquiry that I didn't know about
> yesterday.
>
> By way of a bit of further background (which I should have included
> in the original posting) and followup...
>
> I am not presently a ham, although 30+ years ago I did get my
> novice license.  But I was really just tagging along with a friend
> back then, and didn't actually do anything with it.  So KB6MPN lapsed
> after 10 years.  But getting a license again is not something that
> would present an issue for me.  I should probably do it anyway.
>
> On the other hand, that "Dr." in my signature indicates a Ph.D. in
> English and American Literature.  This would have rendered me unfit
> for any serious technical work were it not that I'm also a second-
> generation computer programmer (my dad started in 1958 with an IBM 650).
> And I can work my way around most *mechanical* and electromechanical
> things if I'm careful.
>
> But I have no currency at all with practical electronics or radio.
> So it's best to take a "for dummies" approach with me and call out
> specific equipment rather than general principles.  If you assume
> I don't know something, you're probably right.
>
> I did just take a look at amateur radio clubs in Wisconsin.  (I'm
> in the southwest corner of the state, near Mineral Point and Dodgeville.
> 42.9 north long., 90.26 west lat., or halfway between Madison WI
> and Dubuque IA.)  And, wouldn't you know it, there IS a club just
> 25 miles away, in Platteville, WI.  http://www.kc9kq.net/ or
> "Hidden Valleys Amatuer Radio Club of Southwest Wisconsin".
> They have a focus on emergency services, and their next meeting is
> tomorrow night!
>
> (Given their name, "Hidden Valleys," it would seem that I'm not the
> only one with a terrain issue.  It is, however, a very beautiful
> part of the world.)
>
> Again, thanks for all of your thoughts and information.
>
> Regards,
> David M.
> ===
> Dr. David M. MacMillan  -  dmm at lemur.com
>
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