[GVARC] Mexico Humanitarian;Mobie Logjam

Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:23:10 -0700

Folks:

The Mexico Project is gaining momentum.  This is ham radio at it's 
finest...For those of you who don't know, we are bringing radio (including 
ham radio)  technology to some extremely needy, remote medical treatment 
facilities in Baja California.  To give you an idea, the two towns are:

San Vicente, the Larger (!) (about the size of Gonzales) and

Ejido Erendira the smaller (about the size of New Idria)

Both villages have extremely limited, crude Medical Clinics  (not even any 
phones in Erendira) Neither of the clinics have radios...

We plan to change that...many lives will be definitely saved through our ham 
radio efforts....

Mostly a Rotary-International Humanitarian project, and now involving many 
people, Rotarians,non-Rotarians, and LOTS and LOTS of Ham radio operators 
both north and South of the border.
Literally dozens of Emails have been sent, I-link has been used, and PSK31 
and other HF modes are coming into play.

If you want to be included in the email planning list, for this project, 
please let me know.  If you want an all expenses paid trip to Baja 
Mexico.... that is possible too.  (This will be really fun, disguised as 
work!)  Contact me for more information.

BY THE WAY:
If you can set up a reflector for this Mexico Humanitarian -Ham Radio 
Mission...FOR SURE, contact me!

Unfortunately, just as in any large group of people, you will find  stealth 
Curmudgens.  Some of these unknown, unrevealed folks from the shadows, have 
locked us out of the nearest high density hi-value ham communications  
Channel, the Mobie Reflector, serving the ENTIRE central coast ham 
community.  Our posts to Mobie often generated raves, even awards from some 
clubs, and many many thanks for the useful information contributed, and I 
never posted anything there that could be considered to be inappopriate, or 
unseemly.

I don't know who the specific persons are, and it is really not important, 
but could you write to some Central Coast ham community leaders to see if 
their leadership skills can be brought to bear, and un-jam the closed port 
of Mobie?  Many hams, both north and south of the border would be very 
appreciative.  Send this email along with your comments to:

Ed West:   [email protected]

or

Rick Lagerstrom:  [email protected],

or Mobie itself:

[email protected]

See if they can stop the destructive, curmudgeon-lyness going on at Mobie, 
and open the channel, especially in light of this incredible humanitarian 
mission opportunity.

Contact me if you want to help in Mexico....

Sincerely,

Pat, AA6EG/N6IJ
[email protected]

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