[HCRA] Fw: Texas Communications Emergency

Sun, 7 Jul 2002 13:45:43 -0400

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Macedo" <[email protected]>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;@ma.ultranet.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 8:14 PM
Subject: Texas Communications Emergency


> Hello to all...
>
> Apologies for any duplicates, the following was obtained from Phil
Temples,
> K9HI, Eastern Massachusetts Section Manager concerning a Communications
> Emergency for the floods in Texas. Please do not utilize these desginated
> frequencies as described in this email below:
>
> As you will read in the following statement (dated July 5), a General
> Communications Emergency Declaration  has been issued by the FCC in
support
> of the emergency communication efforts related to the  response to floods
> in Texas.
>
> This declaration was first posted on the ARRL Web yesterday (Friday, July
5)
> afternoon:
> http://www.arrl.org/.  I am also contacting the ARRL Section Emergency
> Coordinators with this information.  Thank you
>
>  73,
>
>  Steve Ewald, WV1X
>
>  Attention All Amateurs...
>  General Communications Emergency Declared (Jul 5, 2002) -- Under the
>  authority of Section 97.401 of the Federal Communications Commission's
> Rules
>  and Regulations [47 C.F.R. Part 97] a general communications emergency is
>  declared to exist in Texas requiring the protection of amateur emergency
>  communication frequencies. Amateurs are required to refrain from using
7285
>  [daytime], and 3873 [night time] plus or minus 3 kHz unless they are
taking
>  part in the handling of emergency traffic. This order is effective
>  immediately until rescinded but may be as long as 72 hours. -- Arlan K.
Van
>  Doorn, Senior Advisor for Public Safety, Enforcement Bureau, Federal
>  Communications Commission, Washington, DC
>
> Respectfully Submitted,
>
> Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
> ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
> SEMCARES Emergency Coordinator
> Pager #: (508) 354-3142
> Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
> Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503  (After 6 PM)
> Work Phone #: 1-800-445-2588 Ext.: 72929  (8 AM-5 PM)
> Email Address: [email protected]
> http://www.ultranet.com/~rmacedo
>