[HCRA] Fwd: [BARC-List] Fwd: [PR:2537] Columbia and Ham Radio

Thu, 06 Feb 2003 06:42:03 -0500

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Steve - N1SR

>From: Arthur N1NHZ <[email protected]>
>Subject: [BARC-List] Fwd: [PR:2537] Columbia and Ham Radio
>Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 19:02:27 -0500
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>>From: "Jesse Plummer" <[email protected]>
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>>Subject: [PR:2537] Columbia and Ham Radio
>>Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 17:09:40 -0600
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>>Hello to all. I know you are anxioulsy awaiting news on STS107 and the 
>>involvment of Ham Radio. There is a constant need for volunteer hams. I 
>>am personally going up this weekend. Because of the many agencies 
>>involved, they cannot inter-communicate effectively. Every search team 
>>has at least one ham op and someone to operate GPS. All pieces found must 
>>be "GPSed". No ham is allowed to touch anything.
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>>Hams from Nacogdoches ARC, Dallas and Houston ARES are volunteering. The 
>>weekend will see a lot of volunteers as people will be able to come up 
>>without interfering with work.
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>>NASA, FEMA, EPA, FBI, The Texas Rangers, Texas Dept of Public Safety, 
>>local police, sheriff and constable deputies and volunteer firefighters 
>>make up the search teams. Each team has a ham radio op to allow 
>>intercommunication. According to several unnamed sources, these federal, 
>>state and local groups are very thankful for the hams. As you know, ham 
>>radio has enjoyed a long relationship with NASA and FEMA. As you may also 
>>know, three of the seven astronauts were licensed hams. We have added 
>>three to the list of silent keys. This tragedy will serve a greater 
>>purpose. The Federal, State and Local agencies will now see that Ham 
>>Radio will be there and work flawlessly and inexpensively.
>>
>>If you have Echolink and want to monitor live radio comms, log into 
>>EDU_NET, DO NOT TALK over WX_TALK. That is the conference room linking 
>>repeaters and Echolink. EDU_Net is a listening only room.
>>
>>I will post more here for you after I return from Nacogdoches area Sunday.
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>>--
>>Jesse Plummer
>>[email protected]
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