[ICOM] FW: Link to The TIME Article Encolsed

[Tony Hwang]

Alex Eban wrote:

>...why, it SHOULD be embarrassing to all the "service providers" that go
>down every time some disaster hits an area!!!
>It has been proven over and over that during emergencies, the last to go
>down are the radio amateurs. They ARE set up to operate on emergency power
>with portable equipment from whatever place they can string up the antenna.
>I have a friend who operated during a field emergency drill from a cars
>cemetery: he fished out a few half dead batteries an operated for 36 hours
>from what was recognized as a dead area.
>Isn't that embarrassing?
>	Alex		4Z5KS
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Hi,
Well, how many today's young hams can string up an antenna, jury rig a 
rig and go on the air
on a note these days? Looking at some of questions raised in this forum, 
I have a serious ???????
Like there are two types on automobiles, one is vehicle operator, one is 
driver.
I wish we had lot more driver type hams not just operators.
Now flak jacket on, flame ready.
Belated season's greetings to all. Just came back from trip to 
China.(was snow/raining in most
places I visited)
73,
Tony, VE6CGX.





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