[MilCom] Hurricane Katrina Comms

[kevin eiler]

7527u busy with tfr coms and ccd cam ops looking at oil pipes
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kevin eiler" <kevineiler1982 at comcast.net>
To: "Larry Van Horn, N5FPW" <larryvanhorn at monitoringtimes.com>; "Tom Ziko" 
<zikot at earthlink.net>; "MILCOM" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MilCom] Hurricane Katrina Comms


> 262.375 had some fema lang coms monday satcom nfm.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Larry Van Horn, N5FPW" <n5fpw at brmemc.net>
> To: "Tom Ziko" <zikot at earthlink.net>; "MILCOM" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 8:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [MilCom] Hurricane Katrina Comms
>
>
>>I think you need some patience here Tom. While the LA Guard is in NOLA now 
>>they are apparently using their VHF lo band and satellite comm links 
>>radios. No need to use HF at the Superdome when you can see the fellow 
>>your talking to. I am sure at some point we will see HF circuits come up 
>>for backup longhaul, but as I have said repeatedly here and on WUN, HF 
>>will not be the primary comm spectrum during a natural disaster. Your 
>>problem is local and therefore your communication environment will be 
>>local as well.
>>
>> Your best bet is to be patient and do a lot of tuning around.
>>
>> 73 all and good hunting de Chief,
>>
>> Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
>> Assistant Editor/Milcom Columnist
>> Monitoring Times magazine
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tom Ziko" <zikot at earthlink.net>
>> To: "MILCOM" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 10:55 PM
>> Subject: [MilCom] Hurricane Katrina Comms
>>
>>
>>> Has anyone heard any National Guard HF traffic out of Louisiana or 
>>> Mississippi??  I have about 130 National Guard HF freqs programmed and 
>>> haven't heard a thing. The only thing I have heard is Ham Radio taffic 
>>> on 20 meters and last night I heard traffic on a 4.469 MHz USB, called a 
>>> CAP net? The call signs I heard were GA CAP 232, FL CAP 90, nd FL CAP 
>>> 904. Does anyone know that was? Civil Air Patrol???
>>>
>>> Tom
>>> Tallahassee, FL.
>>>
>>>
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