[Milsurplus] Mil HF rigs not NTIA compliant

[Bob Wilder]

To go along with this, just think of the many many times a person at sea 
without a ham on board has called in to the Maritime Mobile Service Net on 
14300 to declare an emergency where time was important to saving a life of 
some one on board.  I hear this at least every month or so on 14300.

Bob, AF2HD/WW2LST


At 02:13 PM 9/14/2004 -0700, Dick wrote:

>Pete, let him dig his heels in all he wants.  The FCC, ITU and WARC all make
>provisions for emergency communications when life and/or property are in
>serious danger.  Basically, it translates out to "anything goes."   I once
>used my 2 meter ham radio to call the U.S. Forest Service when a wildland
>fire broke out in southern CA.  When the excitement was over, they did ask
>how I'd gotten hold of a USFS radio.  I explained how I used my ham radio to
>call them and pointed out the FCC's emergency communications provision.  No
>problem.  They actually thanked me for calling them.  They said the fire
>could have spread to thousands of acres if I hadn't called them.
>
>Te main exception to all this, of course, is stuff like the new digital
>trunked radios coming into public safety services, etc.  There's no way a
>private citizen would normally have that kind of radio coded into a
>government owned system.  However, I don't think anyone would complain much
>if you found a cop or fireman injured at the side of the road and used their
>radio to call for help.
>
>73,
>
>Dick W1NMZ
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Peter Gottlieb" <nerd at verizon.net>
>To: "Dick" <rertman at ix.netcom.com>
>Sent: 14 September, 2004 06:33
>Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Mil HF rigs not NTIA compliant
>
>
> > Dick,
> >
> > The funny thing is that the reason he gave us in absolutely refusing the
>use
> > of this equipment was that if there were a major emergency we might be
> > tempted to bend the rules.  We all looked at him incredulously and that
>made
> > him dig in his heels even further.
> >
> > If something big and bad happens we are all going on the air with whatever
> > we have.  Let him make a formal complaint about us.
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dick" <rertman at ix.netcom.com>
> > To: "Peter Gottlieb" <nerd at verizon.net>; "MILSURPLUS"
> > <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>; <ham at cq.nu>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 6:32 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Mil HF rigs not NTIA compliant
> >
> >
> > > Pete, your state director's stodginess and rigidity will probably loosen
> > up
> > > in direct proportion to the magnitude of the disaster that strikes the
> > > state.  Until then, like most state directors of nearly anything, his
>main
> > > job is to justify his existence.  It's interesting how quickly they get
>a
> > > lot more flexible and practical when natural or man-made disasters start
> > > destroying their beloved hi-tech gadgetry and the hams with our
>seemingly
> > > "primitive" gear are the only ones who can communicate reliably.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > > Dick W1NMZ
>
>
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