[PPRAANet] Missed a chance

[Bob K0NR (email list)]

Ken,
I suspect there is "more to the story" than what you heard on the news.
I suggest you contact:
   District 14 ARES Emergency Coordinator: Tom Dawson KC0NRZ  <his 
callsign>@arrl.net
   District 14 ARES Assistant EC for Teller County:  Dean Buckhouse KB0VVA

73, Bob K0NR

ksheehansprint wrote:
> Good Morning all,
>
> Ham Radio missed its change over the weekend.  I saw on the news this
> morning, there was a lost hiker in the Pikes Peak area in Teller County.
> According to the news, Teller County Search and Rescue has a very difficult
> time because they could not communicate.  By the looks of the radios I saw,
> they looked like UHF radios.  That would explain why they had communications
> problems.  I know PPRAA isn't really into Search and Rescue, I just wonder
> why Teller County Search and Rescue didn't seek help from one of the many
> groups in the area that practice emergency communications on a weekly basis?
> If anyone knows why they weren't contacted, could you please tell me.  I
> thought there was a good working relationship between the groups.
>
> Had Ham Radio been involved it would have been a big boost for Ham Radio.
> According to the TV News, the hiker had a cell phone with one battery.  He
> did not have cell service until he nearly got to the top.  I'm sure he was
> in the coverage area for 147.345 repeater.
>
> One of my next projects was to try and establish closer contact between
> PPRAA and some of the other clubs in the area.  I do know a number of our
> members are members in other clubs.  
>
> Ken
> KD0AGV
> V.P. PPRAA
>  
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