[SFDXA] Emergency Traffic That Happened Nov 3, 2013 on the Winsystem

[Bill]

 From Chuck W4ROA ARRL Assistant Director. (baldybaer at aol.com 
<mailto:baldybaer at aol.com>)
Hello, my name is Jim Frederick KF6QBW, and have been a Winsystem member 
since the mid to late 90's, and with out Shorty K6JSI (my Elmer) and the 
Winsystem and it's members, I would not have known what to do let alone 
been able to help, as I was just a link in this chain of events.
      I was monitoring the "system" as usual, and sometime before noon 
...I think is when I heard  "May-Day  May-Day hiker in distress" . I 
grabbed a charged battery for my VX-5 and the call came over the radio 
again "May-Day  May-Day hiker in distress" and I responded to the 
Emergency call.
   The reply was that KD0HFM Nathan, had miss-read the elevation on his 
topographical map and had gotten into a very steep and ruff area and 
had  his hand into a cactus and their was no safe way down. He said he 
was in the Red hills / mountain and then gave his GPS coordinates at N 
36°.6m.34.37s by W 115°.31m.16.24s. and had enough food and water for a 
day, but needed help off the mountain as he would not get down to his 
start point before dark and did not have enough GPS battery for the 
trip. KD0HFM stated that he did not take a conventional trail and was 
using a topographical map and GPS for guidance.

       I know from experience that a call direct to the Las Vegas search 
and rescue would expedite the process, so I made a call to any Las Vegas 
station that could make the call to the Las Vegas Police and very 
quickly KG7EWP James Freeman came back to me and I handed off the 
Emergency Traffic, and had search and rescue on the phone and was 
getting their needed info and with in 15 minutes had a rescue helicopter 
on the way ...ETA 1hour. I monitored the event until resolved in case 
any more info was needed from me.
       a few hours later I heard Nathan KD0HFM thanking James KG7EWP for 
all his time and every body else on the Winsystem for standing by.

   Thank you for listening
                                   Jim Frederick KF6QBW
                               Winsystem Affiliate Repeater
                                       Glendale Arizona