[SMCARA] We done good

[Rene Ramirez]

>From ARRL tweet...

RDF Bracelet Helps Oregon Hams to Locate Missing Man

 <http://www.arrl.org/news/search/Tag.name:wife>
02/25/2014 Members of the Lane County (Oregon) Sheriff's Amateur Radio
Operators (*LCSARO*) -- an ARRL-Affiliated Club -- used radio
direction-finding techniques to locate a 78-year-old Eugene, Oregon, man
suffering from dementia, who had gone missing. The man's wife reported
February 16 that her husband had wandered away from the couple's home, east
of the University of Oregon Campus. Fortunately, the man was one of six
at-risk individuals in the county equipped with a *Project Lifesaver* RDF
bracelet. As a result, the specially trained hams in the sheriff's
department were able to track down and locate the missing person in
downtown Eugene. He was not injured. The ham radio team minimizes the need
for large-scale search parties that typically involve many agencies,
hundreds of police officers, and thousands of dollars in cost. The LCSARO
also supports communication in disaster and emergency situations. *-- Thanks
to John Bigley, N7UR, **Nevada Amateur Radio Newswire*


(PS Something we should get more involved in perhaps?)