[TCARC-NTX] Fwd: FW: [Calnet] Article on Ham Radio in Times of Crisis

Thu, 20 Mar 2003 05:42:23 -0600

I received this from Bill Baird, former club member who now resides in Southern California.

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> From: Gerald J. Walsh [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 9:01 PM
> To: Calnet Members Mailing List
> Subject: [Calnet] Article on Ham Radio in Times of Crisis
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Less than two months since the Shuttle Columbia disaster where amateur
> radio operators were the only source of communications in the rural areas
> of East Texas, I'm once again proven wrong about the value of amateur
> radio
> in times of disaster (or preparation for future "events").  The following
> article was in "USA Today"....
> 
> - Gerry (KB6OOC)
> 
> 
> http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-03-19-ham-crisis_x.htm

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