[TNham] Transmitter Hunters

[Jimmy Floyd]

Just thought the message below might be of interest to some.
73
Jimmy Floyd
NQ4U / NNN0RKO
ARRL ARES DEC District 5 Tn.
ARRL ARES   EC    Coffee County Tn.
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>> >From:          Mark Duff/KB1EKN
>> >                    President, Boston Amateur Radio Club
>> >                    Chief of Operations, Hingham Fire Department
>> >
>> >To:              Phil Temples/K9HI
>> >                    Section Manager
>> >
>> >Cc:              Mike Neilsen, Rob Macedo, Frank Murphy
>> >
>> >Subject::     Fox Hunting, Public Safety Notifications
>> >
>> >Date:          05-14-2002
>> >
>> >It has come to my attention from the State Fire Marshall that recently
in
>> >Eastern Massachusetts, a club was conducting a fox hunt and left the fox
>> >near a public shopping mall. Although it was a totally innocent act,
>> >someone not familiar with the box the fox was contained in notified
>> authorities
>> >and created a problem.
>> >
>> >I strongly suggest that any club conducting fox hunt's, notify public
>> >safety officials that a fox hunt is taking place in their community and
>> where
>> >the fox is located. It would be very easy for any public safety official
to
>> >consider the fox to be a �Device� and treat it accordingly. A photograph
>> >was included with the memo and there is no question in my mind that a
>> person,
>> >not knowing what the fox is, would consider it to be a radio-controlled
>> >bomb. The events of 9/11 have considerably heightened public awareness
of
>> >anything that looks suspicious. Many times, the fox is hidden in strange
>> >locations and this further complicates the problem.  A simple
>> >notification made to the local public safety officials may eliminate a
>> major public
>> >safety response and prevent our noble hobby from receiving any bad
>> >publicity.
>> >
>> >[Note: A memo was sent too every fire department in Massachusetts about
>> >this.]