RadioBanter - View Single Post - HAM RADIO IS SHOWING ITS STUFF NOW !!!!!!

September 2nd 05, 04:50 AM

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From: Dan/W4NTI on Sep 1, 5:26 pm

I hope you folks can give a listen to HF during this disaster. It is
amazing how Ham Radio has stepped up to the plate and is providing
Communications where the Commercial infrastructure is destroyed.

"Commercial infrastructure" is defined as anything non-amateur?

Strange, I still see rather "commercial" and "military"
infrastructure radios very much at work on TV news, along
with lots and lots of "infrastructure" personnel.

Flood conditions high enough to inundate "commercial
infrastructure" equipment will ALSO inundate amateur
equipment and render it useless as well.

The relief efforts in Louisiana and Mississippi are being
handled by MANY, MANY different volunteers and MOST of them
do not appear to be or are identified as amateur radio
operators.

7290, 7285, 14.265, 3935, 3873, 3965 and many others I am sure.

Those networks are operating OUTSIDE the flood regions,
have NOT been inundated with flood waters.

And your point is? So you think they have to be inudated with flood
waters before they can be of service? You are a real piece of work
lennieboy.

I'm listening to a young lady right now with the Baptist feeding unit in
Biloxi Mississippi on the Alabama net frequency of 3965 passing messages to
family and friends outside of the disaster area.

Then that young lady is NOT under water and has gotten to a
location that is NOT under water or destroyed (somehow, you
have not specified that transport) and has the help of
an amateur radio station set up for this purpose on DRY land
(some place unspecified).

And? So you think it is only valid emergency comms if she goes to
someplace under water. Why wouldn't an amateur station be set up on DRY
land. Would you set one up under water?...yeah, you probably would try.

Such as "Daddy were alright" Don't worry have not been able to call
before.

That is excellent service that is provided (partly) by amateur
radio. "Daddy" somehow has gotten the news and that probably
is completed over a telephone circuit...a telephone circuit of
the evil "commercial infrastructure" that was NOT destroyed.

So you seem to have a problem with the "partly" part. Really grinds your
butt that the hams are carrying on the fine tradition they have been
known for for decades, that of helping to provide emergency
communications in times of disaster, which they are very good at.

Poor lennieboy, can only stand on the sidelines and look on and trash
that which he can't be a part of. Maybe frankieboy will come put his arm
around you for comfort and you two can commiserate together.