On Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:15:07 EST, Channel Jumper
wrote:

And with the general mindset - most Amateur Radio Operators - at least a
majority of them only has a Technician Class License, hence they cannot
participate in ARES activities.

Our ARES/RACES group operations are mostly on VHF/UHF - both simplex
and through well-protected repeaters - where a Tech license holder is
fully permitted to operate. Only the link from the county EOC to the
State OEM is on HF and that only because the state bought the
equipment after the big storms of 2007 and gave it to us.

73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon

e-mail: k2asp [at] arrl [dot] net