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And another bunch of hams showing off by using their ham radios and
communication skills to help someone in distress, and someone even had
the audacity to report it. Lennyboy must really be ashamed of these hams.

No call = No ham.

No JJ = No loss.

LHA / WMD

"JJ" wrote in message
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Radionews wrote:



RESCUE RADIO: VK HAM BRINGS BOAT TO PORT SAFELY - BY RADIO


A pair of Australian and American hams are credited with being a
lifeline to a storm damaged boat with six people on board. The
Australian was at his home QTHand the American was at sea on the
stricken ship. Q-News Robert Broomhead, VK3KRB, in Waverly,
Australia picks up the story from he


And another bunch of hams showing off by using their ham radios and
communication skills to help someone in distress, and someone even had
the audacity to report it. Lennyboy must really be ashamed of these hams.

Yep, terrible. Not only that, no one thought to use CB either - or MURS,
FRS, or whatever else is the popular thing of the day

73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA (former WN2CJV, WB2OSP, WA3RJX, N2JH - we won't delve into the
former and current commercial licenses)




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Subject: Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1390 * April 2, 2004
From: "Jim Hampton"
Date: 4/4/2004 9:41 PM Central Standard Time
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And another bunch of hams showing off by using their ham radios and
communication skills to help someone in distress, and someone even had
the audacity to report it. Lennyboy must really be ashamed of these hams.

Yep, terrible. Not only that, no one thought to use CB either - or MURS,
FRS, or whatever else is the popular thing of the day

WHAT...!??!

There were no CELL TOWERS nearby to relay thier "emergency comms"...?!?!

Holy Smokes! HOW will we EVER get out of the 21st Century alive if there
are NO CELL TOWERS at SEA...?!?!

Sheeesh...!

73

Steve, K4YZ

"Steve Robeson K4CAP" wrote in message
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Subject: Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1390 * April 2, 2004

WHAT...!??!

There were no CELL TOWERS nearby to relay thier "emergency
comms"...?!?!

Holy Smokes! HOW will we EVER get out of the 21st Century alive if
there
are NO CELL TOWERS at SEA...?!?!

Sheeesh...!

73

Steve, K4YZ


Don't worry, Steve!

Soon we'll all have BPL and our emergency comms will have finally arrived in
the 21st century )

73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA
(ps - 5 watts? I wonder how well that would have worked if BPL had been
active on the mainland where the reception was carried out?)



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JJ wrote in message ...


And another bunch of hams showing off by using their ham radios and
communication skills to help someone in distress, and someone even had
the audacity to report it. Lennyboy must really be ashamed of these hams.

The only shame is the ham who refuses to give his call.

JJ wrote in message ...
Radionews wrote:



RESCUE RADIO: VK HAM BRINGS BOAT TO PORT SAFELY - BY RADIO


A pair of Australian and American hams are credited with being a
lifeline to a storm damaged boat with six people on board. The
Australian was at his home QTHand the American was at sea on the
stricken ship. Q-News Robert Broomhead, VK3KRB, in Waverly,
Australia picks up the story from he


And another bunch of hams showing off by using their ham radios and
communication skills to help someone in distress, and someone even had
the audacity to report it. Lennyboy must really be ashamed of these hams.

http://www.qrz.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard...ST&f=3&t=59811

William wrote:
JJ wrote in message ...

Radionews wrote:



RESCUE RADIO: VK HAM BRINGS BOAT TO PORT SAFELY - BY RADIO


A pair of Australian and American hams are credited with being a
lifeline to a storm damaged boat with six people on board. The
Australian was at his home QTHand the American was at sea on the
stricken ship. Q-News Robert Broomhead, VK3KRB, in Waverly,
Australia picks up the story from he


And another bunch of hams showing off by using their ham radios and
communication skills to help someone in distress, and someone even had
the audacity to report it. Lennyboy must really be ashamed of these hams.


http://www.qrz.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard...ST&f=3&t=59811

An interesting situation. I was reading that last night.


my thoughts a

1. The ham op did well despite his embarrassment in having participated
in a false alarm.

2. Law enforcement and emergency people would have him react the same
way if the same situation cropped up again. His job was as a
communicator. It wasn't (or shouldn't be) his decision to report the
problem or not. Someone calls for help, then it gets reported. If
someone gave a false report to him then it becomes law enforcement's job
to take care of it at that point.

I say he did a good job.


Did you read the part in the thread about the guy that *couldn't* get a
ham to turn in an emergency call? Chilling.

- Mike KB3EIA -

Mike Coslo wrote in message ...
William wrote:
JJ wrote in message ...

Radionews wrote:



RESCUE RADIO: VK HAM BRINGS BOAT TO PORT SAFELY - BY RADIO


A pair of Australian and American hams are credited with being a
lifeline to a storm damaged boat with six people on board. The
Australian was at his home QTHand the American was at sea on the
stricken ship. Q-News Robert Broomhead, VK3KRB, in Waverly,
Australia picks up the story from he


And another bunch of hams showing off by using their ham radios and
communication skills to help someone in distress, and someone even had
the audacity to report it. Lennyboy must really be ashamed of these hams.


http://www.qrz.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard...ST&f=3&t=59811

An interesting situation. I was reading that last night.


my thoughts a

1. The ham op did well despite his embarrassment in having participated
in a false alarm.

2. Law enforcement and emergency people would have him react the same
way if the same situation cropped up again. His job was as a
communicator. It wasn't (or shouldn't be) his decision to report the
problem or not. Someone calls for help, then it gets reported. If
someone gave a false report to him then it becomes law enforcement's job
to take care of it at that point.

I say he did a good job.


Did you read the part in the thread about the guy that *couldn't* get a
ham to turn in an emergency call? Chilling.

- Mike KB3EIA -


I like the several replies that went something like ~~~ "with the
proliferation of cell phones..."

Radionews wrote:




But then, and this is the section that has BPL opponents worried,
Brown writes: "However, we continue to study the BPL proceeding and
have not concluded there is a material interference problem or that
all of the distinct technological approaches to BPL pose risk of
interference."



So looks like the BPL big money has gotten to Brown too. Wonder which
BPL provider he will be working for at a hugh salary when BPL gets rolling?