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First please note I tried to reply to this article via email but the
address made it impossible. Please give a pointer to
your actual email in your sig if nothing else such as the one in mine
below.

Since you didn't I guess I"ll put my asbestos suit on and take the
flames for waht I'm about to post. I can always ignore those without
real points to make other than flamage.

On 2005-02-03 said:
"What rank are you?", some CAP wannabee colonel would ask me in my
Levis and T-shirt, all setup in the pouring down rain to provide
4585 Khz and 148.15 comms in my non-CAP-funded motorhome when some
plane was down. "Corporal", I'd always reply. "Who cares? We've
been here for 3 hours. Why did it take you Wing guys so long to
get here?" The guy could have died while waiting for them to put
on their dress blues to look sharp for the TV cams.
snippage
If anyone needs emergency comms
on any freq between 1.8 and 30.0 Mhz, I can provide
CW/AM/SSB/packet/AMTOR-SITOR/PSK16-31 and RTTY with 650 watts of HF
RF power to an omnidirectional large, erectable anywhere antenna
with 3KW of emergency AC power in my old Air Force stepvan any time
it's needed. The system can also provide VHF to VHF to HF packet
gateway service as well as dual-band APRS inband and crossband
repeater service. I can provide phone patch service if there's a
live phone line available. If Knology Cable is available, I can
also provide gateway service to the internet. Give me a couple
hours notice and point me to the spot to set up. I'll be there....
just so long as I don't have to wear some silly wannabe uniform and
play soldier.
Ditto! I tried to interest branches of the military in my services
when I was 18 (height of the vietnam war when many of my generation
were carrying signs instead) and was told, hey you're a blind man we
don't need you!!!

A local hospital which is the go-to resource for most of the city of
NEw Orleans appreciates what I can offer. I have 24/7 access to the
station at the hospital for the reason that I've spent years training
to handle such emergencies and can make sure the station is on the air
and ready to provide them disaster comms when the need arises.

What blows me away is all the wanna be ops that show up, handheld on
each hip with their uniforms and their badges. MEanwhile they're
using jargon that folks not in their particular service can understand
and don't have the first clue how to really communicate to get the
message across. I can communicate when using voice in such a manner
that you'll be able to get the message written down for passing to the
appropriate people without asking me for a bunch of repeats. YEt the
wanna be ops don't want to take part in any meaningful training.

I can sho up with my van, two portable masts giving you comms anywhere
from 3.5 megs to 450 megs. My xyl is also a licensed ham.

I spend time as a net manager for two networks handling written
traffic through ham radio as well as a net control on the maritime
mobile service net. I'm not interested in all the rah rah, just
getting communications handled for those in need when they need us. I
take the part of the rules which says ham radio consists of a trained
pool of volunteer radio communicators quite seriously. I get bugged
at those who want to show off but don't want to train. Without the
training you're next to useless when the stuff hits the fan.

Btw I believe training is something anybody should do on a regular
basis. Just as musicians should rehearse and athletes who are part of
a team should practice emergency communicators should train regularly
to keep their skills sharp.

73 de nf5b

Richard Webb, amateur radio callsign nf5b
active on the Maritime Mobile service network, 14.300 mhz
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