Anyone doing contacts in Port Charlotte? I have a friend there who I
can't reach. Any ideas on how this could be done?

Al

On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 14:41:51 GMT, Al wrote:

Anyone doing contacts in Port Charlotte? I have a friend there who I
can't reach. Any ideas on how this could be done?

Al
Part of the mission of the National Traffic System, which is part of
the ham radio community's emergency preparedness and operations
efforts, is to pass "health and welfare" messages in times of
disasters.

Contact a member of a local radio club about sending a radiogram to
your friend. Keep in mind that this type of message is lower in
priority than others, and that his being in an emergency shelter or
utilities being down will slow it down.

There may well be hams doing direct contacts with hams in that area,
but the last step of getting the message to your friend may be a
problem.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom

The SATERN net has been reporting on conditions in various places, but H&W
traffic isn't going into the area yet as far as I can tell. (Shouldn't be a
surprise if you think about it). However, if you go to www.satern.net there
is a link at the bottom of the page to a form where you can inquire about an
individual. Supposedly this is faster than sending a radiogram.

However, if you want to try some traffic into the area and you don't know
how to get into a local traffic net, you can check the ARRL website for
section nets in your state, or you can try the ISSBN at 0100Z on 3.985. If
you are a little rough on traffic procedures, the ISSBN may be a little more
tolerant than a section net, depending on your particular section. If you
are not an amateur, and the SATERN website doesn't look like the ticket,
then Gary's advice is the best you will get.

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Anyone doing contacts in Port Charlotte? I have a friend there who I
can't reach. Any ideas on how this could be done?

Al

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Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote:

On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 14:41:51 GMT, Al wrote:

Anyone doing contacts in Port Charlotte? I have a friend there who I
can't reach. Any ideas on how this could be done?

Al
Part of the mission of the National Traffic System, which is part of
the ham radio community's emergency preparedness and operations
efforts, is to pass "health and welfare" messages in times of
disasters.

Contact a member of a local radio club about sending a radiogram to
your friend. Keep in mind that this type of message is lower in
priority than others, and that his being in an emergency shelter or
utilities being down will slow it down.

There may well be hams doing direct contacts with hams in that area,
but the last step of getting the message to your friend may be a
problem.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
------------------------------------------------
at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom

Thanks guys for your assistance.


Al