I've heard they are organizing with the ARRL. If interested in getting involved, I can forward your contact info to the MCECG (Maricopa County Emergency Communications Group) who is plugged into the effort...
Eric <flame_war>Who is surprised that Glendale of all local municipalities is starting this?</flame_war> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Lyle Tuttle <[email protected]> wrote: > If I recall correctly, several of the members on this board a ham radio > operators. > > If so, you might be interested in this info passed to me by a friend: > =================================== > I'm working with some ham radio operators who are very upset with proposed > changes supported by The Glendale mayor and another Glendale official that > will tie the hands of ham radio operators within the city of Glendale. The > April 2010 staff report says these new regs aren't necessary. > > *However, someone has gotten new regs onto the June 2 city council agenda > that Glendale ham operators must have specified retractable antennas that > the guys can't even find on the marketplace. > > *I fully understand why people don't want an ugly 75' or more tower in > their neighbors backyard even tho my neighbors had them in N. Phx and never > offended me. I was always glad they were there. > > People needs to realize that when disaster strikes and communications > systems ( phones, computers, electric, etc) go down, it is the ham operators > that provide the emergency communications. I’ve also been with Kent on > several cross country trips when those guys are communicating emergency > messages, i.e. tornado & flood alerts, highway accidents etc to authorities > where cell phones or CB’s don't work. > > If this Glendale idea spreads across Maricopa County, we are in deep > CENSORED if terrorists knock out our normal communications systems. Take a > look at the Midwest the past 2 days when communications systems were > temporarily down after those tornadoes whipped out communities. It was the > ham radio operators that filled that gap, but few people even know it. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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