My wife, son and I were on the London tube system when the bombers struck 
yesterday.  We were near two of the incidents (near Victoria Station).  I had 
my Yaesu VX-6R with me, with continuous receive from 500 KHz to 999 MHz.  As 
soon as we were able to receive, I was able to tune in to London FM stations 
and also picked up some communications among bus drivers on VHF.  Knowing what 
was going on was very helpful for us, and for the people around us.  Although 
it was not a direct use of amateur radio, I wouldn't have had the capability if 
I hadn't had the 2M/220/440 tranceiver with me.
 
By the way, have worked a number of stations on 20-30-40 M from Dublin and 
London this trip.  Worked Lithuania, Italy and Germany last night from the 
hotel here in West London.  More on that on a future posting.  It has been 
quite an adventure.
 
Russ, QRV as M/N9IV
KX1 #742
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