ARRLWeb: Amateur Radio Volunteers on Duty in Wilma's Wake

ARRLWeb: Amateur Radio Volunteers on Duty in Wilma's Wake

"Amateur Radio Volunteers on Duty in Wilma's Wake
NEWINGTON, CT, Oct 24, 2005--

Upward of 300 Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) volunteers are supporting necessary communication in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma. Early reports indicate that most of the ham radio volunteers are assisting with communication at evacuee shelters and emergency operations centers (EOCs) in more than a dozen counties. Lee and Collier counties, where Wilma made landfall, may have taken the brunt of the storm's fury. ARES/RACES teams deployed to their assignments before Wilma came ashore, and local amateurs have been able to handle any immediate communication support needs. "


73 fer nw,
Bob N5IET

10X# 37210, FP#-1141, SMIRK#-5177
http://www.n5iet.com/
Code may be taking a back seat for now,
but the pioneering spirit that put the code
there in the first place is out front of it all.