I would have to agree with that.  If I were in trouble and were seriously
hurt I would want and wouldn't care what band a person used to get
help.  If I were a family member of a person who dyed because of something
like this or someone's wanting to just operate withinn their band I
wouldn't be happy.





On Sun, 10 Jun 2001, Andy Baracco wrote:

> Hi Walt,
>
> So you sit back and let someone bleed to death because of some rules made
> by bloated bureaucrats sitting in comfortable chairs in some Washington D.
> C. air conditioned office bu9ilding.  I bet that that bloated bureaucrat
> would quote you those rules with a smile on his face.  In that instance, to
> heck with my license!  I have to live with myself at the end of the day.
>
> Andy
>
> At 09:17 AM 6/10/01 -0400, you wrote:
> >Richard and Mike have it right ... you have assigned frequencies and
> >operating outside of those frequencies is _never_ acceptable and
> >emergencies don't justify it.  Just don't do it and you'll be doing what
> >you should.  The essence of good operating practice is observing the
> >regulations, not violating them in order to render assistance in an
> >emergency.
> >
> >--
> >Walt Smith - Raleigh, NC
> >[log in to unmask]
> >
> >
>