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Date: | Wed, 19 Nov 2003 14:47:38 -0500 |
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Hi Guys,
Some years ago I spent a week somewhere in North Carolina. I had my 2 meter
radio with me. When I heard a message from a friend in Florida, Clyde N4PL
I took it and went down to the office to deliver it. I was told it was long
distance. I complained that it was only five miles. I was asked if I were
familiar with the house across the road. I was. That is a local call,
everything else is a toll call. I was able to give it to someone else for
delivery. In Florida, I had all of Seminole county, one town in Volusia
county, all but one town in Orange county and one town in Lake county. In
Connecticut, I have most of New London county. When I was in Florida, I
started telling people that during an emergency net, wasn't the time to
learn how to handle traffic. Several times during a hurricane when someone
would check in that wanted to send a message and didn't know how. The NCS
would pair them off with a regular traffic handler. I did this at least two
times, once the message was originated by the other man and the other time I
originated the message. Now is the time to learn how to handle traffic. 73
and good traffic handling.
Walt and GEB dog Opus
WA4QXT
New London CT
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