Message-Id: <20031119221735.KIKI11940.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[68.212.102.113]>

walt wrote:
   >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.
NOt just is it a good idea for those who might want to originate
radiograms, but the skills you develop as a regular traffic handler
will stand you in good stead if you have to shadow the local official
with your HT.  Even though it's FM a lot of times the station you're
trying to copy a message from might not be full quieting, or god
forbid you'll have to go to simplex.  VOicing messages to be easily
copyable by the receiving station is a learned skill as well and
practice is better when you're not on the sharp end of the rope.  Get
that practice and training now!!!

73 de nf5b




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