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- INFO: ALL RACES OPERATORS IN CA (ALLCA: OFFICIAL)
- ALL AMATEURS U.S. (@ USA: INFORMATION)
- FROM: AUXILIARY RADIO SERVICE
- CA STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (W6HIR @ WA6NWE.CA) 2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA 95832 (916)262-1603
- Landline BBS (FIDO) open to all: (916) 262-1657
- RACESBUL.265 DATE: March 15, 1993
- SUBJECT: MGT - What officials need to know
- Here are some observations made by Ron Hashiro, a data
- processing officer for the First Hawaiian Bank in Honolulu,
- following Hurricane Iniki:
- In as instant, the media and the public became very
- interested in Amateur Radio. But the Amateurs were so completely
- involved in their relief work that, consequently, they were not
- totally prepared during media interviews to present Amateur Radio
- in a concise but meaningful fashion.
- The key to a successful recovery operation is establishing
- relationships with officials in local government, hospitals, and
- similar public service agencies *before* disaster strikes.
- Amateurs need to educate these officials on how Amateur Radio
- operators can and will participate by being integrated into
- existing disaster preparation and relief efforts.
- And officials need to understand that Amateurs in their
- communities have already invested thousands of dollars in
- equipment to engage in daily radio communications and that by
- establishing working relationships they can tap that ready
- resource with little or no outlay on their part.
- Amateur Radio is reliable in emergencies because the hams in
- the affected areas can establish themselves quickly, knowing that
- others are waiting to pitch in and help out.
- Faced with tight budgets, officials welcome the comfort of
- additional means of disaster communications.
- [From the February 1993 issue of "QST" magazine]
- EOF
- "Voice communication was the most flexible means of sharing a
- radio channel between several agencies, but the hard-copy packet
- messages proved most effective in directing operations."
- ---Ron Hashiro, KH6JCA, following Hurricane Iniki
- EOF
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