[CCF] FW: kontestimies ja pepa kokemus

[jukka.klemola at nokia.com]

1200 QSOa reippaassa vuorokaudessa, sanoma vaan hiukkasen
haastava..
Yksi kontesteri vastaa kymmentä ammattiradistia.

Kai Turvassa on edes joitakin kontestimiehiä mukana?

73,
Jukka

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext llindblom at juno.com [mailto:llindblom at juno.com]
> Sent: 18 March, 2003 21:15
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Re:CQ-Contest Digest, Vol 3, Issue 29
> 
> 
> K4OJ is on the mark with his comments about emergency 
> communication and the role contesters sometimes play.  Back 
> in the early 70's or late 60's when the dam went out in Rapid 
> City, South Dakota one of the Rapid City DX/Contest types had 
> high power mobile DXing setup.  He was drafted to serve as 
> the primary emergency communications point for Rapid City.  
> At this time I no longer remember his call.   
> 
> The state of Iowa Emergency Management Division amateur radio 
> station became a primary funnel for traffic in and out of 
> Rapid City due to 24 hour/day coverage between 40/80 Meters.  
> The local Des Moines club was struggling to staff the Iowa 
> Emergency Management Division Amateur Radio station and 
> handle the message traffic.  
> 
> I remember getting a phone call asking if I could help them.  
> I sat for 28 hours in front of a Collins-S Line and handled 
> over 1200 health and welfare enquiries. When ask how I was 
> able to do this, I explained it was due to contesting and 
> Dxing experience.
> 
> Unfortunatley in the event of a major crisis there might be a 
> problem as the Iowa Emergency Management Division Amateur 
> Radio station has come to rely primarily on VHF and UFH 
> communications.
> 
> W0ETC
> 
> 73 W0ETC  
>    
> ------------------------------
> 
>    5. QST for April Correspondence (Jim White, K4OJ)
> 
> Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:25:22 -0500
> From: "Jim White, K4OJ" <k4oj at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: jpuett at yournet.com, cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] QST for April Correspondence
> Message: 5
> 
> There is an excellent letter in the correspondence column of 
> April QST.
> 
> N5QYC points out very well that contesting serves as a ruler 
> for us to 
> measure our station and operating abilities... noting where 
> else can you 
> score these attributes!
> 
> N5QYC is an ARES District Coordinator in Harrison, Arkansas - 
> don't know 
> if he is a regular to CQ-Contest e-mail reflector but in case 
> he is not 
> I have copied him on this e-mail.
> 
> Thanks, Joe for saying something good about us - unfortunately it 
> usually takes a disaster for others to realize how operating 
> under less 
> than perfect situations takes someone who does this routinely 
> and about 
> the only ones who do are the Contesters and DXers...
> 
> Usually our reward is bragging rights, occasionally though an 
> enlightened soul like yours does take notice!
> 
> Much obliged,
> 
> 
> 
> Jim, K4OJ
> 
> Near Tampa, FL
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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