[CQ-Contest] Real emergencies

[Steve.Root@culligan.com]

K0SR didn't write that, N7MAL did.  I was arguing against that viewpoint.

73 Steve K0SR

----- Original Message -----

> > K0SR wrote:  Unless an emergency is declared by the appropriate
> authorities it is not up to an individual amateur radio operator to
decide,
> on his own, that something is an emergency and begin non-amateur
> communications
>
>
> Tom, NI1N
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve.Root at culligan.com" <steve.root at culligan4water.com>
> To: ""Bryan W5KFT"" <w5kft at nts-online.net>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 6:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Real emergencies
>
>
> > Still a tough call.  Would you risk losing your license to save
somebody's
> > life?  In a stituation like a traffic accident minutes mean everything
and
> > there probably isn't time to go through proper channels.  I hope none of
> us
> > ever have to make the choice that W5KFT did, but if it comes down to
> helping
> > somebody in dire need I think most of us know what we would do.
> >
> > 73 Steve K0SR
> >
>