[SECC] Storm Welfare Traffic Frequency

[Dan/W4NTI]

3965,  The Alabama Section Net is handling Health and Welfare traffic from 
Biloxi MS.

She (KB7BSA) can handle a small amount of inbound.  All other communication 
is out.   Ham radio is the ONLY communications that is working.  Police, 
Fire, Rescue,  all of it is being done on Ham Radio.

Dan/W4NTI

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Thompson" <thompson at mindspring.com>
To: "SECC" <secc at contesting.com>; <sedxc at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [SECC] Storm Welfare Traffic Frequency


> In addition to the 14265 frequency which is the Satern
> (Salvation Army net) you can use these frequencies:
>
> 3862 Mississippi SSB Net usually running informal now.
>
> 3873  Western Gulf ARES Net (K5GLS) Only priority and emergency Traffic.
> Covers LA, MS and Mobile
>
> 3888 Heatlh and welfare Traffic.
>
> 3935 Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Handling health and welfare on
> secondary basis.
>
> There are LA and Alabama nets too just go to their ARRL Section web sites.
>
> One important note:  Most heath and welfare is funneled to SATERN or the
> local county EOC or EMA.  Replies is some cases may be days or even weeks.
>
> I lived thru Camille and ran the Mississippi RACES HQ station W5IZS.  The
> winds were greater (200+ at Kessler AFB) but the flooding and water surge
> was greater(with Katrina) plus the levy at New Orleans was not breached.
>
> I don't remember a Hurricane that caused so much long term damage. 
> Camille
> was not even close.  There is damage in Mississippi well above I-20 in the
> mid state.  And look at the damage Sw of Atlanta and to Helen, GA.  I 
> ralked
> with two senior FEMA staff members in the FEMA Regional HQ in Thomasville
> (was the Civil Defense Regional Office).  They could not recount a 
> hurricane
> that caused this much damage and flooding and one was a child in the early
> 1940's
> and worked thru Audry, Betsy, David, camille, The stormy sisters that 
> wiped
> away the SC beaches, Andrew, Fredrick, et al.
>
> Dave K4JRB
>
>
>
>
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