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                        GENERAL ARTICLES
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               Introducing the emergcom echo
                By Richard Webb <1:116/901>

This echo was begun in May of 2007 to give interested emergency
communicators a place to discuss tools and techniques that will
improve one's effectiveness in using radio communication devices to
get or render emergency assistance.

The echo moderator is a very active ham radio operator who has been
involved in efforts to provide emergency and disaster assistance
for over three decades.

With the wide availability of various unlicensed radio
services many have access to emergency communications
capabilities that were formerly available only to folks
with a real interest in the subject.  HOwever, to utilize
them effectively one must know which methods are most likely
to render satisfactory results.

ThOse little frs portable radios can save a life when boating,
camping, on family outings, and at home or work.  Groups such as
REact international have expanded their activities to provide
monitors on FRS channel 1 to provide such assistance.
IN some neighborhoods residents have banded together and established
localized networks using these radios to render mutual assistance.

Many people also find themselves involved in volunteer
organizations such as search and rescue groups etcetera.    though
their primary function in these groups is not communications they
can still benefit from tools and techniques discussed in this
conference.

Emergcom is an echo for radio amateurs; react members; search and
rescue volunteers; public safety dispatchers and professionals.

DUring widespread emergencies and disasters the regular
communications infrastructure is one of the first   things to go
down.  Amateur radio operators have a longstanding tradition of
being ready and available when this occurs.  These days groups such
as react are also called upon to fill the void.  THis echo is a
place for both amateurs and professionals to discuss any and all
aspects of emergency communications using radio.

Emergcom is available from all z1 hubs as well as in other
zones, and can be a welcome addition to your bbs.  If
you're not currently carrying this echo send an areafix
request for it to your uplink today.  YOur users will find
it useful, and echo participants will benefit from the
perspective of your users who work in the field.  VOlunteers and
professionals are equally welcome.


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