Subj : Re: No license operators
To   : jimmylogan
From : Blue White
Date : Sun May 19 2024 08:38 am

>  BW> years back... well, 30 now, doesn't seem that long ago... we had
> an
>  BW> unusually heavy snowstorm for this area.  The authorities had to
> turn
>  BW> to the local HAM community for assistance as other forms of
>  BW> communication were overwhelmed or not working.
>
> Are you in Kentucky by chance? When I was getting my ticket 8 years
> ago a local radio guy (not a HAM, but works for the place that
> services the police and sheriff as well as fire) was telling me
> about an instance in Kentucky where the lines were broken and
> they couldn't even talk to the capitol without the HAM guys...

LOL, sure enough.  ;)  I was listening to the HAMS on my scanner to get
info about what was going on.



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