Advocate
for
Family Radio Service
General Mobile Radio Service
Provide, Educate, Train, and Recruit
Future Communication Careers
-using-
Cutting Edge Technologies for All Ages
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Touring disaster sights weeks, sometimes months
after
they occur and to interview locals is a learning experience.
Police, Fire Fighters, EMS, Red Cross, HAM
radio operators,
anyone who has a story to share is worth listening.
Downtown Manhattan after NYC 9-11,
California fires,
tornados, hurricanes, floods, and more.
Just as disasters seem to be more catastrophic,
technology has made advances in combating tragedies.
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I am a commercial licensed telegraph operator,
holding the highest class ham license for over 50 years
and a retiree from the Bell System trained in
analog and digital communication technologies.
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This makes me an advocate for a backup public
safety
communication network once everything else fails.
If help can't be reached or can't arrive in time.
The only likely "First Responder" would be that person(s)
closest to the incident at the moment of urgent need.
"Close Responder"
Asheville, N.C. and Kerrville, TX come to recent memory.
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Read Heartbreaking Article - Click Here
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Child, Teen, Adult, Elderly
Why Favor Midland Brand Wireless Equipment
1) Low Cost Availability
2) Ease of Use
3) No Computer Downloading
4) No Cables or Programming
5) All Radios Work Much the Same Way
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9-11
Walk Around NYC, WTC, NYSE
NYPD, FDNY, Verizon
Oct. 2001 - Click Here
Hurricane
Helene Aftermath
Asheville, N.C. Jan. 2025
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Pending Visit & Document Camp Mystic
Flood Aftermath
Kerrville, TX. Jan. 2026
.