‰  NOW 25 WPM  ‰  TEXT IS FROM NOVEMBER 2001 QST  PAGES 31, 32 AND 96  ‰
BROOKLYN RED CROSS FACILITY HAD TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT.  DUAL BAND VHF/UHF
MOBILE RADIOS, POWER SUPPLIES, MAG MOUNT ANTENNAS, COAX, POWER CABLES,
BOOTS, DUST MASKS AND EVEN RESPIRATORS, LATEX GLOVES, BOTTLED WATER AND
SNACKS WERE AMONG THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE STATIONED NEAR GROUND ZERO, AS
IT CAME TO BE CALLED, WHERE CONDITIONS WERE FREQUENTLY DESCRIBED AS HELLISH
AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING WERE A NECESSITY.  SHIFT AFTER SHIFT
OF VOLUNTEERS TREKKED TO AND FROM ASSIGNMENTS BURDENED WITH BULGING
BACKPACKS.  THIS REQUIRES A BIG COMMITMENT, TRANOS ADVISED.  THE SHIFTS
WERE 12 PLUS HOURS, AND OFTEN IT REQUIRED CONSIDERABLE TIME TO GET
CREDENTIALS AND TRANSPORT IN AND OUT OF RESTRICTED AREAS, ESPECIALLY AT
GROUND ZERO.  AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS VOLUNTEERED FROM AS FAR AWAY AS
CANADA, MAINE, TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA.  SEVERAL VISITING HAMS FROM OUTSIDE
‰  FROM PAGE 96  ‰
100,362 389 86 C 20 W1AMF 95,319 357 89 B 10 Eastern Massachusetts K1KP
‰  END OF 25 WPM TEXT  ‰  QST DE W1AW  ƒ