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VOLUNTEER, BECAUSE THEYLL BE ASSIGNED FROM THE OUTSET.  THE RED CROSSS
FERRON SAID HAMS DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO DO THE JOB AND THEYRE DOING IT.
HE ADVISED AMATEURS EVERYWHERE TO BE PREPARING NOW FOR DISASTER.  IF YOU
KNOW YOUR PLAN, YOURE AHEAD OF THE GAME, HE SAID.  PRACTICE, PRACTICE
PRACTICE.  CARRUBBA ESTIMATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE MANY WEEKS AND MAYBE
MONTHS BEFORE THE MISSING COULD BE IDENTIFIED AND THE SERVED AGENCIES GET
BACK TO NORMAL.  THIS IS THE REAL THING, HE SAID, AND AMATEUR RADIO HAS
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PROVED ITSELF TO BE A VALUABLE RESOURCE AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IN
THIS TIME OF NEED.  IN THE WAKE OF THE PENTAGON ARES ACTIVATION, VIRGINIA
ARRL PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR PATRICK WILSON, W4PW, REFLECTED THAT
ALL THE AMATEURS WHO VOLUNTEERED WERE READY AND WILLING TO GO WHERE ASKED
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Valley K6III 7,500 50 50 A N6NF 761,124 1066 238 B N6EM 246,450 530 155 B
KA6MAL 31,464 152 69 B N6IV 24,780 118 70 B K6UF 15,408 107 48 B K6GT 345,
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