You were most definately mistaken. ESPECIALLY in emergency situations, operating protocol is to be followed. There are established policies and procedures in effect. ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) networks operate with a Net Control Operator. With that said, obtaining an technician class amateur radio license is not a difficult task. Information is available at: http://www.arrl.org/hamradio.html 73 de kc4kgu --- John Fraizer EnterZone, Inc On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Joe Shaw wrote:

Apparently I was indeed wrong.

-- Joseph W. Shaw II Network Security Specialist/CCNA Unemployed. Will hack for food. God Bless. Apparently I'm overqualified but undereducated to be employed.

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 11 Sep 2001 17:24:28 -0400 From: Robert E. Seastrom <rs@seastrom.com> To: Joe Shaw <jshaw@insync.net> Cc: rs@valhalla.seastrom.com Subject: Re: Horrible world trade center crash, traffic effect

Joe Shaw <jshaw@insync.net> writes:

...

I know I and others have said it before, but this is an excellent use for HAM radios. There's no license requirements to use in emergency situations.

You need to read Part 97 again. You can't just go firing up on amateur frequencies because there is a state of emergency declared.

You must be acting to mitigate an immediate threat to human life. And then any frequency is fair game, not just amateur frequencies.

Regards,

---Rob