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    1. Not sure where you are getting your info. Looking back through Hurrevac, I am seeing 155+ mph (cat 4) sustained winds as the eye was preparing to hit the island. That dropped to 115 mph (cat 3) sustained as the eye left the island. That doesn’t include the winds encountered from the time the leading edge struck until the time the trailing edge left.

  1. I also volunteered but was not selected. My understanding is that they will need more hams to go in replacement of the first group. I’ll wait and go if my number comes up.

  2. Since the onset of these disasters, I would like to remind people of the wild fires that hit Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge TN last fall. Our local rescue squad operates a converted mini-mod ambulance containing radio equipment for InterOp assignments. This was build on personal funds and “any” donations we could scrap together. This unit is available to East TN and is affiliated with Tn Association of Rescue Squads. A simple phone call will get us moving. We have 8 amateurs meaning this unit all are which are extraction, CPR and most EMR certified.

  3. I finally got my AR license in 2003. I got heavy in to RACES, ARES, My local EOC etc. However, I have chucked it all because of the HUGE amount of training I had to endure. I did all the ARRL courses, then they said I had to do 5 ICS training courses on top of that. Then they said they only wanted to use digital communications. That involved a $1000 modem, a computer, printer, etc. This on top of your rig, tuner, antenna, support structure. Emergency food, water, tent etc.

    I told them to stuff it and never looked back.

  4. Good work,but they are going to need to be rotated out and replaced in a week or two and power/fuel is going to be a real problem 5-10 days in(fuel resupply/generator maintenence-replacement). Have been to these places many times and knew a Cat3+ would devastate but no one in paradise wants to listen or prep,tin foil hats right again but how many times can we save those who won’t save themselves? Lucky Maria didnt follow the path to Florida.

  5. Commenter Ron, The Tennessee State Guard’s 3rd Regiment (East Tennessee) had four Mission Ready Package HF/VHF radio teams available for the Gatlinburg fire, one available less than two hours notice, the other a couple more hours out. But they weren’t requested, and didn’t deploy.

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