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   From the April 14 issue of "The ARRL Letter":   
      
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   Amateur Radio Helps Rescue Injured California Outdoorsman   
      
   A relaxing weekend of camping and fishing did not go as planned last Friday    
   when a member of a California outdoors club fell and broke his hip.   
      
   The Old Goats Mountain Club (OGMC) had worked their way along an old Forest    
   Service Road into a rugged, off grid location in the foothills of the Cascade    
   Mountains. Dave Johnson, KL7DJ, said his friend slipped and fell while trying    
   reel in a catch. The injury was so severe that the man could not be moved    
   safely with a trip that could take at least 2 hours over the rough terrain.   
      
   Johnson is the only licensed amateur radio operator in the group and using the    
   California Amateur Linking Radio Association (CARLA) system, he was able to    
   call for emergency help from this vehicle. Greg Stamback, KD6VEN, located in    
   the San Francisco Bay area responded and contacted the Shasta County EMS which    
   dispatched a REACH 5 rescue helicopter from their base in Redding, California.   
      
   The entire rescue took about 1 hour and before the helicopter landed a local    
   ambulance company arrived and was able to stabilize the injured camper. After    
   surgery and 3 days in the hospital he is now at home recovering.   
      
   Johnson's wife Linda, KL7ISN, helped coordinate getting their friend's vehicle    
   back to Redding. Using pre-planned contact schedules for Friday and Saturday    
   and, after several makeshift auto-patches, the car was driven to a nearby    
   highway where two other club members were able to take the car safely back    
   home.   
      
   But the weekend was not over for amateur radio help. While the rest of the    
   group was making their way out of the mountains on Sunday they were flagged    
   down by a stranded motorist. His car's gas tank had been punctured and his    
   cell phone would not work. He was taken to a small community along the way    
   where there was a landline, and he was able to call for help from AAA.   
      
   Johnson said the motorist was thankful for the help and another member of the    
   OGMC suggested the motorist might want to consider getting an amateur radio    
   license.   
      
   While waiting for a tow truck to arrive, Johnson and a couple of OGMC members    
   talked about amateur radio and how it had helped over the last few days. One    
   member suggested maybe even he should have a transceiver installed in his    
   vehicle. Johnson plans to make sure his friend, and the motorist, get a    
   complete demonstration.   
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   -- Sean KS4TD   
      
   ... Laugh and the world laughs with you...fart and you stand alone.   
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