Amateur Radio emergency comunications in action!

I was listening to a few hams using the LIMAC repeater for an interesting talk on Physics. Just as they were about to sign and clear there was an emergency break-in call. It was Raymond Larsen, N2ZEM asking for someone to place a Suffolk Police 911 call as he had just witnessed an auto accident in which a woman was injured. It was the first time I had heard something like this and the receiving operator (KC2QIQ I believe) snapped into action and handled the call like a pro. It is one those moments that really makes you proud to be a part of such a civic-minded hobby. Even if you are just monitoring.

VX7 Commander

Yesterday I downloaded the VX-7 Commander from Jim Mitchell - KC8UNJ and used it to edit the memory settings on my Yaesu VX-7. It was a fantastic piece of free software that works with my HT to edit just about every setting you can think of. You can even use it to create your own icons for your Yaesu HT. I was very impressed.