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Amateur Radio volunteers still are needed to assist relief agencies in the southern Mississippi counties hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. In addition ham radio volunteers are wanted to support Hurricane Rita FEMA operations in Texas. ARRL Alabama Section Manager Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, who's been at the American Red Cross volunteer staging area in Montgomery for nearly a month now, says he got a call for more operators this week, but turning the "operator pipeline" back on after holding off on soliciting additional volunteers has been slow.
"Yesterday we received a renewed need for amateurs who can deploy to the Gulf Coast region," he said. "Three Mississippi Gulf Coast counties need amateurs in EOCs, American Red Cross shelters and other locations to provide reliable communication." Sarratt says he's trying to fill a need for 18 operators in Hancock County, 24 in Harrison County and 9 in Jackson County. He reports he's already begun getting word via the nationwide network of ARRL SMs and SECs on the availability of fresh recruits. ARRL Mississippi SM Malcolm Keown, W5XX, indicates that the need for Amateur Radio volunteers in the Harrison County EOC is likely to continue `round the clock for another month.
In the wake of unprecedented hurricane devastation in the Gulf Coast region, the ARRL has announced it will again sponsor a toy drive to brighten the holidays for youngsters left homeless or displaced as a result of the storms. Country singer and ARRL member Patty Loveless, KD4WUJ, has agreed to serve as the honorary chairperson for the 2005 toy drive.
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