Being an Amateur Radio Operator and having an intrest in emergency communications, I thought it would be helpful to share with you my experiences,   having been a victim of a major disaster.

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Monday May 11th  1970 9:40 pm, I had just seen my Mother and Dad to their car, after having dinner with my wife and I. It was beginning to rain, the large cloud that had been in the southeast all evening had moved back to the west. Within a few minutes all Hell would break lose! At 9:46 pm the F5 tornado slamed into the heart of Lubbock