ARLA/CLUSTER: Chamada de emergência transatlântica!

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Transatlantic Emergency Call !

Paul, G4MWO spotted this interesting item in a recent ARRL Letter:

Delaware Section -- On Monday, May 18, Kent County Amateur Radio Club
member Ken Dix, KB2KBD, picked up an emergency call on the 146.91 MHz
repeater: Richard Tashner, N2EO, of Massapequa, New York, was
suffering a medical emergency and could not reach his phone to call
for help.

He was close enough to grab the microphone to his DMR radio.
Tashner called for help and Maxis Johnston, GM0MRJ, answered his call.

Johnston then called for "anyone in the states" and was heard by Dix
on the 91 machine, which was linked to the North American talk group.
Dix called a police department in New York near Tashner, and help was
sent.

Dix said the dispatcher in New York was able to hear part of the call
and was amazed at how an amateur radio communication had gone from New
York to Scotland to Delaware and then back to New York. The dispatcher
was also surprised at how quickly the information had been relayed
across the Atlantic.

The 146.91 MHz repeater near Woodside, Delaware, is set on C4FM Fusion
and is linked to DMR on "America's Net." The repeater is located at
the Delaware State Communications complex.

Kudos to the operators for their alertness and willingness to take the
emergency call and get the information relayed to the proper
personnel. Amateur Radio at its finest!
Jerry Palmer, N3KRX, Sussex County AUXCOMM Training Officer; ARRL
Emergency Communications Course Mentor; and Assistant Emergency
Coordinator, Kent County, Delaware

Source: The ARRL Letter