. QST . eave the air; CAA was notified that tower lights were off(W5PSP and W5ZU). (4) Reports on flood conditions wererelayed up and down the valley. (5) W5UP stood by atNational Guard Headquarters in Roswell to link units inDexter and Hagerman areas. (6) W5BZA BZB mobileencountered extremely high water between Dexter andRoswell; as a result, the road was closed to traffic. (7)Railroad tracks were washed out near Dexter, W5BZBreporting same to the Santa Fe Railroad office. (8) Becauseof the loss of life and number of missing persons, manywelfare messages were handled in the 3838-kc. network.—
. QST . eave the air; CAA was notified that tower lights were off(W5PSP and W5ZU). (4) Reports on flood conditions wererelayed up and down the valley. (5) W5UP stood by atNational Guard Headquarters in Roswell to link units inDexter and Hagerman areas. (6) W5BZA BZB mobileencountered extremely high water between Dexter andRoswell; as a result, the road was closed to traffic. (7)Railroad tracks were washed out near Dexter, W5BZBreporting same to the Santa Fe Railroad office. (8) Becauseof the loss of life and number of missing persons, manywelfare messages were handled in the 3838-kc. network.— WoZU, SCM Aew Mexico On January 14th, an Air Force C-45 ran out of fuel 20miles northwest of Austin, Texas. Upon hearing the enginesquit as the plane passed overhead, W5YYM contactedW5TFY in Austin and set the Austin Emergency Net inoperation on Mc. A few phone calls indicated theauthorities knew the plane was do\\Ti, but had no ideawhere. W5YYM soon located the airplane on a ranch about May 1955. a mile from the nearest road. Doctors and ambulanceswere ordered and the CAA, Texas Department of PublicSafety and Sheriffs department were notified. MobilesW5s KNM PRO QZJ left immediately for Lake Travisto aid in the search for a crew member who bailed out andwas mi-ssing. For the first 30 minutes YYM/m was thesole means of commvmications between the scene of thecrasli and the state police and other authorities. Muchtraffic was handled concerning directions to the scene ofthe crash, medical aid, etc. The missing crewman was foundby a ranch hand so all mobile units excei)t YYM returnedto Austin by 2030. The net closed down at Mot)ileunits participating were FXN EHD PRO. W5TFYwas NCS. — ]V5TFY. Amateurs in Paterson, N. J., assisted police in solvingsome mysterious crimes during 1954. EC W2ESW wascontacted by the civil defense director, at the request ofpolice, and 21 amateurs set up a net on two meters, with a
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