A Message From The Editor
The third web issue of CB World Informer has been
completed. I sincerely hope you enjoy it and find the information
useful. Great care has been taken to insure the accuracy of the
information within these articles. It was a challenge, to say the least,
this past month to concentrate on CB radio after the terrorist attacks
on September 11, 2001. So many other things were going through my mind,
as I’m sure was the case with everyone else these past weeks. It’s
disheartening to know what we cherish most makes us most vulnerable,
FREEDOM.
We need to do what ever each and every one us can
do to preserve this freedom. Be aware that we have enemies that
intend to do us harm. Keep a watchful eye for anything out of
the ordinary and report it as soon as you can. There were reports on a
radio talk show of a party celebrating the terrorist attacks in E.
Boston; I hope these outraged citizens reported the party. Anyone
celebrating such mass destruction and the killing of thousands of
innocent civilian lives in this country surely do not a support the USA.
They should be investigated!
Sure they have a right of freedom of speech, but if
they despise us that much, why are they and for what purpose are they
here! If they aren’t connected to any terrorist group in any way, the
investigation will indicate this.
Wondering what REACT had planned for their
organization to help in this new crisis, I checked out their web site.
Although there is information for what’s happened in New York and
Washington DC there weren’t any new proposals to be found. While
reading the reports regarding the volunteer efforts, it becomes clear
that Amateur and GMRS radio was used. There was no mention of CB radio
operators in this effort. When checking for local React teams in
Massachusetts, there were none. This is disturbing, what if Boston
became a target? Could CB operator become involved in a watch group? If
communications were down, could CB help fill the void?
There is someone trying to set standards for a new
group called Citizens Radio Network CRN. This group would use FRS and CB
radios. Both bands would have 3 channels designated for their
operations. Of course, the FRS would be for very short range, but this
is an inexpensive means of communications that many could afford in case
of emergency. I suggest you check out the CB World 11 Meter Form http://cbworldinformer.net
and scroll down to Citizens Radio Network. Please feel free to
leave comments and ideas, this looks like a great idea. I’ve asked the
originator of this idea to write an article for the next issue of CBWI
and he has agreed.
Also, there was a report on NPR radio that the
government is looking into using NOAA Weather broadcasts for warning
alerts. This makes sense, as the system of transmitters are already in
place, it would only be a matter of cutting in on the regular weather
broadcast with an alert. Many weather radios also have an alert alarm.
Even the newer FRS radios include weather broadcasts and many have a
vibrating alert alarm. This would interlink well with the CRN proposal. Bob
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