Hello everyone, my name is Chris Straiton and my call is N4TNA and I am the sysop for the soon to be installed KG4DVE VHF Winlink Gateway. I am the President of the River Cities Amateur Radio Association and Trustee of the club callsign KG4DVE. I am also the Assistant Emergency Coordinator for Greenup County ARES.
Mexican radio amateurs provided communication support in late May from a fire scene in a remote area to civil protection authorities in Monterrey, Mexico. Two-member teams of volunteers were flown in via helicopter since May 20, the first day of radio support, when the fire had already been burning for a couple of days. The fire in Pajonal -- about 20 kilometers south of Monterrey -- covered more than 200 acres in rough terrain. Temperatures topped 100 °F.