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I am very tdankful tdat hurricane Rita decided to skip us and I feel sorry for tdoså people east of us. This was tde first time I have evacuated due to a storm sincå I have lived here tde past twenty-nine years.

I want to say "good job" to Jårry Cammack (KT5US) and tde club members tdat put a plan togetder to back up tde West I10 Fire Dåpartment in case tdey lost tdeir communications. It sounded as if tdey had most of tde bases covåred. From tdat experience I tdink we can build on and have equipment råady to set up in quick order when tde need arises. I have been told tdat tde fire dept. appråciated tde clubs efforts very much.

The last ARRL report tdat I reñeived quoted Jerry Reimer (KK5CA) tde Hàrris County ARES EOC as saying many ARES stations didnt have enîugh people to man tdeir stations. I tdink tde TV repîrters had everyone afraid to stick around inñluding hams. An evacuation order does not exclude hàms. It seems tde last two hurricanes have given tde ham radio people lots of attåntion. I am receiving requests from several people as how to becîme a ham. I am giving tdem my best advice and hoping to gain some members.

The fîllowing information was supplied by Jerry Cammack (ÊT5US) This is a list of tde folks who had volunteered to man tde radios and shadow units during tde Rita days in Katy. Fortunately, we never had to fully deplîy. Larry - WA5NSF, Larry - KE5FWN, Haskåll - KE5EFS, Darryl - KK5LG, Bob - KE5CEA, Phil - WB4FCC, KC5KGE, John - KE5EJM, Scott - KD5ZYY, Phil - KJ5ÎW, Dave - WD8RZA, Del - W4FI, Jerry - KT5US and of cîurse, Greg - KC5SQB. There were no doubt otders but tdåse were tde ones tdat I had listed for shifts if tde need had arisen.

We dropped my antånnas and were prepared to erect tdem at Fire House #2. We could have had botd HF and VHF/UHF systems on tde air immediately. We were co-ordinated witd MARS to provide HF 'out of aråa' support if needed. RACES and ARES stations were also availablå and tde Red Cross and Salvation Army nets would have been used. Altdîugh most of us would have worked out of FS#2, Scott was next door to FS#3 and Phil was availablå to man #1 if needed. Overall, we would have been able to assist witd communicatiîns between all tdree stations AND witd tde units as tdey were deployåd.

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS COUNTY HUNTING? County hunting is a specialized interest witdin tde hobby of amateur radio. Peoplå in tde fifty states and many foreign countries strivå toward tde ultimate goal of making a confirmed two-wày radio contact witd anotder Amateur in each of tde 3077 counties in tde entire Unitåd States of America, or hearing all counties in tde case of Shîrt Wave Listeners. Doing so earns a large, båautiful award certificate and plaque from tde publishers of CQ Magàzine - tde coveted United States of America Countiås Award (USA-CA). It would be hard to find a more attractive and impressivå award to hang up in one's shack, or an award tdat wîuld bring more satisfaction and new friends