Mounted search and rescue

["Mike" <revmp777@earthlink.net>]

Una,

    Are the SAR teams in your area private groups or are they under an LE of
some type?  Most of the teams here are private,  not-for-profit groups that
aren't under an LE umbrella.  We don't get much cooperation from them
usually, and almost never have access to their resources.  I envy teams with
some "official" support.

Mike Pici
Team Commander
Florida SAR Specialists, Inc.
www.floridasarspecialists.org
727-798-9227


----- Original Message -----
From: "Una Smith" <una.smith@att.net>
To: "Mounted search and rescue" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 08:51
Subject: Re: [MSAR] field communications


> I agree with Irv that for SAR public safety frequencies are the better
> option, usually.  Most SAR teams in New Mexico have their own licensed
> frequency, which all members of the team can use without an individual
> license.  That is a big plus.  The minus, a relatively small one, is
> that the frequency can be used only for public safety purposes, not for
> members' personal uses;  this can limit to mock searches, other training,
> and event support the amount of practice that a member in training gets
> in using the radio effectively.
>
> For my event last weekend, I chose to go with ham not public service so
> that we could use two ham repeaters with excellent coverage (mostly line
> of sight) in the event area.  The two farthest stations were about 20
> miles from each other, one down in a canyon, the other up on and almost
> behind a mountain.  Most of the hams involved were also SAR responders,
> which was an added bonus in the event of an emergency.
>
> Una Smith
> New Mexico
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