San Antonio Hams

This morning was the funeral for Liliane Bell, KC5AQP, and the bulk of the crowd was from the ham radio community.   As I walked down the road toward the site of the grave side services, it looked like an impromptu ham fest, with all the ham radio antennas sprouting from the cars, trucks and mini-vans.  Lots of vehicles with ham radio license plates as well.

During the service, we learned that Liliane Bell was  bornin Tonnay Charente, France on March 30, 1937.   She passed away due to long term illnesses caused by Cancer in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday, September 6, 2009.   Her Obit in the Express News can be viewed online here.

The rain let up briefly, but it was standing room only, and about half the crowd was left standing outside in the uncovered area, using their umbrellas. One ham showed up without his umbrella or raincoat, but fortunately for him, Shane NS5D had been thoughtful enough to bring a really big umbrella, large enough for him and the other guy to stand under.

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Today marks 8 years ago that the United States was attacked by terrorists. 8 years ago, today, amateur radio stepped up to the task of supporting the relief efforts during this most trying time. Below is the story of what one ham, who now resides in San Antonio, did to help his country.

http://www.w5bog.com/world-trade-center.html

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