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POINT TO POINT TRAFFIC BETWEEN REMOTE LOCATIONS, SOME 25 MILES APART.  WE
FEEL THAT IN THE FUTURE, ADDITIONAL USE OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS WILL BE A
VIABLE ASSET.  A TOTAL OF FOUR AMATEUR OPERATORS PARTICIPATED WITH DIGITAL
TRAFFIC.  TWO OF OUR OPERATING LOCATIONS INVOLVED OUR OPERATORS FUNCTIONING
UNDER THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM ICS, LOCATED IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS
EOC, AND THE SECOND MANNING OUR OPERATING POSITION IN THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS MOBILE COMMAND POST.  IN ADDITION, AN OPERATOR WAS LOCATED IN THE
WICHITA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MOBILE COMMAND POST.  AMATEUR RADIO
EQUIPMENT IS PERMANENTLY LOCATED WITHIN THESE THREE LOCATIONS.  OVER THE
YEARS, AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS FROM TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA HAVE ASKED TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT, AND WE HAVE ENJOYED HAVING THEM TAKE PART WITH
LOCAL OPERATORS.  MANY GOOD FRIENDS FROM OUTSIDE OUR COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN
MADE.  THE TOTAL OPERATING TIME FOR OUR 62 OPERATORS WAS 13 HOURS, MAKING
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