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ELECRAFT KX1 AND STARTED CALLING ON THE RADIO.  WILLIAMS SAID THAT RUBY
TOLD HIM HE HAD A COUPLE OF WEEKS WORTH OF BATTERY POWER FOR THE RADIO.
RUBY ASKED WILLIAMS TO NOTIFY THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE IN
WASHINGTON STATE.  I DIDNT HAVE THEIR NUMBER, SO I CALLED MY LOCAL 911
DISPATCHER.  ALL THEY HAD WAS THE INFO FOR KING COUNTY IN WASHINGTON, SO I
CALLED THEM AND THEY GAVE ME THE NUMBER FOR SNOHOMISH.  WHEN I GOT A HOLD
OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE, THEY ASKED ME TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL
INFO FROM RUSS, SUCH AS THE COLOR OF HIS TENT AND IF HE WAS IN A CLEAR OR
WOODED AREA, AND REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH HIM AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, WILLIAMS
SAID.  RUSS AND I WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTACT UNTIL ABOUT 8 PM ON SUNDAY,
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10 1,158 GA Eastern New Mexico ARC KA5B 414 2 10 1,156 NM Sooland ARA K0TFT
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