刚刚在qrz.com上看到了一篇echolink拯救一条生命的帖子。现摘录如下：
echolink saves a lifedate of incident 12-29-05
date of artical 12-30-05
as i sat in front of my computer with echolink on and connected to the missing lynk system a messege comes across that a fellow ham needs help. g4wdi was suffering from a heart attack right at his home while talking on the radio. wa4vwv was chatting with james when it happened and this is an email that was sent to me directly from steve, wa4vwv:
"james...you sounded like things were not going well...and then i
got the text message that simply said "help"
we rallied the troops and had the paramedics dispatched to your qth. hope you didn't mind that friends of yours was concerned, but when i get a message that says "help" then be assured that i will gather every resource available to make sure it happens.
it took several folks on misslynk to assist and gents from indiana, arizona and washington were directly involved and the entire network went quiet until we were sure that assistance was on the way. geez, talk about the spirit and intent of amateur radio. we all anxiously await positive news!
let me know what you can, when you can. take care and be well!
73 de steve, wa4vwv"
also sent in another email was an update:
"let the record show that our good gang did, in fact, save a life. the british army air corps responded and found him damned near flatlined, fired up a chopper and flew him off. apparently he was on o2, along with cpr during the flight.
a rush trip to the er of his local hospital brought him around and about 4:15 this am i got the word that all is once again well. hey guys...let's face the reality of last night. were it not for the "system" and some heroic reactions, we might have had a silent key on our hands. by all means, this should be an amateur radio newsline item. what a classic example of our hobby, with several people involved, quite actually saving a life of a fellow ham in a whole different part of the world. geez, am i proud of our collective efforts! thanks to all involved! this not to pump sunshine up our skirts, but an acknowledgement of a job well done!
73 de wa4vwv"
just goes to show, doesn't matter what you use as a tool as long as it's for the greater good.
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