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PUBLIC SERVICE TULSA HAMS RESPOND TO HURRICANE KATRINA AND HUMAN STORM
SURGE THE TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES THAT CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE,
DESTRUCTION, CHAOS AND HAVOC START OUT AS RIPPLES IN THE TRADE WINDS
BLOWING OFF THE SUB SAHARAN REGIONS OF AFRICA AND OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
SUCH A DISTANT EVENT, LIKE ONE OF THOSE RIPPLES, CAN EVENTUALLY HAVE AN
EFFECT CLOSER BY.  ONE RIPPLE BECAME HURRICANE KATRINA, WHICH HIT THE GULF
COAST ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2005.  THE TULSA OKLAHOMA RED CROSS HAS A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TULSA REPEATER ORGANIZATION TRO, A PUBLIC SERVICE
ORIENTED HAM RADIO CLUB.  AS THE ACTIVITIES CHAIR OF THE TRO, I HAD BEEN
WORKING TO ASSEMBLE A TEAM OF HAMS TO STAFF THE RED CROSS COMMUNICATIONS
CENTER THAT WAS GEARING UP FOR HURRICANE RELIEF SUPPORT FOR THE GULF COAST.
THE NEED FOR SUPPORT CAME QUICKLY AS THE RED CROSS CALLED TEAM MEMBER AND
LONG TIME RED CROSS VOLUNTEER PAUL PAPKE, WB5MPU, WHO ALSO ASKED BEN
JOPLIN, WB5VST, TO ASSIST IN LETTING EMERGENCY PERSONNEL IN LOUISIANA KNOW
TO RESCUE A GROUP OF 15 PEOPLE THAT HAD BEEN STRANDED ON THE ROOF OF A
HOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS.  DETAILS OF THIS STORY ARE RECOUNTED IN THE NOVEMBER
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