I stole this from the OTHER site.. We had a nice Ham Thread going for all sorts of info..
A good Resource to have in the tool box. Spent many years in SAR, and Radio's were always Needed. Got my Ham ticket, to further speed up Rescue and or contact S.O. office for Various items. Like LUNCH.. to the Searchers.. Or Detectives to the scene.. Law Radio would not work.. BUT my $25 one did, and I was able to talk to another ham. For Getting information out that was needed.
just another tool to carry.. and plus its fun.
One posting. from a "Samuel313". back in 2016ish.. He was in MOAB.. and He is a HAM too. For being Prepared on the trail, saved a Life. That is what counts a life saved, using Ham Radio skills.
Doing this as cut & Paste.. if it fails.. to post correctly .. Blame it on the Cheap Whiskey Machine Slot #2. IRISH Whiskey aged 11.5 years. ;-)
added Screen name.. just in case he should be lurking over on this site..
CUT & Lick & Paste.. Photos are just a few.. But gives idea on the events.
A good Read!. had to share.
POSTER: SAMAUEL313 Year 2016 Era
Long Story to follow:
I decided to hit up Rattlesnake trail in Five Mile Pass, Utah yesterday with a friend. We got up to an obstacle called Wayne's World that I was thinking about attempting in my Xterra. There were two ATV riders ahead and one was attempting the obstacle unsuccessfully. His father had ridden a bypass to the top of the obstacle to watch. When it was apparent the ATV attempting the obstacle wouldn't make it up, the father decided to
back down the adjacent hill to the bottom to help extricate the ATV. As the back tires of the father's ATV came off a 6" rock ledge, he locked up his rear tires and the ATV's nose started pointing skywards. The man fell off and the ATV then rolled on top of him (this is a 650+ lb utility ATV with several gear bags on the back and a winch in the front), continued and landed on its wheels, rolling down the rest of the hill. I was standing about 10 feet away on the hill when it happened and ran over to him. He was conscious and in incredible pain. Either the handlebars or his motocross helmet lacerated his lower lip and he was bleeding profusely from his mouth. He was also complaining of severe lower back pain. I told him to lay on his back, to keep his helmet on, and that we'd get him medical attention ASAP.
Nobody had cell service up the canyon so I pulled out my trusty HAM radio and pinged a repeater that I know has lots of traffic in Utah and Salt Lake Counties. Immediately, a fellow responded and called 911 on my behalf.
By this time, the gentleman had insisted on getting to his feet in search of a comfortable place to sit, despite my protestations. Being that all of the other vehicles were huge JK's on 40s and Razr's, the front seat of the Xterra was obviously where he would be most comfortable. His son other individuals helped him into the front seat and adjusted the back to where he was most comfortable.
The dispatcher relayed the information to the local fire department and DNR (Department of Natural Resources) and within about 30 minutes we had DNR officers arrive in their side-by-side and a little while later some off-roaders had brought the EMT's on site from the parking lot in their personal side-by-sides.
The small rock ledge on the upper right corner is where the ATV flipped. The ATV can be seen on the left.
Once the EMT's had attended to the individual, it was determined to bring in a helicopter to life flight him out of the canyon to the hospital.
The helicopter picked a landing site about a 1/4-mile away. The flight nurses considered carrying him out on a back board, but ultimately asked if I wouldn't mind driving the patient, EMT and flight nurse back to the helicopter on an access road as gently as possible. I acquiesced and a convoy of vehicles followed.
I am glad I was able to help and get the man the medical attention he needed. Having a HAM radio in my vehicle got him to the hospital at least an hour sooner.
TLDR: Used my HAM radio to call for help for an injured ATV rider. Helicopter came and I transported the patient to the landing site in my Xterra.
BTW, is there an Xterra achievement for using your Xterra as an ambulance?