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ARRL volunteers, such as Emergency Coordinator Ken Harwood, WA5QZI, are
typically already hard at work long before the disaster actually strikes. We
start tracking hurricanes early on, states Ken, because most of those that
hit the Texas coastline come from the Yucatan area.  A week before Gilbert
hit Mexico and Texas, we were already on the air monitoring radio traffic and
communicating with other Amateur Radio operators in the Carribean.  Following
the evacuation of thousands of Texans, we provided around the clock
communications coverage for the Red Cross Disaster Service, which had opened
19 shelters. +