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John |
I read an article in one of my magazines about a guy (Ned/N4LS) who went to Haiti on a “DXpedition”. If you’re not a ham operator that doesn’t mean much. He was at the facilities of 4VEH (4 Voice Evangelic Haitiene), an FM and AM station in the Cap Haitian area, which had been there since the ‘50s. It was the same area where we were going to see if we could put a TV translator to get coverage of the second largest city in the country. (See World Radio News, Nov. 2006, www.wr6wr.com) I wrote the guy and got some contact information from him. The door was opened between 4VEH and LCH (Telestar) since both have resources that they can share with each other. It will add Christian TV to the Cap Haitian area and provide additional programming for 4VEH.
 HH4/N4LS and HH5DL on the front cover of World Radio. This was a positive article about the mission trip to Haiti and it has opened several doors for the future.
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HH5DL
Louis Destine |
You are right, amateur radio is independent communication that should keep. When we had that lightning, we lost all communication including cellular. Our two-way radio was the thing for us. |
HH5DL
Louis Destine |
Thank you so much for the microphone and I appreciate very much your efforts to help me get on the air. You have not heard from me for long time, we had problem with our Internet connection. G-4 we have been using is no longer available to Haiti and we did not realize that was the problem. After we found out, we had to contact our service provider and have our modem figured to a different satellite. We are now on G-11 and after we have everything set up we had a lightning struck our whole system even the Radio Station was off the air for half a day. |
HH5/N4LS
Ned |
"Haiti broke my heart." |
HH5DL
Louis Destine |
I remember we use to have DX listening program and people use to write to request QSL card. Now the youngsters don't even know what a QSL card is. Very important. |
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Bill |
A real super job on the dxpedition and I had a great time working you! Your QSL looks great.....nice pic's. Look forward to rec card. The PEOPLE of Haiti are proud, to have you come down and help out and spread the word...... See you on the bands... 73 William (Bill) BEYER/N2WB PETERONE..... |
K4SKY
Steve |
I really think you did a fine job there. I again applaud you for the Christian ministry you provided to Haiti. The DX work was icing on the cake. |
N9WDQ
Dennis |
I spent 10 days in Milot (about 10 km from Cap Haitian) in 2003. Just before the uprising. It is a place that I have benn wanting to return to mainly for the people. My impression of them is a proud people. And they have reason so even if their current economic situation is the pits. I would enjoy being able to speak to you about your trip and even possibly looking into going next year with your group. There was a possibility of another medical trip this fall but it seems to have been diverted to Grenada instead. I had read a story on Mission Flights in the AOPA mag a year or so ago. |
Parker Hathaway |
Matt Webb and I are planning on starting a Christian radio station in Africa. Similating it after Haiti's radio station. We are setting a meeting up with Jack Wilson in the near future to ask for advice. |
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N4LS - Ned
Testimony given before going to Haiti for the first time in 2006. |
“Fast Air, Fast Air! We are completely surrounded! We need your help!” The urgent situation intensified as I flew overhead a ground battle in my F-16 during the first month of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I had become a Christian as a teenager and trusted my life to God, but on this night, I had no idea God would allow me the opportunity to trust him more than ever before. It was night and Iraq was experiencing one of the worst sand storms of the year. When I stepped out the door that night to fly a routine Scud hunting mission, I thought to myself that the leadership must be crazy to put the pilots and jets at risk to fly in such unsuitable conditions. But, we followed orders and soon we were airborne deep in enemy territory over a fight for our lives as well as a group of special operations troop who were surrounded by a numerically superior force. Wolfman, my wingman, and I fought the weather and the enemy for over 30 minutes until we had to depart the fight due to our fuel state. We had never trained for such weather or situation and we had to rely on our instincts to make split second decisions. We had to trust that God was guiding our hands because we could not abandon these men in dire straits. Due to the location of the troops and their inability for them to communicate long range, we were the only aircraft who were there to help them in their fight. When we began our 400 mile trip back to base, I thought that these men are dead and it’s because of me. I said a prayer and left it in God’s hands. The next morning we were woken up by the great news that the troops had been rescued and that our efforts had given the troops the ability to escape the fight and survive. God had truly guided our efforts with success. The most difficult part of the war was not combat but leaving my family. And to top it off, I flew over my hometown in my F-16 while en-route to the Middle East. Looking down at the twinkling lights, I kept looking back over my shoulder because I didn’t want to let go. I know that in life, we don’t want to let go of our lives and trust God. And, in the long run, we don’t truly experience the awesome life that God created for us. I was forced by several situations in combat to trust and obey. God allowed me to return home safely to my family with a new level of faith. Psalms 91:1-2 -- He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." (NIV) God has taught me through my deployment to the Middle East that family and helping others is all that really matters. He has given me many skills in life and He expects me to use them for His glory. And, that is the reason I’m going on this trip to Haiti in June 2006. |
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