Who what?

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Growing up with a playground of Loch Lomond and the West Coast of Scotland with all water related activities of sailing, walking, SOTA, POTA and general operations.

Operational since 1985 digital activities included AX25 level 2 packet, TCPIP, FT8, FT4, JS8call, Rtty, PSK31 and basic sat comms with the old Russian RS series.

Interest has been rekindled with the latest ISS communications,  the recent launch at the end of 2018 and successful deployment of the  Es’hail 2 geostationary satellite

Search and Rescue formed a required activity within the area and joined Raynet, was a  member of the local HM Coastguard,   providing cover for Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, River Clyde from Glasgow Green to Arrochar and beyond when required. 

Colin Lindsay Piping for highland dancers at the Loch Lomond Highland Games
Colin Lindsay Piping for the dancers at the Loch Lomond Highland Games

Casualty Recovery

It was always a heavy burden for families when a person is missing and support is offered in a large part by K9 recovery   offering SVRD

WHAT IS SVRD?

SVRD – Submerged Victim Recovery Dogs, are still relatively unknown in the UK, although they can be extremely useful to Police if used in the correct circumstances and are sure to become more prevalent in future years.

These dogs help to reduce search areas by locating cadaver scent on the surface of the water.  They can work from a boat or on land at the water’s edge.

Cadaver dogs can be utilised anytime from days to months after the individuals have gone missing and are a great asset in bringing closure to bereaved families.

Iain Marshall of K9 Search and Recovery trained with one of the UK’s best and most experienced dog handlers, Mick Swiddells of Search Dogs UK, who was awarded the Home Office Research Award in SVRD in 1996.  He has since trained over 20 dogs.

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