On 31 Aug 2005 15:01:12 -0700, "K4YZ" wrote in
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Frank Gilliland wrote:
On 31 Aug 2005 11:11:52 -0700, "Bob" wrote in
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Saw this morning a brief mention on Fox News about hams doing health
and welfare emergency traffic for New Orleans. "Only reliable
communications in the area". They showed a few ham transcievers, one
displaying a 70cm band frequency, another HF rig on 20 meters in the
phone subband.

This is the sort of disaster that ham radio handles well. Cell phones
are mostly out, as well as most any other comm system that needs
physical infrastructure to function.

I guess that means CB radios aren't working either, huh?

I am sure they work fine where they are not otherwise mechanically
damaged.

It's not the tool...It's how you use it...


Oddly enough, I couldn't agree with you more. But it seems there are
some 'people' that would take the opportunity to toot their own horn
in the midst of a huge and horrible natural disaster. I think some
'people' have their priorities a little screwed up.

You can bet that people are using -whatever- kind of communication is
at their disposal -- and from the way it looks on the news, even radio
is taking a backseat to cardboard signs and spray paint.







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