Dave Heil wrote:
wrote:
Doesn't matter about MODE...all good morsepersons know that
all amateur radio SURVIVES all possible emergencies, floats
on water while the hams walk on water...:-)

I recall your past statements about the commercial communications
infrastructure never totally failing in an emergency. Well, Leonard the
devastation of New Orleans reveals near total collapse of the commercial
communications infrastructure. Hams are there and are producing. The
Feds are rushing communications equipment into place but amateur radio
volunteers are already on the job:


and indeed the article in the washington post (
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...083102656.html
) prove Len correct

text messaging system are there plugging allong with the hams

remainder cut to save BW