"Cmdr Buzz Corey" wrote in message
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Frank Gilliland wrote:



The idiots are the hams manning their keys while people drown in their
own homes.


These "idiot" hams helped save more than a "dozen people". And please
notice that they weren't all in the local area either, as in Portland,
Ore., and Utah.

Washington Post:
Communications Networks Fail Disaster Area Residents

"But he spoke to a fellow ham in Portland, Ore., who found another
operator in Utah who was finally able to reach operators in Louisiana. The
radio operators in Louisiana got word to emergency personnel, who rescued
more than a dozen people in the house, including Hayes's 81-year-old
aunt."


So how many people have you and your cb saved frankie?

Them CB fellers is "a-standin' fer that 'ee-mer--gen-cee'
traffic (that never comes! )

J