Thought this might be interesting to some on the list.
It's good to get a pat on the back every once in a while for what we do
best.
Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "R. M. Purrinson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <undisclosed-recipients:>
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 8:15 AM
Subject: [Buddipole] Praise For Ham Radio Operators
>
> Another article about the importance of amateur radio comms in the
> aftermath of a disaster.
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> PC Magazine Nov 8, 2005
> Inside Track Column
> By John C. Dvorak
>
>
> The most overlooked participants in Katrina relief were the ham radio
> folks. Bush should give them all medals.
>
> Two weeks after Hurricane Katrina, it was reported that over 100
> Internet networks were still down in Louisiana, as well that had been in
> the path of the hurricane. So much for the notion that the Web is
> impossible to kill. Hard to have an Internet with no power! WiMAX and
> other solutions are useless, too, though I suppose a generator would be
> useful for WiMAX. Whatever the case, the most overlooked participants in
> the Katrina relief effort were the ham radio folks, who were doing
> whatever they could as ad hoc emergency dispatchers, creating their own
> network within the system. These dedicated persons pride themselves on
> their ability to do worldwide communications under adverse conditions,
> and the ARRL (Amateur Radio Relay League) and its members, as well as
> others, were a big part of the aid effort. Of course, since amateur
> radio is anything but trendy in today's Xbox, gene-splicing world,
> there was zero coverage of its contribution in the mainstream press, and
> these people are not the world's greatest self-promoters. At least some
> of us are paying attention. Good work, guys! Bush should be giving
> medals to you all.
>
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1867997,00.asp
>
> Bev
> K1BEV
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