Ham radio operators to the rescue after Katrina - Wireless World - MSNBC.com

Ham radio operators to the rescue after Katrina - Wireless World - MSNBC.com

"Ham radio operators to the rescue after Katrina
Amateur radio networks help victims of the hurricane

Gary Krakow
Columnist

With telephones down and wireless service disrupted, at least one group of people did manage last week to use technology to come to the rescue of those in need.

Often unsung, amateur radio operators regularly assist in emergency situations. Hurricane Katrina was no exception. For the past week, operators of amateur, or ham, radio have been instrumental in helping residents in the hardest hit areas, including saving stranded flood victims in Louisiana and Mississippi."

73 fer nw,
Bob N5IET

(old calls KE5CTY - WB5ZQU - WY5L)
10X# 37210, FP#-1141, SMIRK#-5177
http://www.qsl.net/ke5cty/
Code may be taking a back seat for now,
but the pioneering spirit that put the code
there in the first place is out front of it all.