[Vermont Lt]

Communication. How and why radio comes are important, how to use them and why they are critical in “standard” emergencies. In other words, it is important to know how to do this stuff even if tEOTWAWKI doesn’t happen.

[Vermont Lt]

Basic weather forecasting.

[familyop]

But radio is only a hobby for those members of the in-crowd with government incomes.

“CQ, CQ, CQ,...!”

;-)

[dware]

In other words, it is important to know how to do this stuff even if tEOTWAWKI doesn’t happen.

Excellent! I'm looking into contacting the local amateur HAM group now. To further illustrate your statement, I also found this:

Colorado wildfire: Colorado's amateur radio operators fill in wildfire-coverage gaps (MORE HERE)

I knew y'all would come through! I LOVE FR!