[Moose4]

I'll bet you there were still a least a few ham radio operators down there working away through the aftermath. Hams ALWAYS find a way to keep going. We're generally some of the most emergency-prepared folks you'll ever find. (OK, I'm not, but most others are!)

There has been a tendency to dismiss amateur radio in these days of email and cellphones, but it still can be very useful in civil defense situations. The Red Cross and Salvation Army in particular lean heavily on volunteer hams, I bet there's dozens to hundreds down there now.

}:-)4

[r9etb]

I'll bet you there were still a least a few ham radio operators down there working away through the aftermath.

Actually, in this case the Hams in the affected areas got hammered. There was a lot of posting early on, noting the unusual silence on the Ham frequencies.