[WaterDragon]

There is something mythic about HAM operators, I think. And we seldom hear much about you guys except maybe during disasters.

[Mark17]

Yes, during disasters, Fed, state and local governments like to use our comm skills, plus, in the past, we had better radios than they did. I am not sure that is still the case, however. There are also a growing number of female Hams too. I used to laugh when I would hear a female Ham on HF from other countries, because the men would line up, just to talk to a female Ham.