Amateur Radio Disaster Response

An unscientific poll was held via the WL2Kemcomm reflector and here are the results from a rather small sample.

To: wl2kemcomm@yahoogroups.com
From: “Jerry Reimer”
Subject: [wl2kemcomm] Re: Poll results for wl2kemcomm

POLL QUESTION:
Which TNC are you using for your TelPac gateway station?

RESULTS GROUPED BY MANUFACTURER
- Kantronics (all variations), 42 votes, 79.24%
- AEA/Timewave (all […]

To: wl2kemcomm@yahoogroups.com
From: Jerry Reimer
Subject: [wl2kemcomm] Articles praising Amateur Radio

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1867997,00.asp

PC Magazine
November 8 2005

Inside Track v24n19
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, […]

Subject: ARES E-Letter for October 19, 2005
From: “ARRL Web site”

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The ARES E-Letter
October 19, 2005
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Rick Palm, K1CE, Editor

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ARES reports, other related contributions, editorial questions or
comments: k1ce@arrl.net
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+ The View from Flagler County

Hurricane Wilma is a whopping Category Five storm with record low
barometric pressure, and apparently its travel plans […]