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Old October 22nd 05, 11:17 PM
Dan/W4NTI
 
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Default What Amateur Radio Emergency Communications?


"Cmdr Buzz Corey" wrote in message
m...
TOM wrote:
I did not hear a single
health-and-welfare message during the disasters. In bygone times, NTS
would
have been buzzing with activity.
[snip]


Try turning your receiver on next time, I heard lots of H&W traffic during
Katrina and Rita.


I think he will respond with "not on the National Traffic System". And he
would be right. I heard lots of "traffic" on the designated emergency nets.
Although most of that was not formatted properly (as in NTS format).

Dan/W4NTI