[CW] Katrina emergency nets

[Donald Chester]

I looked over a published list of all emergency traffic nets that were 
supposed to be operating right after the storm, during the declared 
emergency. There were about a dozen frequencies listed, all in the 75, 40 
and 20m bands.

Every one was identified as SSB, operating inside the phone bands.  There 
was not a single cw net on the list.

Does that mean there was no storm emergency activity on cw?

I tuned across 80m a couple of times and heard nothing.

It doesn't seem that long ago that cw was used for the bulk of emergency 
traffic because it was more accurate and efficient than voice.

I am wondering if that is a reflection on cw as a mode, or on the relevance 
of amateur radio emergency communications today.

Don k4kyv