[CW] Katrina emergency nets

[scott mcmullen]

> 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.

I think it may be a reflection of the poor coverage
most CW nets have these days.

I participate often in the Texas CW net. Almost
always, I'm the only checkin from the Austin, Tx 
area; a metropolitan area with over half a million 
inhabitants. Very often, we have no checkins at all
from the panhandle (Amarillo, Lubbock) or west Texas
(El Paso, Odessa, Midland), or Corpus Christi in
the valley - all pretty sizable towns.

73
Scott
W5ESE



Scott McMullen, W5ESE
http://www.geocities.com/scottamcmullen
scottamcmullen at yahoo.com
Dripping Springs, Texas


	
		
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