[Skywarn] In case you missed it:

[Shelby Ennis, W8WN]

In case you missed it:

The collapse of the Minneapolis bridge brought media comments about 
Amateur Radio.  This time the stories were in reaction to the 
inability of cell phones in the area to handle all the critical 
messages.  Preparing for a recent article in CONTACT! found that most 
cell systems can actually carry fewer than 5% of their customers in 
voice messages at any one tme.  Some systems were found to be a lot 
less robust.  MSNBC noted this on August 2 in their story by Alan 
Boyle who interviewed ARRL Section Manager Skip Jackson, KS0J.  While 
emergency communications worked well, civilian communications were 
called "inadequate."  John Biachtal of Wired News (USA) also wrote 
about the cell phones being overwhelmed.  His advice to the readers 
was blunt and to the point - "Get (ham radio) licensed and join an 
emergency communications group."

from "Media Hits", October 2007 QST