[TNham] Ham Radio in KNS

[Greg Williams]

http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/local_news/article/0,1406,KNS_347_1540045,00.htm
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Ham radio operators aid emergency teams, others
By Marti Davis, News-Sentinel staff writer
November 12, 2002
As violent winds twisted and tore through East Tennessee on Sunday night,
they ripped through telephone lines and wiped out cell phones almost
instantly.

Area amateur radio operators - also known as "hams" - were ready, making the
almost seamless switch from assisting the National Weather Service in
weather reporting to communicating on behalf of emergency rescue teams,
volunteers and many others.

More of this story at the URL above.

Greg Williams
k4hsm@lock-net.com

Tis often better to be silent and thought a fool rather than to speak and
remove all doubt.
No trees were destroyed in the sending of this contaminant-free message
We do concede, a significant number of electrons may have been
inconvenienced.