[TWIAR] Hams help with Columbia recovery

[Greg Williams]

Feb. 9 - The Columbia space shuttle breaks up upon re-entry. Debris =
lands over hundreds of square miles - often rugged and rural territory =
where cell phones are out of the question and even police radios are =
often out-of-range and useless. In this case, as during weather =
disasters and other calamities year in and year out - officials turned =
to ham radio operators for help.

More can be found at:http://www.msnbc.com/news/869906.asp?0cl=3DcR

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