During Blackout, Ham Radio Shined

Mark Cantrell writes "An interesting bit on AP through Yahoo today. Seems that ham radio (which recently had a bit of backlash here on Slashdot from a few people thinking it was useless, outdated technology), really shined through during the blackouts. When the power went, ham radio operators, using battery backup power, were able to help coordinate emergency workers while the cell phone networks were overloaded. For anyone wondering why interference due to power line broadband is considered a bad thing, well, there ya go."

Comments

Ham conversations

[xihr]

Well, since hams only have conversations about the weather, their computers which they can barely operate, and their ham radio equipment, I guess the hams were really yapping it up about their ham equipment during the blackout.

Oh, yeah, way to go HAM Radio

[Lord Bitman]

Your spectrum is unpopular. Good for you. Quite an accomplishment.