November's issue of CQ Magazine takes an in-depth look at amateur radio response to Hurricane Katrina

CQ looks at the amateur radio response to Katrina

CQ Magazine has devoted much of its November issue to the recent hurricane Katrina emergency and an in-depth look Amateur Radio's response in the days and weeks following the storm.

Among the articles is one titled
"A Desperate SOS" by C-Q's emergency communications specialist Bob Josuweit, WA3PZO, that takes a broad look at Hurricane Katrina and the flooding that followed.

With pictures and words, Bob describes how Katrina destroyed New Orleans communications infrastructure and how ham radio was first on scene to help in channeling relief to the besieged city.

Next up an article written by a ham radio victim of hurricane Katrina. It's the first person account by Dr.
Roberto Dobdoub, KB5AVY, who lost his home in the flooding. Even so, his repeater was still on and helping
to save others. It's a story that bound to bring a tear to your eye.

Joe Lynch, N6CL, follows with an article on Secondary Stress and Trauma with advice on how communications
volunteers and other emergency workers can avoid becoming of these syndromes. Joe is a true expert in this
area. As an ARRL Section Manager, he was responsible for more than 300 ham radio volunteers at the site of the
August 1995 Oklahoma City federal building bombing.

Finally, Jeff Reinhardt, AA6JR, takes a close look at mobile Amateur Radio response vehicles and the role that
they play in emergencies.

It's all in the November 2005 issue of CQ on newstands now. More information is on-line at
www.cq-amateur-radio.com


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