Slashdot | Ham Radio Operators Are Heroes In Oregon

Slashdot | Ham Radio Operators Are Heroes In Oregon: "An anonymous reader writes 'We all know the impact that Ham radio can have in emergencies, but that often slips by the public and the authorities. Not so in Oregon, where a day after getting inundated with torrential rains and winds and suffering from the usual calamities those cause, Oregon's Governor called the local Ham radio operators heroes. When discussing how the storm affected communications, the governor stated: 'I'm going to tell you who the heroes were"