"I'm going to tell you who the heroes were from the very beginning of this...the ham radio operators. These people just came in and actually provided a tremendous communication link to us." said Gov. Ted Kulongoski.

Amateur Radio in Oregon & Washington at its best. This from The Oregonian:

--Oregon emergency officials say ham radio operators, the unsung heroes--

http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-22/11968190441 4390.xml&storylist=orlocal

And more depth at http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/12/05/100/?nc=1

I'm glad that the HAMs who made the news were the good guys, and not the wackies on 3840 kHz!

The web site Broadband Reports/DSL Reports has posted a story. On the work HAM operators did during our rain storm.

http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/Hams-To-The-Rescue-In-Northwest-Floodin g-89995

They even have a forum too.

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/hamradio

QSL