The devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina defies description. The carnage is so widespread, so profound that anyone watching it on television could easily believe its the latest incarnation of the classic Hollywood disaster flick. Unfortunately, it is real, and this tragedy has and will affected millions across this country.
I've been following the aftermath of Katrina in several ways. Amateur radio has been active in trying to set up communications in the affected areas. Right now, 7285khz LSB for emergency communications and 7290khz LSB for health and welfare coms have been active during the day. At night 3873khz LSB has emergency traffic with 3935khz LSB handling health and welfare concerns. All hams operating these frequencies are to be commended in their work to preserve life and piece of mind in the midst of this mess.
Several websites have been of interest in finding out what's happening on the Delta. The Times Picayune has a comprehensive site. neworleanswebsites.com
has a listing of New Orleans radio stations. WWL Channel 4 has an up to date site listing the latest news. The WWL Blog is for employees attempting to reach out to each other and let people know they're safe. Another WWL blog publishes the very latest news. Channel 6 WDSU's site has a message board for survivors. NPR and CNN are go-to sources of news for me.
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