Excellent article on ham radio and hurricanes in Wired mag

[KB2GOM]

Through Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Amateur Radio Triumphs When All Else Fails

While some residents in hurricane-impacted areas can't send texts or make calls, amateur radio enthusiasts are helping communicate requests for help and messages between loved ones.

www.wired.com

73, Jock, KB2GOM

 

[KA0XR]

Nice article. Of course the HT pictured is a marine radio, but to the average radio-illiterate reader they wouldn't know the difference between amateur vs. marine vs. CB vs. FRS/GMRS.

 

[kk9h]

I didn’t realize the U.S. amateur population had crossed the 1 million mark yet. I hope it’s true but I think it’s actually closer to 800,000.

 

[GlobalNorth]

I didn’t realize the U.S. amateur population had crossed the 1 million mark yet. I hope it’s true but I think it’s actually closer to 800,000.

How many are actually OTA?
Some are SK, some are tanking a break, etc.

 

[alcahuete]

I didn’t realize the U.S. amateur population had crossed the 1 million mark yet. I hope it’s true but I think it’s actually closer to 800,000.

744352, and who actually knows? With a 10 year license, a good chunk are probably dead.

 

[AK9R]

I didn’t realize the U.S. amateur population had crossed the 1 million mark yet. I hope it’s true but I think it’s actually closer to 800,000.

I don't know where the writer got that number, but it's wrong.

That said, the number of hams in the U.S. is not the topic of this thread.