[GA ARES] Articles Regarding Katrina Communications by WiFi Folks

[WA4DYD]

I had an inquiry about articles relating to the adhoc WiFi networks put in
place after Katrina and thought perhaps others might be interested in
reviewing some of the material.  Here are a few articles found on the
response to Katrina by the WiFi enthusiasts:

http://wcn.cnt.org/news/category/in-the-news/reprints/

Geek cavalries turn post-Katrina landscape into wireless lab
Tuesday, October 4th, 2005
>From the Associated Press, October 4, 2005
by MATTHEW FORDAHL
Hours after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast and knocked out
telecommunications across much of the region, Mac Dearman visited shelters
in northern Louisiana to connect telephones.

Dearman doesn’t work for a phone company.

He owns a local wireless Internet service provider, and the gear he set up
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Volunteers rebuild Gulf Coast communications with wireless nets
Friday, September 16th, 2005

>From Network World, September 16, 2005

By John Cox

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a volunteer group of network and wireless
experts has moved from outfitting small northeastern Louisiana shelters with
wireless Internet access and VoIP phones to preparing a desperately needed
45M bit/sec wireless pipe for the entire relief effort in devastated Bay
Saint Louis, [
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http://www.radioresponse.org/wordpress/


Hope that helps with additional information.  The one I remember seeing was
in Network World.  I did a search on the www.networkworld.com website using
the subject of the article and got several hits.  The specific article is
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/091605-wireless-katrina.html.

Regards,
Stan

Stan Edwards, PE, WA4DYD
Emergency Coordinator Gwinnett Co. GA ARES
President, Gwinnett ARES, Inc.
www.gwinnettares.org

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