Amateur Radio is viable, useful, and necessary... (Score 1)

Ive been a ham for awhile, KB0ATG, and found amateur radio to be very viable, especially as a free access communications service. Like in passing messages during Katrina, or doing emergency civil work like stormspotting or helping with a charity walk event. although the spectrum freedoms are still shrinking, there is still alot of research that can be done in the areas of radio based communication and networking, like Zigbee and other radio based networks. Im proud to be a ham, it has its own class, much like private pilots; Not everyone gets to be one without some qualification.