Being an active ham I sometimes work the traffic nets on VHF. For a disaster of this magnitude and local comms bing munged badly that amounts to handling "health and welfare" traffic either originating here in MA or desitined for down there from here. There are more local to that area hams active in establishing local comms so that messages can move in and out of the area as well as local coordination of agencies (FEMA, Local gov., Red Cross, Salvation Army and others.). I happen to have traveled to the hardest hit area a few years ago and as it is none of the known landmarks are standing. This will leave a lasting effect greater than Camile did many years ago. Allison