[AMRadio] Broadcast stuff

[sbjohnston at aol.com]

>When disaster strikes and there is no electric power, cell phones, 
land lines
>(cell phones use land lines too) no internet of any kind, HAM radio 
still works. 

But I'm worried that in the future the hams will be greatly inhibited 
by the rising noise levels.  This will discourage folks from being 
active in the hobby, and reduce the capabilities of those who remain.

Steve WD8DAS

sbjohnston at aol.com
http://www.wd8das.net/
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-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Zwiener <bzwiener at sbcglobal.net>
To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service 
<amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Fri, Mar 19, 2010 11:03 pm
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Broadcast stuff


When disaster strikes and there is no electric power, cell phones, land 
lines
(cell phones use land lines too) no internet of any kind, HAM radio 
still
works. 

--- On Fri, 3/19/10, Bruce <bsugarberg at core.com> wrote:

From: Bruce <bsugarberg at core.com>
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Broadcast stuff
To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" 
<amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Friday, March 19, 2010, 10:40 PM

Hello,

And when the disaster strikes, and the power fails, and the laptops
and cell phones do not work anymore....???

73, Bruce WA8TNC
=======================
Brett Gazdzinski wrote:
>
> When you think of it, what is up with ham radio, two guys trying to 
work
> each other with qsb, qrm, using expensive equipment, big antennas,
> towers, etc., when you could do voice and video over the internet on 
a cheap
> laptop or an Iphone...on the beach, in the den, on a train, 
anyplace...
>
> Crazy world...
>
> Brett
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