[Elecraft] OT: radio broadcast commercials

[Leigh L Klotz, Jr.]

I have heard that one thing about satellite radio is that only sometimes 
is the reception from satellites...the rest of the time it is repeated 
from terrestrial stations, especially in dense urban areas, which might 
be more pront to disruption during emergencies.
Leigh/WA5ZNU
On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:39 am, David Wilburn wrote:
> For those hams that help with emergency communications, an XM satellite 
> radio can be a great help whether or not your subscribe to their 
> service.  Channel 247 is a free channel and is always on.