[Elecraft] K3 vs K3s..."to be or not to be an "s"

[Kenneth Christiansen]

Hi Don and the group

This is not telling you to get a smart phone but this idea may help with communication between you and your wife. 

My son showed me a personal cell phone relay that uses your internet connection and hooks into the cell phone network. He works for a small company and they had trouble getting normal cell phone service for the people in the building. This worked out well for them. 

My XYL and I only have flip phones. One day when it was 30 below zero it was nice to call my XYL for help when I ran into a problem walking 2 miles to my volunteer job.

We get good service here.

73

Ken W0CZ   w0cz at i29 dot net

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> On Sep 11, 2015, at 5:14 PM, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> It will be a long time before I buy an iPhone 'anything'.
> I spend most of my time at home, and we live in a 'shielded box' (stucco with wire mesh) where I cannot get a connection - although some spots do provide 1 bar.  Yes, we are in a rural area.
> As a result I do not own a Smartphone.  I do have a cellphone, but it is of the 'archaic' flip-phone type.  The XYL just an hour ago was in another building and wanted to talk with me, so she dialed my cellphone - I was in the basement at my workbench, and my phone did not even ring.  My phone is useful when I am away from home, but it does not provide the capability of the Smartphones.  But do I really need that?  I have computer communications at home where I spend most of my time, and all the 'whizbangs' of Smartphones are useless to me unless I travel away from home.
> 
> I know that is not true for everyone, but that is the best I can do unless we get a cell tower with a sufficiently strong signal to penetrate my shielded house.
> 
> Just my personal situation - and is not valid for everyone.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
>> On 9/11/2015 5:31 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
>> 
>> OTOH -- Whatever you think of Apple's approach, it sure works for them! I wonder how long it will be before you buy your iPhone 6s Plus? :-)
> 
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