[Elecraft] End of 3G will not affect your Amateur Radio service

[Magnus Danielson]

Yeah, I aim to hunt for more 0G QSOs on my K4D, but awaits the ability 
to update for K4HD to hunt the SSB and CW deeply burried in 5G contest 
noise. ;-)

Cheers,
Magnus SA0MAD

On 2022-02-16 17:30, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> I think you're missing the point of Wayne's humorist post.  I also like 0G
> on my K3S!
>
> John KK9A
>
>
>
> Gwen Patton NG3P wrote:
>
> I have a couple of phones that I just put month-to-month sim cards from
> Ting into. They're served by T-Mobile. One of my old phones is definitely
> getting obsoleted out, but that's fine, it's an ancient 2g "Feature Phone"
> I got from Ebay on a whim. I don't THINK it's a 3g phone...it's one of
> those Samsung Gravity "Sidekick" style keyboard phones. The only other
> phone I have one of those cards in is my Inrico 320, and that's safely 4g.
> I'll probably deactivate the card from the old feature phone rather than
> pay line charges on it, and buy a new card if I get another phone. I'm not
> worried about the Gravity, it only cost me about $40 on Ebay anyway, and it
> was just a whim to get a cool phone I couldn't afford when it was actually
> popular.
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> 73,
> Gwen, NG3P
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 11:17 PM Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
>
>> Major cellular networks are planning to phase out 3G support in favor of
>> 4G and 5G, starting this month with AT&T. This will render useless
> millions
>> of cell phones, home alarm systems, car security systems, and "I've fallen
>> and I can't get up!" buttons.
>>
>> As an Amateur Radio service subscriber, you'll be relieved to know that
>> *your* communications service will not be affected. Elecraft is fully
>> committed to noninterference with the physical laws governing ionospheric
>> propagation. Further, we promise to never sell any spectrum without
> advance
>> notice.
>>
>> 3G has had a good run. But it can't match the longevity of 0G.
>>
>> Wayne, N6KR
>> Service Rep.
>> Elecraft, Inc.
>>
>> -------------------
>> Ham radio: The original network, serving you continuously since 1907.
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