[GreenKeys] an idea

[hwhall at compuserve.com]

 If you rely on the phone company landlines, the event that wipes the computers will take it down, too, I imagine. It's computer switched, optic fiber connected (with solid state optical signal boosters all over), and so on. In the event of that flare, the power lines are going away, too, so much of our ham stations will be offline. 
--Wayne
  WB4OGM

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rokumon Cat <rokumoncat at yahoo.com>
To: GreenKeys <GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 5:44 pm
Subject: [GreenKeys] an idea


Hi,
 
As some of you may have noticed about me, I am an antiquarian. I constantly rail 
against what I perceive to be the gross vulnerability of our society due to 
computers than can be wiped out in a flash of the sun (so to speak). Of course, 
you may have also noted that I do most of my railing where, but on the internet 
of course.
 
So, what about putting my actions where my words are? 
 
What would it take to put together a system, using 1950's to early 1970's tech, 
that would allow those of us with TTY machines to call into a central number(s) 
somewhere, and leave messages to be forwarded to others? Of course, since the 
land line telco systems have deteriorated in the name of progress to the point 
that DC loops are no longer available, we would have to use some sort of (gasp) 
modem, but possibly, we could use an AFSK generator to send the signals over the 
landlines. This way, we could actually communicate with each other without 
having to use the internet, computers or radios (many TTY enthusiasts are not 
amateur radio operators or do not have the land for a large antenna farm).
 
What do you think? I am already toying with the idea of relay logic controlled 
TDs and punches...
 
Any ideas?
 
Lets show the i-phone crowed that there are other ways in life to communicate 
besides using Chinese made doohickeys that will fail the first time that the sun 
sneezes in the wrong direction.
 
Best,
 
Joe
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