[R-390] EMP vs Tube Gear

[John Lawson]

On Mon, 15 Jan 2007, James A. (Andy) Moorer wrote:

> If you are close enough to a nuclear blast that EMP is an issue, I submit 
> that the survivability of your radio will be the least of your problems.
>
> The EMP halo does extend past the zone of immediate vaporization, but not a 
> lot. Chances are good you will die a long and lingering death from radiation 
> poisoning while trying to tune your radio.


     A most excellent point Doc - and well taken.  However: might I also 
'umbly offer that everything I have here, get *here* somehow - including a 
couple of things I bought from out thataway - some EMP-resistant TTY gear, 
IIRC.

   So let's say They try to level, say, Bismarck, ND.  And all electronic 
gear within a large radius is rendered into slag by EMP(s).  My old Toob 
Gear, in the event of such a national emergency, would of course be at the 
disposal of the Nation (myself included) and, if needed, could be trucked 
to Wherever...

  And this is all getting rather Art Bell-ish - no? ;}


Cheers

John
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