[R-390] EMP effects:

[William J. Neill]

"On the Beach" by Nevil Shute.  Both a book and a movie.


On Sep 24, 2009, at 4:08 PM, Cecil Acuff wrote:

I remember a movie I saw as a kid...wish I could remember the name of
it...would like to see it again.

After an apocalyptic event it seemed most of the human race was  
eradicated
but one that survived was hearing a weird CW signal on a radio of some
sorts.  He traveled what seemed like across the country trying to  
find this
signal because he thought it might mean other survivors existed.  Went
through many interesting events along the way but when he finally got  
to the
source of the signal it was a string and a brick or something heavy  
tied to
a window shade blowing in the breeze that was keying the transmitter...

I must have only been 6 or 8 at the time and can't remember anything  
more
detailed than that...

Must have made quite an impression at the time....

Cecil
K5DL


----- Original Message -----
From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
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Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] EMP effects:


> It will most likely be communications between pockets of folks that
> "prepare" for eventualities.
>
> Other than that - won't be much to listen OR talk to.
>
> Bob - N0DGN
>
> Barry wrote:
>>> According to the massive testing regarding EMP, the tube gear will
>>> survive.  The solid state will be toast.
>>>
>>> However, it won't be much good without the power at the plug.   
>>> More and
>>> more of the electrical grid supply is based on solid state -  
>>> computers
>>> and solid state relays for protection.
>>>
>>> So you'd have to have your own generator!
>>>
>>> Bob - N0DGN
>>>
>>
>> I think it goes back to what Don said earlier.  "To listen to what?!"
>> Orson Welles won't be
>> narrating that event, that's for sure.
>>
>> Barry - N4BUQ
>>
>
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