The HF bands are useless for emergencg services. The local PD & FD used to use the Low Band FM, The moved to High Band FM, then to UHF, and now seem to be more dependent on cell phones.
As for emergency traffic on HF look at what happened on December 7th, 1941! Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa. --- "Roger J. Buffington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA wrote: > > > I wish I could say that we aren't in any danger of > loosing amateur > > radio frequencies...but I am afraid the truth is > that even 650,000 > > amateur radio operators in the U.S. is an > insignificant minority. > > > > Read the article at > > > http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/37647-1.html > > > > When the public expects their lives and property > to be protected by > > their governments - local, state or federal - > without distinction as > > to who is ultimately responsible, as they are > today, then its just a > > matter of a whim of the government to take away > all our amateur radio > > privilages to fulfill what the public expects if > more communications > > frequencies are needed. > > > > If hams radio doesn't meet the public's conceived > need for it, then it > > will be gone...taken away. > > > > I've already heard individuals from within the > "Beltway" talking about > > the frequencies hams have and how they could be > used for emergency > > communications by local, state and the federal > government. > > > > Walt/K5YFW > > > > > > I would guess that at least as regards our HF > frequencies, the present > international treaties governing radio are some > protection. > > de Roger W6VZV > __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/ELTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to telnet://208.15.25.196/ Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ Looking for digital mode software? Check the quick commerical free link below http://www.obriensweb.com/digimodes.html Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
