> You hit the nail right on the head. people also need to remember that, > when the power, land line and cell phone towers along with the internet > fail due to a catastrophe "Ham Radio will always be there and be able to > get through".
So the folks that hate to spend $300 on a TNC are going to be more capable then the system built commercially with $billions and $billions? While there's actually a bit of wisdom in that approach, folks too often overlook just how robust the existing infrastructure is -- and how much has gone into fixing it and the emergency response capabilities. Bill - WA7NWP Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
