Same here Rick...ever more dire at our other home in far Northern WI..nearest gas ststion is 20+ miles away let alone an internet connection...we tend to get along by helping others, a novel concept in this day and age, but still investigating a viable connection to the rest of the world when all else fails..if only for their sake :)
73 Bill N9DSJ --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, KV9U <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In our area, if we lose power and the phone system, we likely will lose > internet connectivity. Our EC looked into the situation in our rural > area and found that if internet is down, it will be down our a huge area > since we really have one main ISP. In some areas, where you have > separate companies with their own fiber, you might be able to access > another ISP if you have a bridge such as Winlink 2000. But I would not > build my emergency communications system based on that and would want to > focus on what amateur radio has to offer and that is RF. > > 73, > > Rick, KV9U > > > > > > Bill McLaughlin wrote: > > >Snipping abit... > > > >That seems to be the key to me...try Echolink, ax25 wormholes or newer > >Winlink versions when there are no phone lines or T1 lines due to > >whatever....Technology advances are great, when they work; but we > >need/desire an alternative. > > > >Bill N9DSJ > > > >--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, KV9U <mrfarm@> wrote: > > > > > >>Radio by itself has a benefit. Primarily an emergency benefit, if the > >>system is set up to work under those conditions. > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
