While we in this area was up to our back side with water early this year Pactor and WinLink work just fine for us.
FEMA as well as SEMA Just loved that they could get updates via their blackberry. You must first understand that in the rural areas such as this there is very little cell coverage if any. If it was not for HF and WinLink a lot of info would have not gotten from point "A" to point "B". I know that just made a lot of the anti pactor - anti wide shack in their shoes. Deal with it, once again it worked. Maybe soon something new and better will come down the line. John, W0JAB