Goldengamego
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2 edits | reply to linicx
Re: Doing It The Hard Way
said by linicx  :When there is a true emergency such as the power grid failure or 9/11, and the radio Hams can't interface with each other to bring emergency help where it is needed most, the BPL will have learned a bitter lesson at the expense of human life. The opposing sides need to work together to implement a fail safe solution that meet the needs of all. Greed only serves itself. PS: When phone lines and power lines are down cell phones don't work. Hams do not need either one to communicate, but they do need space . Before some idiot posts "power lines being down brings BPL down".
It won't matter if the area they are tring to talk to also has BPL.
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memyselfneye
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1 edit | But also in events like those listed above... YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO GET HELP FROM PEOPLE HALF WAY AROUND THE WORLD... Only those that are located within a few miles of the emergency... So, most likely, those same people that you are trying to get in contact with are also affected by the emergency AND THEY ALSO DON'T HAVE POWER... Bottom line, you will be able to talk to them...
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Goldengamego
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1 edit | said by memyselfneye:
But also in events like those listed above... YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO GET HELP FROM PEOPLE HALF WAY AROUND THE WORLD... Only those that are located within a few miles of the emergency... So, most likely, those same people that you are trying to get in contact with are also affected by the emergency AND THEY ALSO DON'T HAVE POWER... Bottom line, you will be able to talk to them...
Just what the hell are they going to do? The point is to get in touch with those that can actually help you...
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Goldengamego
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said by memyselfneye:
YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO GET HELP FROM PEOPLE HALF WAY AROUND THE WORLD... What about the Tsunami? Their wasn't anyone within thousands of miles that could help.
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memyselfneye
@Dial1.Cin | It's not like the HAMS were the first to know about it... Christ, there were rescue services there immediately... |
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Goldengamego
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It's not like the HAMS were the first to know about it... Christ, there were rescue services there immediately...
Untrue, there were several very remote areas (read no roads, no phones, no medical services) that took some time to reach. If it wasn't for the HAM operators the rescue services would have had no information as to the situation and would have arrived unprepared.
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