RayW
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Layton, UT
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| reply to markopoleo
Re: ROFL
said by markopoleo  :HAM is set to die, just a matter of when. Every year it dies a little more..thank goodness. Ham had its place, but its not in the USA anymore. No HAM was needed at ANY natural disaster since 1989 before you pull the "but HAM saves lives" card. I would recommend that you get involved in your community volunteer emergency response system, but it does not appear as if your town has one.
Item: Salt Lake Tornado (yes it happened, September 1999) POTs and cell phones down due to volume, city radio infrastructure damaged, Hams were the main link to get ambulances and other emergency vehicles into the area and pass emergency traffic until the 'modern' structure could be restored.
There are more examples, but no point in telling you them since you appear to have the mind set that what many people see as an important infrastructure tool, just gets in your way. But then, many communities are adding ham radios to their EOCs (Emergency Operations Center), and in our area, that is based on Florida and Mississippi experiences in the last round of hurricanes. A waste of money? Or people who know something you do not?
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