RadioBanter - View Single Post - Ham-radio is a hobby not a service

March 8th 04, 09:50 AM

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Alun wrote in message
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Alun wrote in message
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(William) wrote in
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Question: Are there more cell towers in America than there are
Amateur Radio Licensees?

Don't know, but if we fall over in an eartquake we just get back
up...

Hah, funny one. I've seen amateur towers fall over. It can be
months or years if they're ever replaced at all.

I wasn't talking about our towers, though, was I? I have one I've
never put up. The point is that, for example, we can communicate in
and out of a disaster area on HF SSB, for example, without needing a
tower. Doesn't happen every day, but that's something to be thankful
for.

True enough. People might be able to use cellular phones to do the
same.

Exactly. Might or might not.