William wrote:

Alun wrote in message . ..

JJ wrote in news:
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William wrote:



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


Even if my tower should fall over, I can string up antennas and be back
on the air in hours of not minutes. Can you do that with your cell phone?



Of course he can't


You mean if the little antenna falls off a cellular telephone, I can't
replace it with a paper clip?

Did the laws of physics change?

No they did not, which means those cell towers can fall over as well.
Your paper clip isn't going to help much when the cell tower is out of
commission. Think you can communicate with you little cell phone if the
tower is down? As Alun stated, hams don't need a tower, a tall tree,
from the apex of the roof, just any support that will get the antenna up
in the air and we are back on. Not so with your cell phone, if the tower
is down (dosen't even have to be physically down, just off the air) and
your cell phone makes a good paper weight.