You seem to skip the "real world" and construct one from the images of your
mind, with your text.
Since many "traditional jobs" have and are disappearing, you are NOT
unlikely to find a notable number with BS and MS degrees driving a truck!
I have first hand knowledge of this, while I completed my masters thesis in
the late 1970's I personally found it a way to add to my income (actually,
it may be why I didn't starve to death!) and, an enjoyable one (well, I was
smart enough to get my butt OUT of that truck!)
You may have been surprised at the intellects I was able to carry on
discourse with who worked in that field.
Yanno, I even able to pick up a southern drawl and blend it with my
colleagues in that field--at least verbally, "10-4 good buddy?" You might
have heard me back then? (ok, I still sneak on 11 meters and talk like a
damn "okie") Perhaps I was/am one of the idiots with poor verbal and
written communication skills you are referring to?
In the "major event", many truckers (and yes, everyone in general) will be
the true heroes. Like 911 where the common hero went wanting for
recognition--the media will devote all of its coverage to such as police,
firefighters and authorities--but the unsung heroes will have contributed
greatly--you can bet on that.
I imagine some "glory hog(s)" who has been awaiting his chance at his 15
minutes of fame will step forward and some media correspondent will craft a
story making him a superman.
But, you know that just the sheer numbers of readily available radios out
there will somehow come to use.
Live in your fantasy world, too quick to dismiss the obvious but, always
hope these things never come to pass...

Regards
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Hay, if'n ya'll cun't konstructivly partecipete in this har disscusion, haw
aboot speel-checkin it fer me?


"Jerry" wrote in message
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"John Smith" wrote in message
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Ok, back to reality people!
For the "Mad Max'ers" out there, let's say the big one has hit, power and
phone lines are down....
Guess what, the truckers are still communicating...
Guess what, they can link the nation together because there are tons of
them
everywhere (not to mention the CB non-truckers/mobile/base stations out
there!)
Guess what, there radios use the 11 meter band, line of sight, ground
wave
and skip are all a phenomenon of this frequency!!!
Guess what? There are MILLIONS of CB radios out there!!!
Guess what? Antennas for this frequency are a snap to construct!
Guess what, some genius sets up a plan to use this "hidden" web to get
things going! He is deemed a genius by the government-they wonder why
they
didn't think of this before!

Now, look over at the hams--there are a handful...

The price of living in a fantasy world, oblivious to the real world, is
that
others tend to mock and laugh at you...


And while your trucker friends are screaming "HOW "BOUCHA THAR, YUH GOTTA
AN OLE COPY THAR, WE TRYIN' THAR, MERCY SAKES THAR"
And if the 27 Megs band is dead? Silence..except for the mishmash of
truckers jamming each other with their "leenyars".

While those hams just move down to 24, 21, 18, 10, 7,
5, 3.8 MHZ and pass the traffic for EOC and FEMA or MARS.

CB radio is a hodgepodge of mishmash thrown together, peeked and tweeked,
squeaked and beeped ,splattering trash that couldn't effectively move
radio traffic if it smacked them in the face! They wouldn't know what to
do with it if they tried. Ha! They'd just get into a king of the hill
battle trying to key over one another!

Traffic handling in a national emergency is not just a matter of having
'them thar reddios with lotsa 'swang and far in th' war (fire in the
wire), but a matter of training and discipline. Without experience in
precedence, cataloging,
knowing what messages must be handled first, That, sir, those hams have
in abundance. It is why there are training programs within ARRL and local
ham clubs. It is why Amateur Radio was awarded funds for that purpose from
Homeland Security Dept. I don't see none of them thar "expert" chicken
band reddio types gittin' any of that money! HAHA! Want laughter? Talk
to the Emergency M

anagement folks or Homeland Security or FEMA and tell them how "valuable
them chicken banders" and their reddios and leenyars are to them. See how
hard they laugh at YOU! You haven't SEEN contempt until you try that.

"HOW 'BOUCHA THAR, THIS H'YAR MOONRAKER IN CENTRAL NAWTH C'LINA, WE
TRYIN'! WE'S IS REDDY TO PASS SOME OF THAT EE-MER-GEN-CEE TRAFFIC THAR"

Yeah, right. Your wonderful chicken band radio is full of **** when it
comes to real communications. You are dreaming, and your steering wheel
and the knowledge contained within its circumference is getting smaller
and smaller. Quit while you're ahead.

J



--
Hay, if'n ya'll cun't konstructivly partecipete in this har disscusion,
haw
aboot speel-checkin it fer me?


"H J" wrote in message
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the band we truckers,took over we dont need big hf radios like keenwood
etc.we use low cost radios with big power.also the high power black
radio people are makeing there way up 28hz.the new super bowl .we
black,white folks are meeting togeter.untiy day is here on 28mhz