"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:24:17 -0400, "Dee Flint"
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In disasters, the real problem is


What experience have you had with disaster communications that makes
you think you can draw any sort of conclusion as to what the problems
are or might be?


not the rules but the nature of radio wave
propagation on the 11 meter band (as well as the similar 10m and 12m ham
bands). You can get close in (10 to 20 miles) via line of site or you get
skip out to thousands of miles via ionospheric propagation when the solar
flux is high enough. However the intermediate distances of a few hundred
miles just are not going to be covered unless you are lucky enough to get
some uncommon propagation modes like backscatter.


What makes you think that DX radio comprises all -- or even a major
part of -- communications in a disaster or emergency situation?


I did not mention DX. But there is often a great need to communicate within
the surrounding couple of hundred miles.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE