On 2007-04-13, Dick wrote:

BIG SNIP

Dick,

I agree with all you have said above!


Some day, when ALL communications are via satellite, and nothing on
the ground can be destroyed by flood, fire, earthquake, tornados,
terrorist attacks, etc., then amateur radio will lose its value to the
country for backup emergency communications. Until then, people will
continue to depend upon amateur radio even when they don't realize it.

When/If all comms is via satellite, then that will give a target/one place
of insecurity in comms.

Amateur radio works, in emergency situations, because if its unorganised
(in the best sense of tha word!) nature.

Much the same way as the Internet was/is intended to operate.


The only way to knock out amateur radio would be some EMF pollution (that
and kill all the old farts).

bernard