On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:39:48 -0400, Scott in Baltimore wrote:

BTW lawmakers, take a good close look at some expensive ham radio equipment
for mobile use. What's that? You don't see that dial pad on the radio?
Guess what dude? That hammy can make phone calls with his radio just the
same as any cell phone.

You'd be pretty hard pressed to find an actual working auto patch anymore.
There are none in Baltimore as the misfits ruined it for everybody.

Well that's boston for ya. It's screwed up in every respect.
In cincinnati, auto patch still thrives well because of the people that run
it.
although it is probably not used as much since cell phones are in wide use.