RHF wrote:

TDS,

You READ Too Much Into the Brief Comment.

The HAM Bands and Amateur Operators in an Emergency are useful and
have their place.

But they will never serve the tens of millions of Celphone Users.

Just Remember the CB Radios and Bands in the 1960s and 1970s.

Most HAMs should be 'respected' for their Knowledge, Commitment and
Discipline.

Most Celphone users lack all three, especially the latter.

NOTE: There were News Reports that many Americans did not have a
simple 'portable' AM/FM Radio with "Batteries" in it for this type of
emergency.

That's true-the few New Yorkers who did have portable radios were
besieged with requests for info. I keep an old Radio Shack portable on
hand, and if I find that doesn't work I have a Freeplay 360 (the latter
can be annoying cause you have to keep cranking it to keep it on).



gc ~ RHF
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Do you find your mouth a more useful implement than your ears? I have gleaned
quite a bit of useful data during storms and other emergencies in my area
simply by listening to public service radio. I have avoided roads and
situations by these means that would have been inconvenient or dangerous. One
could easily imagine that careful listening to HAMs and others during
emergencies might likewise yield useful information.

Certainly with the current state of education in America, and the requirements
that people have at least a modicum of knowledge before they can legally take
to the airwaves, this would significantly reduce the percentage of Americans
becoming involved in Amateur Radio.

Are you one of the HAMs that seek to preserve the HAM bands for your own use
or do you acknowledge that other Americans, just like yourself, can avail
themselves of these privileges if properly educated and equipped?

Your post may be a bit more telling then you realize.

Regards.


In article ,
(RHF) wrote:
KC2HMZ,

The simple reality is that 1/3 to 1/2 of the USA population has
Celphones.

The HAM Bands and the Amateur Radio Systems could not support 100-150
Million Users all trying to "Get A Radio Check".

Never say never.
Nothing is absolute.