Subj : Something cool
To   : ROB MCCART
From : Mike Powell
Date : Thu Oct 09 2025 11:00:25

> I don't know enough about it to comment much. I was thinking about how
> at some times when virtually all technology was down there were still
> Ham users who could communicate with the rest of the world, which was
> great, but if you are using a computer then you should also be able
> to talk computer to computer in other ways..

I am not a HAM but I remeber several years ago when my area had a very
unusual snow+extreme cold weather event.  The HAMs in the area were
extremely useful in assisting with emergency efforts.  Lots of people were
otherwise without power, phones, etc., but they were able to radio things
into authorities.

This would have been sometime between 1993 and 1997 so I think most all of
it was done over the radio without computers.  I remember listening to the
HAMs, and the emergency services, over my scanner.

> SD>No phones allowed at this event.

> Good plan.. I think that's required to teach kids Anything these days..  B)

Somewhat OT but a lot of schools are going phone free to prevent kids from
using AI in the classroom.

Mike

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