Subj : Re: No license operators
To   : tenser
From : Blue White
Date : Fri Mar 22 2024 09:13 am

 > Same thing with HF, frankly.  A lot of old-timers are complaining
 > that no one wants to upgrade and work HF.  Why would they?  I can
 > pick up a phone and call pretty much anywhere in the world for
 > no incremental cost over my usual service.  I can voice and video
 > chat someone on the other side of the planet in real time over the
 > Internet similarly.  The niche that radio once held is gone, and
 > how the kids are all screwed up these days, and b) how his prostate
 > is acting up again.  Can't say I blame them.
 > 
 
The niche may be gone until there is an emergency of some sort.  A few
years back... well, 30 now, doesn't seem that long ago... we had an
unusually heavy snowstorm for this area.  The authorities had to turn to
the local HAM community for assistance as other forms of communication
were overwhelmed or not working.

HAM always interested me but I never got into it.  My next-door neighbor
here was a HAM but has passed away.  



--- Talisman v0.53-dev (Linux/armv7l)
 * Origin: possumso.fsxnet.nz * telnet:2123/ssh:2122/ftelnet:80 (21:4/134)

.