Subj : Re: Wannabe HAM
To   : Jimmy Anderson
From : Holger Granholm
Date : Sat Sep 17 2016 09:21 am

In a message on Saturday 09-16-16 Jimmy Anderson said to Mark Lewis:

-=> mark lewis wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-

 ml> you should ask them how they're gonna talk to anyone at a distance
 ml> after a natural disaster shuts down the cell networks... for that
 ml> matter, ask those with VoIP phones how they're gonna call their ISP to
 ml> report problems or outtage when their network connection isn't working
 ml> ;) ;) ;)

JA> There's a guy semi-local that wants to get Winlink set up.
JA> Just sending email would be a boon in a time like that! Then of

Do you expect Winlink to work when all the cellphone nets and ISP's go
down? I wouldn't.

JA> course BBS's have small enough data footprints that you COULD work
JA> them at 9600 baud if you needed to...

Yes, as long as you still have a POTS line and a modem in your computer.


CU L8ER, Sam, OH0NC

Holger

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