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From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: Re: Re no code and emergencies
Message-ID: <3188@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 11-Jul-84 16:06:32 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 11 16:06:32 1984
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Will you detractors please note that all the communications in an emergency
of size can not be handled by two meter walkie talkies.  You repeater is more
than likely going to require some substantial emergency power.  It is not
clear that VHF is going to do the job at all.   If you are trying to communicate
out of the affected area you may have to use HF to do it.  Even so, any
reasonable ham can run a modern transistor from low voltabe supplies.
In addition, every June we all run out and run our HF rigs on emergency
power out in the middle of nowhere in a contest thinly disguised as an
emergency exersise called Field Day.

-Ron