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Re: Colorado Hams and the Flooding
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Scott Gillen <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 22 Sep 2013 12:30:15 +1200
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In the Christchurch earthquake a few years back they found that the cell system couldn't handle voice but texts worked ok. 

Scott

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On 22/09/2013, at 9:40 AM, Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> When we had a flood in Vegas back in 03, and it wasn't that big of a deal, 
> cell phones were useless.  You couldn't get a call through.  Believe me it 
> doesn't take much to jam the system.  I'll never give up my old fashioned 
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
> 
> 
> twisted pair land line.
>

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