Back on September 11th I was in d.c. and had the cellphone with me when the 
plane hit the Pentagon.  Circuits were overloaded that day and I had the 
good sense to take the handheld with me when the city was shut down.  I not 
only made calls to my wife but also the daycare center where Andrea was and 
on behalf of a couple other people who needed to check on relatives.  The 
autopatch capability is still necessary at times.  73- pat kk3f
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colleen Roth" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: todays advancements


> You're right. When there's a disaster a lot of times the cell phones do 
> not work. We saw this with Hurricane Katrina.
> Cell phones have their place but give me a radio in an emergency.
> Also, people rely on the Internet too much. We need to remember HF AND 
> 2-METERS IN AN EMERGENCY.
> Colleen Roth
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Deatherage <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: 2009/02/04 15:37:47
> Subject: Re: todays advancements
>
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>> One thing I point out to people when they talk about cell phones.  when
>> there is a desaster, it is easier to put up an antenna in a tree or some
>> place like that than to irrect a cell tower.
>> Bill Deatherage
>