tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post8227729764155241874..comments2024-03-28T05:17:55.293-04:00Comments on W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least!: When all else failsQRP - When you care to send the very least!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08707602309223956112noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-18768891793217996392015-06-09T16:58:04.415-04:002015-06-09T16:58:04.415-04:00Great post, Larry. A cautionary tale for all of u...Great post, Larry. A cautionary tale for all of us. Living on Hawaii Island, I'm well-acquainted with the forces of nature--active volcanoes (one is still going strong, bad earthquakes, tsunamis, and Tropical Storms (the latest being Iselle, which came ashore south of Hilo in early August 2014). I've made it a practice to maintain a land-line telephone and a slow, but dependable dial-up internet connection. Both worked very well during our last tropical storm. It's all about having several backup plans ready to go. And, like many of my fellow Hawaii Island hams, I have a low-power HF rig, antenna, and related equipment in my van as part of a "go-kit." As our British cousins would say, "Spot on, mate!" Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09747691199398942664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-14109052104857462872015-06-09T14:50:54.173-04:002015-06-09T14:50:54.173-04:00Hello Larry, no one ever imagines what would happe...Hello Larry, no one ever imagines what would happen if there is no electricity and no internet or phone. It happened in Nepal lately. Lucky enough some radio amateurs there had power from solarpanels and good radio stations, they could help. Don't forget the knowledge we have as experienced radio amateurs. These days people don't know how to use a mike or a radio and antennas. When all else fails however things would be very chaotic in the modern world. Shops have to close, traffic lights not working, no traffic, no food, no water nothing....people in poor countries are used to a simple life. But we are not. We will probabely get sick and some will even die. Not a happy thought so I hope this will never happen. Thanks for your post, it kept me mind boggling for sure. 73, BasPE4BAS, Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.com