> On Dec 10, 2019, at 10:17 , Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Joe, > > I'd just google each company's coverage maps.
The AT&T 4G map for my state (Massachusetts) is some kind of wishful thinking at best. https://www.att.com/maps/wireless-coverage.html There are lots of holes even within the relatively metro area inside I-495. I would be very happy to find a source of actual (ground level) coverage. -Dale KB1ZKD > > Wayne > N6KR > > >> On Dec 10, 2019, at 7:12 AM, Joseph Street <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> DZOTA so....most of Canada then. This jives perfectly with my desire to go >> hike where nobody else wants to go. I might just get bitten by this bug >> along with a few thousand mosquitoes and blackflies. One problem though, >> I've never owned a cell phone. I need some other way of knowing when I'm in >> a dead zone. Any suggestions? >> >> Joe ve3vxo >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on >> behalf of Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> >> Sent: December 10, 2019 9:46:09 AM >> To: Elecraft Reflector >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: [Elecraft] DZOTA: Dead Zones On The Air >> >> Have you seen those cell-phone company maps showing how much of the country >> they cover? Inevitably, they reveal a patchwork of Dead Zones (DZs): places >> where coverage is not just bad...it's non-existent. >> >> In such inhospitable realms, your choices are smoke signals, sat phone, or >> ham radio. This smacks of an opportunity. Hence DZOTA. >> >> DZOTA places are often DeZerted. In fact, they are often in dezerts, in >> contrast to many of the conspicuous high places typical of SOTA. This may be >> a benefit to outdoor radio enthusiasts who, when hiking, prefer level ground >> or even a gentle downward slope. And in an emergency, those hikers might be >> the only ones around with comms. >> >> Where are the most notorious DZs? I have a few tiny cell network black holes >> in my urban neighborhood, thanks to AT&T. But the truly inspiring DZs are >> far from civilization, covering tens or hundreds of square miles. Typically, >> they're also far from sources of noise. >> >> I have no illusions that DZOTA sites will be officially tracked and chased >> anytime soon. Still, the "NO SIGNAL" icon on my phone now has new meaning. >> It's a bug you, too, can change to a feature just by keeping a radio in your >> vehicle at all times. >> >> In my case, it's the spare KX2 and AX1 under the driver's seat. >> >> 73, >> Wayne >> N6KR >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
