and most of Nevada too.
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
On 12/10/2019 7:12 AM, Joseph Street 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
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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
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