Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Rigs as Public Relations Tools.

2005-01-17 Thread Mike Morrow
Ron wrote: About my KX1 I explained, This little box that fits in my jacket pocket is a complete short-wave radio station that I built. I can throw a wire over a tree limb and contact other people over a range of hundreds of miles, thousands of miles, even half way around the world at times. It

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Rigs as Public Relations Tools.

2005-01-17 Thread Brian Mury
On Mon, 2005-17-01 at 10:33 -0600, Mike Morrow wrote: Today, I do have doubts about the practical value of amateur radio emergency communications in all but extremely rare situations. The cellular phone systems in many places in the world are surprisingly robust and reliable. Both our

[Elecraft] Elecraft Rigs as Public Relations Tools.

2005-01-16 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
in our town. These are great public relations tools, these Elecraft rigs. Don't let any opportunity pass to tell non-Hams who you are and emphasize what you can do when all else goes wrong. Of course, we must be prepared for the day we are needed. It may be the most important thing we do