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Ham Radio -- for the Non Prepperrs Consideration
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<blockquote data-quote="Poke78" data-source="post: 2643845" data-attributes="member: 4333"><p>I'm not seeing/understanding this comment about the "faltering ham radio systems" in the US. The FCC rules on the Amateur Radio Service do not establish ham radio as a primary provider of communication services for the US government. There are multiple areas where ham radio provides emergency/back-up services for various government agencies: MARS for military health & welfare messages, storm spotting/reporting for the weather service, emergency communication support in disaster areas through FEMA, etc. As the article notes, multiple agencies have set up HF capabilities with ALE to maintain a backbone of communications that has a reduced need for infrastructure when compared to more recently developed technologies. One does not necessarily supplant the other, IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Poke78, post: 2643845, member: 4333"] I'm not seeing/understanding this comment about the "faltering ham radio systems" in the US. The FCC rules on the Amateur Radio Service do not establish ham radio as a primary provider of communication services for the US government. There are multiple areas where ham radio provides emergency/back-up services for various government agencies: MARS for military health & welfare messages, storm spotting/reporting for the weather service, emergency communication support in disaster areas through FEMA, etc. As the article notes, multiple agencies have set up HF capabilities with ALE to maintain a backbone of communications that has a reduced need for infrastructure when compared to more recently developed technologies. One does not necessarily supplant the other, IMO. [/QUOTE]
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