[amsat-bb] Re: FM satellites

[Dee]

Don't you remember 9/11???  Cell phones were useless.
Signed,
Didn't go home for four days

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Behalf Of Jim Wright
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 6:05 PM
To: Bob Bruninga; Amsat-BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FM satellites

When the towers are damaged or the power fails to the cell site, cell phones
don't even make good boat anchors.

Jim WA4IVM

ps:  When the media arrive and overload the system, it gets worse!



On 7/6/2011 5:30 PM, Bob Bruninga wrote:
>> In emergency situation novadays a cell-phone is much much better and 
>> reliable.
> I think there are a lot of people in Haiti that might disagree?
>
> Bob, Wb4APR
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