LF: Re: Alarming message

[Costas Krallis SV1XV <kkrallis@ath.forthnet.gr>]

At 16:51 22/8/2006 +0100, you wrote:

> No satellite communications!!!! We would have to find some kind of 
> alternative way to transmit signals round the world. Now didn't there 
> used to be something called HF? Where on earth can we get lots of 
> experts in this old-fashioned technology?

That system (HF radio) became obsolete due to very high costs
of training and employing the necessary human operators. Nowdays
the frequencies formerly used by HF radio have been silently
re-allocated to broadband internet providers over mains
electricity power lines.

73 Costas SV1XV