Hmmm,
First, I might take some exception to the 'real radio amateurs with CW
skills' but I'll let it pass.
What makes you think that everything else will be zapped? Simple precautions
will prevent damage and all my 'signal' inputs - antennas, audio, data,
mains are heavily protected (Filtering, MOVs, Gas discharge and, in some
cases, professional EMP protectors (or so the manufacturers assure
me.......). I am fairly confident of equipment survival - if it works for
the RN it will work for me. Maybe. And NONE of the main gear is classifiable
as 'appliance' except for the mobile tcvr (our far-eastern friends can build
things smaller than I can...). This is also, naturally, protected.
For power I have batteries for back-up and a fairly large solar array to
back them up.
It can certainly be argued that some of the data modes might make it through
under 'abnormal' ionospheric conditions when CW will not. Agreed that this
presupposes a degree of computer equipment being around - a PDA will
suffice.
As for CW being a 'quiet' mode - keyboards are also quiet and as for
foxhunts I thought the TXs were automated and could (if the rules allowed)
use (stored) voice equally well. VHF foxhunting uses voice after all.
regards,
Paul G8GJA
-----Original Message-----
From: mal [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 06 May 2008 13:36
To: [email protected]
Subject: LF: Re: RE: ZAP
Because CW and the necessary equipment is the most direct approach, but you
have to be a real radio amateur with CW skills
Me and my world will still be going when all the appliance operators and
their digis have been Zapped.
CW is a quiet mode to operate, the only noise is a few clicks from the key
but SSB, AM etc are noisy modes and easily detected by passers by.
Voice modes are not used for radio fox hunting only CW for the same reasons.
G3KEV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Reeves Paul" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 7:13 AM
Subject: LF: RE: ZAP
> And just why would only CW radios survive?? This is news - EMP will ONLY
> take out SSB/FM/AM radios!!
>
> As usual Mal lives in his own little world.
>
> Paul G8GJA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mal [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: 05 May 2008 18:48
> To: rsgb
> Subject: LF: ZAP
>
>
> A recent newspaper report indicates a certain country building up its
> ability to ZAP all appliance communications systems ie Satellite and
> Internet systems.
> and do not forget SATNAV systems.
> Bring back Loran and associated nav systems for dependibility with some
> national control.
> That leaves the average radio amateur appliance operator out of the comms
> business.
> Those CW operators with real radios and ability to operate them will be
the
> only source of communications in the end.
> Govt agencies also take notice. Real radio amateurs with basic CW and RF
> skills should be encouraged.
> Some might critize these observations but BEWARE
> I have heard stories of ships with the latest communications appliance
> devices being unable to contact shore stations and only managed because
some
> senior staff qualified radio officers on board took over using CW. This
> could be the reason why some govt agencies are reluctant to release the
500
> khz CW band and mothballed some costal stations, in fact some ships are
> still equipped with MF/HF equipment as well as Sat systems.
>
>
> G3KEV
>
>
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