cacheman Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 8 hours ago, Kenngo1969 said: Is it too much in-real-life information, or would you mind divulging where you were? (I'm just very curious! ) Calm guessed correctly. We were in AK. 2
mfbukowski Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Bernard Gui said: If you or a friend had a radio. We tried to set up a link to call home for Mother’s Day in Costa Rica, but couldn’t make it work. That requires a large antenna and access to special radio frequencies
Bernard Gui Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, mfbukowski said: That requires a large antenna and access to special radio frequencies Yep. Our stake has organized a HAM radio network for emergency purposes. I have a couple of short wave receivers, but with the Internet and satellite radio, they are now 🦕🦕. Edited June 9, 2021 by Bernard Gui
longview Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 10 hours ago, mfbukowski said: Then there was short wave. You can get broadcasts from all over the world that way And before that was pony express... In between was the continental telegraph. The plains indians used to put their ears on the pole and hear dits and dats. They did not know why but they were strongly moved upon in the spirit.
mfbukowski Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Bernard Gui said: Yep. Our stake has organized a HAM radio network for emergency purposes. I have a couple of short wave receivers, but with the Internet and satellite radio, they are now 🦕🦕. Unless the internet goes down (likely) and you have solar power. Is satellite radio 2 way?
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