[BC] Amatuer radio spectrum

[RichardBJohnson at comcast.net]

In the event of an EMP attack, even your vacuum-tube
rig will fail because all the capacitors will be shorted.

It's true that you might be able to store one
in a metal trash-can and it might work if you
can find someone with the same foresight
with which to communicate. Make it short, you
batteries won't be recharged for a long, long time!

If you happen to have an old generator like those
used in WWII, the ones with the Jeep engines, you
might be able to get it running. Modern ones with
SS controllers won't be SS anymore.

Cheers,
Richard B. Johnson
Book: http://www.AbominableFirebug.com/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Kippel" <glen.kippel at gmail.com>

But, I might
point out that, in the event of an EMP attack, the hams that had the
foresight to put a rig or two, or three, in a metal trash can that has a
metal strap connecting the aforementioned trash can to a ground stake, will
be the only ones who will be able to communicate.  Obsolete technology or
not.  Think about that.