From the Mind of Trevor Stone

Congratulations on getting your license! I got mine in college to communicate with a satellite that never launched, so despite having been a licensed ham for >20 years, I have never been on the air. (I maintain the license because it’s dirt cheap and I won’t have to take the test again if I ever want to use it.)

I think it is important to keep this type of fallback network functional. When the internet goes down and/or the power goes out, it takes almost no infrastructure to establish communication via amateur radio (as long as there are experienced people with the proper equipment).

So, have you bought a rig yet?