Re:Good move (Score 1)

I would totally have to disagree with you on that. I am a GENERAL (KB8EQN) class operator as well. What happens in the event that those services are no loger available for whatever reason.. just recently we experienced a very large blackout and then sept. 11. if you tuned around on your hf rig on sept. 11 you would have found all kinds of traffic being passed by hams around the country for loved ones on that day. why? because the other communications that you mentioned were not available in the early hours after the event. Sometimes we take all of these things for granted....internet/cellphone/computers/power/tele vision/radio . all of these things are great when they work. in a disaster situation these things are not avail. having people able to act quickly and establish communications virtually worldwide in a matter of minutes can be important. It would be a shame to let these things die just because people do not see the long term benefits to this hobby.