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Sean,

 SD> And the minute the Internet goes down, you're screwed.

  Well, I have a Verizon Mi-Fi...but I have too many health issues to worry
about being available in a disaster.

 SD> I'm not a purist but after nearly 40 years in IT, I've learned better
 SD> than to trust both computers or the Internet.

  Especially with the Windows VistaUp Virus: Renders all 16-bit programs
useless. 

 SD> While I enjoy tinkering with Echolink and Winlink, my real interest is
 SD> analog HF.  The Internet is teneous at best and unreliable at worst.

  And HF propagation lately has been horrid.

 SD> Just my opinion, of course, but that's why I like amateur radio:
 SD> there's something for everyone.

  Agreed.

Daryl, WX4QZ

... Shin: A device for finding furniture in the dark.
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