[Amps] testing the biggest one

[qrv at kd4e.com]

There already is at least one alternative "internet", primarily
for a sub-group of education, government, & corporate entities
plus a variety of portable/localized Internet-replacements under
development.

Hams have Broadband-Hamnet, originally called HSMM-Mesh, and someone
is working on a system which uses Ham repeaters to repeat text and
other data as well as voice.

Decentralized critical-system redundancy is good.

>> The Internet is too fragile and is at the mercy of the weather and
>> man made disasters.  While it is working it's great, but nature or
>> vandals could take out large portions.
>
> REPLY:
>
> As soon as the banking industry all over the world learns how fragile
> the internet is, no doubt they will be abandoning it in droves.
>
> Likewise business in general, schools, libraries, the government,
> ordinary people and ham radio discussion groups.
>
> Pretty soon Roger and I will be the only ones left.  :-)
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT



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Thanks! & 73, KD4E.com

David Colburn - Nevils, Georgia USA

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