This week on Ham Nation you are in for a real treat. Join Bob Heil, K9EID and crew for a special visit from Jeri Ellsworth, AI6TK and Amy Herndon, AI6ZU. Learn more about their new Tilt Five Holographic System. Wednesday October 9th at 8:00 CDT, 0100 UTC on Twit.TV .
NOTE: This show has been rescheduled for next Wednesday, October 16th due to the PG&E power outages in Northern California.
Hams take pride in being prepared for natural disasters and infrastructure failures of all kinds. Is there a backup plan for doing the show via shortwave, SSTV, and/or the Internet if the TWiT studios are down or (let's hope this doesn't happen) destroyed by an earthquake or other natural disaster? It would make good sense to have one!
Many hams take pride in being able to keep essential things, including critical communications ability, functioning in a variety of circumstances. But there are plenty of very good hams who let a few non-essential things become dependent on utility-provided services. If a major power failure means a few people have to wait an extra week or so to see an interesting and valuable but nonessential podcast, big deal.