[festus]

It can also severely hamper shortwave, including Ham, radio communications.

Which is ok because as long as power and the internet is functional ham radio isn't needed. But in a true disaster the power grid is down and the hams can save us all without interference.

[thecabal]

Which is ok because as long as power and the internet is functional ham radio isn't needed. But in a true disaster the power grid is down and the hams can save us all without interference.

Are you serious? If ham radio is dead 99.99% of the time, where do you think you are going to get any hams when you need them? Even if there were any throwbacks that saved their gear, they would have no practice in emergency communications. But perhaps you were being sarcastic.