[tcrlaf]

“There is no backup that would survive a EMP anymore than a hamm radio would”

Tell that to my Halicrafters SX-71, with Johnson Adventurer transmitter...

Yes, I STILL have my first Novice rig, and it was ancient when I got it!!

[HiTech RedNeck]

A rig that was completely tubes (even the rectifier) and run off of nothing but batteries, would live.

[HiTech RedNeck]

oops, with batteries, don’t need rectifier :-)

[Cold Heat]

Yeah, I think I still have a old kit that I built in the mid sixties. Not too much of that stuff around....

[Rick.Donaldson]

“There is no backup that would survive a EMP anymore than a hamm radio would”

Well, Mr. ColdHeat, you're completely, totally wrong. I have several radio systems that not only would survive EMP have survive lightning strikes. My expertise happens to be radio theory and practice, physics and electronics. I also teach survival courses - and I train people to prepare for the unimaginable, including nuclear war.

So, Mr. Know-it-All, where'd you get your training in EMP? I got mine in the United States Air Force. I was a Senior Radio Technician for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. I was a combat communications NCO. I've worked with several "served agencies" in my life during disasters. I have a radio shack that, IF there were a nuclear emp that affected all other communications in the region, would STILL work (and I have spare equipment to replace anything that might be damaged).

I would actually suggest you do a little research on the subject before you go off making incorrect and untrue claims.