What's wrong with that?

Why are you mad that the state won't subsidies your hobby anymore?

Did you even read the rest of that document

The 14 examples of it being used?

If you want to have a debate with me fine but don't go quote mining to satisfy your bullshit confirmation bias, that was the example email used in a document talking about how such measure would devestate their ability to respond to emergencies both fire and rescue related

Those capabilities which are being replaced?

Through the expansion of cellular networks?

:brainlet:

Cellular networks dont work in shasta area

Neither does HAM without the repeaters, your point?

I used to drive through there 2-3 times a week when I drove rigs

So we have two systems which don't work without repeaters in the wild

1/3 of the I-5 is not covered by cellular networks

And thats just the I5

Thats not getting out into wilderness areas

One system (Ham) has less people using it every year and then we have another system (cellular) which has an increase in the amount of people using it

And you wonder why they're replacing HAM with cellular?

Luddies like you would keep us in the past.

The point being that the HAM radio infrastructure is already there and its going to cost more to replace and maintain it with cellular

Aging infrastructure you mean?

"The state cant afford to maintain the HAM repeaters"

Which will need to be replaced and upgraded eventually?

"The state should modernize no matter the cost"

So why not modernize it?

Rather than keeping an ancient system in place

Upgrading and replacing done at owner expense

Because thats their radio towers

HAM radios also suffer less interference in emergency situations and poor conditions in my experience

> Therefore, the Department no longer financially supports HAM operators radios or tenancy

🤷

Again, they've decided to replace an old, dated system with something newer

Shut the fuck up, commie EU shill.

Nobody wants the opinion you Googled.

"The cost to the state is nothing the operators repair and replace these towers at their own cost and do not make money from their operation."

Weez, go back to <#622430373791662110> or <#622430298746912768> where you belong.

"These radios have been used dozens of times to protect life and property when public communications have broken down and failed."

And they can be replaced with a more modern system which is more accessible 🤷

IE, cellular.

The fucking Cal-Fire prepardness brochure instructs people to keep handheld radios and scanners you hack.

It isnt in thos areas tho

You dont have wildfires and hundreds of thousands of square miles of rough terrain where you live so I wouldnt expect you to actually understand.