[LINK] bulldozer takes out Telstra in fire area

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

On 27/01/2013 12:04 PM, Jan Whitaker wrote:
> At 11:54 AM 27/01/2013, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>> You can pick up MW/AM broadcasts
>> with a whole range of receivers, including crystal sets that need no
>> power at all. Limited range, yes, but resilient. Multiple and/or
>> portable transmitters would provide ample redundancy.
> I think they do have such radios, but am not certain. It's something
> I recall hearing about on talkback.

They were probably talking about radios for the emergency services 
personnel. I'm talking about a radio system for general alerts and 
getting information to citizens. The ABC is often used for such things, 
but is not very local. Being a radio broadcast system the single points 
of failure are at the transmitter end, not the communication medium.

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brd

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