what about when the Internet goes off?

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Hmm.

Radio COULD take over SOME of the communications capability of the internet, but not the extrordinary information resource thatthe internet represents.

I'm wondering what the cost of a second-hand Encyclopedia Britannica is now? Answer £3.00 as a CD rom collection and from £50 for a printedversion. Not bad.

BTW Computer to computer typed messaging over radio link is relatively easy and inexpensive to add capability for any SSB capable radio transmitter. The technique used is very nearly as good as morse code for its capability to send messages over very long range.