ETC(SS)'s Recent Activity

  1. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Canada's Weatheradio being decommissioned..

    People usually get the government they deserve.

    Mar 9, 2026 at 3:18 PM
  2. ETC(SS) liked ChapmanF's post in the thread Canada's Weatheradio being decommissioned..

    There's a Midland S.A.M.E. receiver in my kitchen. It can only alert me when I'm home. I seem to remember a time there was talk of...

    Mar 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
  3. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Vaccine provocation.

    Interesting Survey, but "moral" versus "amoral" is sort of arbitrary without some kind of a STANDARD. Legal? Good? One can have "good...

    Mar 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
  4. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Canada's Weatheradio being decommissioned..

    Cellular IS a robust and flexible distribution method, but when your life is, literally, at stake you really ought to plan on a...

    Mar 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
  5. ETC(SS) liked ChapmanF's post in the thread Canada's Weatheradio being decommissioned..

    Phones of the last decade or so in the US receive Wireless Emergency Alerts, using a standard based on Cell Broadcast. It's like SMS,...

    Mar 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
  6. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Goodbye cheap $1/ea donuts.

    You're paying the local "snow bird" tax..... ;)

    Mar 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
  7. ETC(SS) liked ChapmanF's post in the thread Vaccine provocation.

    My reading is that bisco's comment in #426 was not addressed to you. It does follow your post #425, but the posts may have crossed. It...

    Mar 9, 2026 at 10:56 AM
  8. ETC(SS) attached a file to the thread Iran - anyone remember the Dems that "are still trying to sell us "The End of Democracy" TDS.

    Meh. The video seems to be a 'what if' for a carrier just hanging out in the strait waiting to be punched. They usually like a little...

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  9. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Goodbye cheap $1/ea donuts.

    I saw $2.479 yesterday - but yeah. Nobody minded it a few years ago - right? :ROFLMAO: Good time to be driving a Prius.....;)

    Mar 9, 2026 at 6:10 AM
  10. ETC(SS) attached a file to the thread Canada's Weatheradio being decommissioned..

    I have the Chicomm 'prancing lizard' copy of a copy but I also have a Midland WR-120. It's not nearly as good as the older Midland...

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  11. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Iran - anyone remember the Dems that "are still trying to sell us "The End of Democracy" TDS.

    The 'ignore' feature works..... As far as the OP. It's like trying to explain music. You either 'get it' or you won't.

    Mar 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
  12. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Canada's Weatheradio being decommissioned..

    I'd still buy a $40 S.A.M.E. equipped radio after verifying you're within range of the nearest transmitter at your QTH. They're...

    Mar 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM