If there was a major natural disaster ... or if our government badly and grossly miscalculated another country's planned attack on us ... and all of our telecommunications went down, including internet connections, cell phone towers, and FM radio - would you know how to find a way to communicate without those services?

There is a way: it's this little thing called a crystal radio. It's crude, sure, but in the middle of a disaster when lives are at stake, would you honestly care?

That's my public service announcement in support of amateur radio as a hobby.