75-year-old US resident Glenn Morrison said he has been living without a cell phone for several years and does not plan to use new technologies based on cellular communication and the internet due to the threat of complete shutdown of the network. event of natural and other disasters. He talked about it in an interview with the newspaper. Guard.
According to the American, he lives in the desert in California, has food and resources, and uses an amateur radio to communicate with people.
“Technology has been around for over a century. For radio frequency communication, portable or slightly larger base stations are used instead of smartphones and laptops. Retro devices can range from the size of a walkie-talkie to the weight of a 20th century square VCR.
To popularize the abandonment of cell phones, Morrison created the Desert Mice, or “Amateur Radio Society with Transmitters.” The organization’s office is located in Palm Springs.
“One of the biggest advantages for radio amateurs is that the base station is handy in an emergency. For example, during forest fires, earthquakes or epidemics. In the event of natural disasters and loss of the Internet or cellular network, radio operators will be able to assist with emergency communications as well as stay in touch with their own family and friends,” said Morrison.
The Guardian noted that Morrison’s idea is popular in the US, with more and more people buying amateur radios and communicating with each other only with their help, bypassing modern devices such as smartphones and computers.
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