Hello Kurt!

17 Feb 19 07:27, you wrote to Ward Dossche:

 KW> -=> Ward Dossche wrote to Carol Shenkenberger <=-

 WD>> You badly need to visit some national parks. I spend considerable
 WD>> time every year in Glacier and Yellowstone and 6 miles past the
 WD>> gate there isn't even cellphonce.

 KW> Back in 1997 I got 5 bars at a national park - I was at the top of
 KW> Mount Whitney, at 14, 069 feet the highest peak in California. I was
 KW> line of sight to every cell tower at the time.  

Kurt,
Mt. Whitney is 14,505 feet above sea level and is the highest peak in the
continental United States. It is located in the north east corner of Tulare
County, of which Visalia is the County Seat.

At the top of Park Ridge, 7,516' inside Kings Canyon NP, I cannot get cell
service at all (AT&T). However, there is a Verizon tower there and those
who have that provider has excellent service. I can use my AT&T phone
connected to the WIFI we have there and make calls, send and receive texts.

In the early 1990's, I had a "bag" phone, which was analog, and could make
phone calls in front of the Giant Forest Lodge in Sequoia NP. The lodge is
no longer there.


Sorry, I couldn't resist talking about something in my "back yard".
I bet you had quite a view from there.

73 de Ray Quinn W6RAY
Visalia, CA DM06ii


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