Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Peter Andrews expressed precisely :
Wired phone system, yes. When you are in bed and fire breaks out
downstairs and trips your power supply your bedside DECT phone is
simply an ornament! There is a place for DECT phones and I have
several - but I also have a number of wired extensions.

Isn't that where a mobile comes in?

Mobile Handheld on 2m, S20 'CQ.... er, help.... my QTH is on fire???'

:-p

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Adrian C