How Egypt Switched Off The Internet

Re:How Egypt Switched Off The Internet by kgermino on Friday January 28, 2011 @10:08PM (#2154499)

But is it trivial to jam most ham frequencies across the 3.8 Million Sq. Miles of the U.S.? Or Europe (Same Size)? Or even just Germany (135,000 sq. miles)?

Edit: For comparison Egypt is about 387,000 sq miles.

I realize that you would not have to cover the entire country to be effective, but probably at least 90% of residential areas. Especially in Europe where the radio operators only need to reach over a nearby border.

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Re:How Egypt Switched Off The Internet by joubert on Saturday January 29, 2011 @10:45AM (#2155577)

You probably only need to isolate the most populous centers.

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Re:How Egypt Switched Off The Internet by borism on Saturday January 29, 2011 @04:34PM (#2156457)

I'm not a ham, but I'm sure this thingie http://www.iritel.com/iritel/latinica/proizvodi/radio%2520ko...

will cover very sizable area without a problem.

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