A few years ago where I live (Edmonton AB) there were some people who had set up a repeater with trunking over the internet to the Philippines so they could make calls into the PSTN there, seemed to work pretty well . Very illegal of course, with potential large fines, but at the time with LD costs it was feasible (this was the '90s to the early 'aughts) For emergencys, anything that takes out the PSTN would very likely affect many repeaters. I have an FT 817 and a couple end fed half wave antennas that would probably function as well as anything in that context (could do VHF and UHF repeaters if any were available, or point to point, and does HF as well ) but that sort of capability is not a motivator for me.
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