I'd say "We can receive images from and talk with astronauts on the International Space Station... No big deal, right?" They do this regularly and actually giv

I'd say "We can receive images from and talk with astronauts on the International Space Station... No big deal, right?" They do this regularly and actually give out certificates for successfully receiving the SSTV images they broadcast, which is super cool IMO. [0] Regarding cell phones, just yesterday there was a countrywide cellular service outage[1] in Canada, where amateur radio would have continued working flawlessly. Further, if you are doing some backcountry camping or offroading, good luck getting on the cellular network. [0] http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/ http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/ [1] https://globalnews.ca/news/5469880/rogers-wireless-outage/ https://globalnews.ca/news/5469880/rogers-wireless-outage/