You are right in that the likely solution would be SCS and Pactor3.
The only other thing that we have tried is RFSM8000, developed by Dimitri , which has a email gateway built into it, is ARQ and runs on soundcard Nobody in the US is using this on the ham bands at least since it does not conform to FCC rules as far as speed etc. I don't know if he is still actively developing the software but what we had worked well but required a pretty strong signal to work, since the bandwidth is about 3Khz I am sending a copy of this to Dimitri to see if he is around still. I make no apologies for dissing 1 line messages... sure I use SMS myself regularly for quick questions among family members and friends, but to pretend that this is a meaningful solution for emergency comms is just plain crazy. It's fun to use but not much beyond that. If I were sending this message from an area in Canada out of range of any internet access short of Sat phone, I couldn't get past the first line. I don't know about the USA, but a number of emergency agencies in other countries are revisiting HF backup systems for point to point data, since recent infrastructure failures have proven that our everyday systems are very vulnerable. Those involved with health and bioterrorism are particularly interested.. a number of health agencies and Canada's version of the Center for Disease Control have HF abilities already. In fact CDC in Atlanta has HF ALE has a place in all this to establish links and determine the most useable frequencies, But software like 141A or ALE400 are far more useful for passing data than the one-liners in PCALE. Now if it had a better interface to the internet other than a "copy and paste" routine, so much the better. I get very frustrated with those who still regard ARES contribution to emergency comms as tactical voice on VHF or HF. We have that role.am currently writing an exercise which would use hams as back-up in ambulances and EMS dispatch over a wide area of rural hospitals and small town EMS units. I also am frustrated since slowly but surely we are being forced into Pactor 3 as the only viable and expensive option for what we need . John VE5MU Change <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join;_ylc=X3oDMTJmcGl1MHZrBF9TAz k3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4NzExODMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzMTA4BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3N0bm dzBHN0aW1lAzEyMzM0NTQ5MTg-> settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch <mailto:digitalradio-dig...@yahoogroups.com?subject=email%20delivery:%20Dige st> delivery to Daily Digest | Switch <mailto:digitalradio-traditio...@yahoogroups.com?subject=change%20delivery%2 0Format:%20Traditional> format to Traditional Visit <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio;_ylc=X3oDMTJkc2szZmJjBF9TAzk3MzU 5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4NzExODMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzMTA4BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2hwZgRzdGl tZQMxMjMzNDU0OTE4> Your Group | Yahoo! Groups <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Use | Unsubscribe <mailto:digitalradio-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com?subject=> Recent Activity . 7 New <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJmODQyaDVkBF9 TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4NzExODMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzMTA4BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3Z tYnJzBHN0aW1lAzEyMzM0NTQ5MTg-> Members . 1 New <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/files;_ylc=X3oDMTJnYjRpZm0xBF9TA zk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4NzExODMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzMTA4BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3Zma WxlcwRzdGltZQMxMjMzNDU0OTE4> Files Visit <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio;_ylc=X3oDMTJlNTEzbjFxBF9TAzk3MzU 5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4NzExODMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzMTA4BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3R pbWUDMTIzMzQ1NDkxOA--> Your Group Drive Traffic Sponsored <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=13oqb6f0b/M=493064.12016255.12445662.8674578/D= groups/S=1705063108:NC/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1233462119/L=/B=1K2CNEPDhFQ-/J=1233454919 349769/A=4025338/R=0/SIG=12jnci1fd/*http:/us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44092/*http:/s earchmarketing.yahoo.com/srch/index.php> Search can help increase your site traffic. Yahoo! Groups Join <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=13on793t9/M=493064.12662708.12980600.8674578/D= groups/S=1705063108:NC/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1233462119/L=/B=1a2CNEPDhFQ-/J=1233454919 349769/A=5349276/R=0/SIG=11nhsqmjq/*http:/advision.webevents.yahoo.com/Every dayWellness/> people over 40 who are finding ways to stay in shape. Y! Groups blog The <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=13ou8g634/M=493064.12016258.12582637.8674578/D= groups/S=1705063108:NC/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1233462119/L=/B=1q2CNEPDhFQ-/J=1233454919 349769/A=5191953/R=0/SIG=112mhte3e/*http:/www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/> place to go to stay informed on Groups news! . <http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=1871183/grpspId=1705063108/msgId =29840/stime=1233454918/nc1=4025338/nc2=5349276/nc3=5191953>
