So, just what is ham radio's rolw\e when it comes to health and welfare inquiries? I have already received two emails from people asking if I have access to any news about their family member's welfare in Haiti. I know the old NTS system used to have a process for such traffic, but what do we do with these requests? If there are hams active on the islands (there are 2 that I have seen mention of) , to whom do they relay health and welfare responses?
I have seen mention here of Twitter , and how these types of networks may be more helpful than ham radio for health and welfare inquiries. I have not seen twitter with any actual news, I have seen tweets from people anxious for news about family in Haiti but no responses. Is there a central Internet place for listing of news about people ? Andy K3UK --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "aa777888athotmaildotcom" <aa777...@...> wrote: > > Some questions to consider: > > How many hams are there on Haiti? > How many have survived? > Of those that survived how many are too busy fighting for theirs and others > lives, i.e. simply concentrating on rescue, water, shelter and food? > Of the remainder how many have any kind of workable station (equipment, > power, etc.)? > > I suspect we will see zero to no amateur radio traffic from Haiti, emcomm or > otherwise, unless someone gets on an airplane and brings it there. > > Gov't, humanitarian and media agencies are and will be there with Satcom and > infrastructure repair capability before many or any hams get there. > > It seems Twitter has already outdone any other mode of communications for the > masses. There is apparently some internet and wireless infrastructure left > standing. > > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Russell Blair <russell_blair86@> wrote: > > > > Andy, there is a learnning curve for PSKmail as well as ALE and Winmor and > > software for a PC, and power to run all this. but the phone nets maybe > > slow but all you need is a radio. > > hine site is all ways 20/20 to what we should have done. > > Russell > >  1- Whoever said nothing is impossible never tried slamming a revolving > > door! > > 2- A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong > > enough to take everything you have. > > - Thomas Jefferson > > > > > > " IN GOD WE TRUST " > > > > > > Russell Blair (NC5O) > > Skype-Russell.Blair > > Hell Field #300 > > DRCC #55 > > 30m Dig-group #693 > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Andy obrien <k3ukandy@> > > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Wed, January 13, 2010 7:44:07 PM > > Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Haiti a test for emcomms > > > >  > > Yes Howard. The HF Ale network is very active with hams standing by but I > > do not see any actual use of the ALE stations, so far. PSKmail , as I > > mentioned earlier, appears tailor made for relaying traffic from/to Haiti > > . from a ham to an ISP server. Winmor/Winlink could also carry traffic > > from the island and pop in into the Internet. The question is ... will > > any of these get any actual use, or will hams on the island revert to old > > tested methods... phone nets and phone patches ? > > > > Andy K3UK > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 8:29 PM, W6IDS <w6...@verizon. net> wrote: > > > >  > > >Andy, is this the time when we see how effective or useful ALE and, since > > >you > > >mentioned it, PSKmail are? WL2K? Haitian stations actually up and able to > > >operate not withstanding. Are there any ALEs, WL2K, etc etc there operating > > >in the past, involving Haiti or have had access to? Just wondering. > > > > > >We're all waiting for the important OUTBOUND H&W traffic (not inbound) > > >and it will be of great interest to see how this initially plays out for > > >ultimate > > >study. > > > > > >Howard W6IDS > > >Richmond, IN Em79 > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Andy obrien" <k3uka...@gmail. com> > > >To: "digitalradio" <digitalradio@ yahoogroups. com> > > > > > >Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 5:45 PM > > >Subject: [digitalradio] PSKmail to/from Haiti (or neighbouring countries) ? > > > > > > > > >> Any use of Pskmail related to the emergency in Haiti ? Seems that is > > >> is tailor made for such a situation. Short hops from Haiti to servers > > >> on HF > > >> > > >> Andy K3UK > > > > > > > > >
