I agree Jim, ALE400 would make sense. In general, the current failing of standard ALE to take off are , I think, linked to attempts to popularize ALE for emcomm use. While ALE concepts do lend themselves to emergency communication nets, the gist of this thread is related to plain old ham radio, having a normal QSO. Having a standard calling digital mode , and a way to then switch modes to suit conditions . This would eliminate the endless CQ calling in odd-ball modes and increase the chances of actually getting a reply. To regular ALE users my idea is like reinventing the wheel, because what I propose is what ALE can do already. However, getting people to actually deploy ALE and also eliminate unattended operations, is an impossible task.
Andy K3Uk On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 10:41 PM, jhaynesatalumni <jhhay...@earthlink.net>wrote: > > > I think it's fair to discuss, which is to say question, whether > military standard ALE is the best thing to use on amateur > frequencies. It's good to make use of existing standards when > they fit the situation, but military radio is not amateur radio. > With our crowded bands, and with amateur radios that are stingy > on the bandwidth, maybe we would be better off using something > like Patrick's ALE-400. > > Jim W6JVE > > >
