I've found it interesting reading about US Emergency Comms. It seems to me
that many of your counties etc are quite small and don't have the critical
mass to invest in comprehensive comms networks.
Here in Queensland (Australia) the state government has an agency devoted to
emergencies (EMQ -
Bruce,
One thing to do, if you are using a varient of MS Windows is to set the
default soundcard back to the soundblaster. For XP go into the 'Classic'
Control Panel and select Sound and Audio Devices, then go to the 'Audio'
tab. Make sure your soundblaster is selected as the default device.
expeditionradio wrote:
The HFLINK organisation corresponded with WIA bandplanners during the
planning of the new Australian bandplan in 2006. As a result, there
are several frequencies on 40m and 80m that were coordinated in the
new Australian bandplan (and IARU Region 3) for ALE -141 and
zl1tbg wrote:
Dave, 3580 usb is what I would normally use. Also the digital modes
guys gather at 3560 friday evenings there will be dominoEX there.
Most of my testing has been on the AREC 5 mHz as we have a clear
channel there and its the area where most emergency traffic will be.
i havent
Hi Ralph,
Are there any particular frequencies where you operate RFSM2400? I've recently
downloaded it for use with my new soundcard interface, but didn't know where
to go. I get the impression that these digital modes work even when you can't
hear, so knowing the frequency is important.
ZL1/2/4
Danny Douglas wrote:
I certainly have MY doubts that many hams would live the goodie life if
there were no regulations. Just take a look where there ARE regulations;
the US highways, and see how many Americans pay attention to the law. Yes,
the majority would try to do so, but the minority,
Brad wrote:
It is not surprising Bonnie, but it is INCREDIBLY boring. You guys have
way too many rules, and the surprising thing is that so many hams seem
to think that the problems can be solved by introducing yet more!
I agree with this, and would like to suggest that when discussing
(crossposted to NVIS and Digital Radio)
The effect of the ionosphere on digital signals was discussed on a webpage
that I coincidentally read this morning while looking at soundcard modes.
Murray ZL1BPU has created 'DominoEx', with the details at
http://www.qsl.net/zl1bpu/DOMINO/Index.htm
NVIS
