On Tuesday 06 September 2005 15:27, Mike M wrote: > The disaster in the Gulf coast and the less than optimal initial > response suggests to me that citizens must shoulder more responsibility > for emergency management. Communications loss must have played a large > role in the failures that occurred. I can't help but wonder if there > are fewer ham radio operators today and that if there were more, maybe > they could make a difference in future emergency situations. > > Imagine what a network of systems composed of Asterisk, ham radio, wifi, > generators, batteries, and a reserve of fuel could have done for the > Gulf coast. I have all of the components above except the ham radio. > > I suspect there are some folks on this list that have already > implemented such a system. If so, I would like to read about what they > have done so I can develop a plan to participate in this network if one > exists. > > There's not much on google for "asterisk ham". > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/hamlib/ > http://www.radioadv.com/default.htm > > Thanks,
That's a very interesting idea. I believe radio ametures who have a radio in their car don't have to pay road tax in Canada as they one provided emergency comms during a civil emergency. Mike. 2E1HFW _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
