Here is a good link on ALE as it applies to Amateur Radio: 
http://hflink.com/alehamradio/ <http://hflink.com/alehamradio/>

Bye the way, Clint—we’ve missed you at the iHOP Saturday Mornings.

Jon KF5TFJ



> On Aug 7, 2015, at 7:51 PM, Clint Davidson via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Since no one else has chimed in on this yet and I happen to be a former Army 
> Signal Corps instructor, I'll see if I can help. 
> 
> HF ALE is the acronymn for high frequency automatic link establishment.  You 
> can send data over an ALE circuit and that includes SMS texting.  To do this 
> your going to need an HF capable radio and antenna as well as an MFSK modem.  
> There is a wealth of information available on line.  Attached is a copy of a 
> basic field manual.  There is also an informative entry in Wikipedia.  Feel 
> free to share my contact info with your friend.  
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_link_establishment 
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_link_establishment>
> 
> 73,
> Clint
> 
> On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Rob McClure via BVARC <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I have a good friend and former coworker who has a communications problem. 
> She's in the TXANG and remembered that I was a ham, so she asked if I could 
> help. I've done all I could (which admittedly, wasn't much) but I did tell 
> her I'd pass her problem along to the group and see if you could help.
> 
> Here's her question:
> 
> I know that HF ALE  to SMS texting is possible.  What I'm wondering is could 
> that be a workable communications option from an aircraft operating at 
> 4500-9000'? I've tried a satcom InReach with disappointing results.  Frankly, 
> any and all ideas are entertainable at this point.  I have L band and S band 
> antennas; I can possibly replace with a different antenna as long as it can 
> occupy the same footprint as a currently installed one.  We have UHF/VHF and 
> FM radios... I will find out more about those...
> 
> I had to look up HF ALE, sounds a little like Winmail or Sailmail (the one 
> ham op sailors use to send email?) but I'm not sure if that's what she wants. 
>  Can anyone help out 'Sarge?'
> 
> 73 all, Rob, KC5RET
> 
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