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 > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > <http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org> > > > > > -- > Clint Davidson > KF5HDF > 713-870-0195 > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <FM 6-02.74_1.PDF>_______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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