I used to write test software for navigation systems on things that need navigation systems as well... and, actually, Hummers with Snorkels would work on the ground as well, and there are some equipped with TCP/IP which are actually built to propagate wireless networks as well.
That they have the SEAL teams out says a LOT. A few zodiacs might do better than TCP/IP in some areas. Andy Carvin wrote: > Good point. Most, if not all, US military aircraft are TCP/IP enabled > by now, as far as I know. (Should check with my dad - he designs these > kinds of systems for a living.) So far I haven't heard any mention of > the use of helicopters, unmanned drones or balloons for setting up > airborne networks as of yet. The national guard is being deployed with > large numbers of satellite phones, but that probably won't benefit > individuals still stuck in New Orleans or the surrounding parishes, > since they'll be reserved for first-responders and security. > > ac > > > Taran Rampersad wrote: > >> OK, thanks Andy. If SMS isn't working, I suppose helicopters with >> bullhorns will have to work. What's strange here is that modern military >> helicopters should be TCP/IP enabled, and be able to propagate a >> wireless network. >> >> Andy Carvin wrote: >> >> >> >>> Actually, communications are a huge issue. Reporters have interviewed >>> police officers who are at their wit's end. Almost none of them have >>> satellite phones, and the local mobile phone networks have failed. >>> Some SMS is getting through, but it's sporadic. >>> >>> I talked with Larry Anderson yesterday, who's in Mississippi, a way's >>> north of where the damage is. He's been using his ham radio to connect >>> with people in the coastal towns. He described the communications as >>> "real grim." Once again, ham radio seems to be the one technology >>> that's reliable... >>> >>> andy >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > -- Taran Rampersad Presently in: Georgetown, Guyana [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.knowprose.com http://www.easylum.net http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran "Criticize by creating." — Michelangelo _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
