----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger J. Buffington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 7:00 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Need to Expand the HF Auto Band Segments
> expeditionradio wrote: > >> Automatic operation is essential to HF emcomm. It is certainly not >> asking too much that 10% of each ham band be devoted to one of the >> primary purposes for the existence of the Amateur Radio Service. >> >> Greg, where is your volunteer force of non-automatic operators >> providing 24/7 emergency service on HF? > > I have participated in numerous emergency communications scenarios, > through several earthquakes and fires. I have also Roger > > Never, not once, was automatic operation even involved in passing > emergency traffic. 95% of it was done either on HF SSB or FM repeaters > or simplex for short-range communications. Mostly the latter. I totally agree and I'm sick of hearing the Emcomm excuse. If you listen to them it would sound like we have Emcomm emergencies 24/7/365. For true Emcomm which happens rarely there is no need for more than one frequency if their networking is designed properly and Bonnie should know this as well. > > Where is the 24/7 volunteer force? Red Cross, RACES, and other > "minuteman" style ham volunteer groups. Not on Winlink. > > Automatic operation is mainly a way for boaters and RVers to use the ham > bands for cheap internet access. This is not a valid use of our amateur > spectrum and is probably illegal since most of this traffic is > business-related. What is needed is somebody to monitor them and when it's business-related collect this info and present it to the FCC as a formal complaint. I was going to go the Winlink route until I took a closer look at it and realized it's a sham. > > de Roger W6VZV > Mike K1EG > > > Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page at > http://www.obriensweb.com/drsked/drsked.php > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.0/1077 - Release Date: > 10/18/2007 9:54 AM > >
