Some questions to consider: How many hams are there on Haiti? How many have survived? Of those that survived how many are too busy fighting for theirs and others lives, i.e. simply concentrating on rescue, water, shelter and food? Of the remainder how many have any kind of workable station (equipment, power, etc.)?
I suspect we will see zero to no amateur radio traffic from Haiti, emcomm or otherwise, unless someone gets on an airplane and brings it there. Gov't, humanitarian and media agencies are and will be there with Satcom and infrastructure repair capability before many or any hams get there. It seems Twitter has already outdone any other mode of communications for the masses. There is apparently some internet and wireless infrastructure left standing. --- In [email protected], Russell Blair <russell_blai...@...> wrote: > > Andy, there is a learnning curve for PSKmail as well as ALE and Winmor and > software for a PC, and power to run all this. but the phone nets maybe slow > but all you need is a radio. > hine site is all ways 20/20 to what we should have done. > Russell >  1- Whoever said nothing is impossible never tried slamming a revolving door! > 2- A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough > to take everything you have. > - Thomas Jefferson > > > " IN GOD WE TRUST " > > > Russell Blair (NC5O) > Skype-Russell.Blair > Hell Field #300 > DRCC #55 > 30m Dig-group #693 > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Andy obrien <k3uka...@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, January 13, 2010 7:44:07 PM > Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Haiti a test for emcomms > >  > Yes Howard. The HF Ale network is very active with hams standing by but I > do not see any actual use of the ALE stations, so far. PSKmail , as I > mentioned earlier, appears tailor made for relaying traffic from/to Haiti . > from a ham to an ISP server. Winmor/Winlink could also carry traffic from > the island and pop in into the Internet. The question is ... will any of > these get any actual use, or will hams on the island revert to old tested > methods... phone nets and phone patches ? > > Andy K3UK > > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 8:29 PM, W6IDS <w6...@verizon. net> wrote: > >  > >Andy, is this the time when we see how effective or useful ALE and, since > >you > >mentioned it, PSKmail are? WL2K? Haitian stations actually up and able to > >operate not withstanding. Are there any ALEs, WL2K, etc etc there operating > >in the past, involving Haiti or have had access to? Just wondering. > > > >We're all waiting for the important OUTBOUND H&W traffic (not inbound) > >and it will be of great interest to see how this initially plays out for > >ultimate > >study. > > > >Howard W6IDS > >Richmond, IN Em79 > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Andy obrien" <k3uka...@gmail. com> > >To: "digitalradio" <digitalradio@ yahoogroups. com> > > > >Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 5:45 PM > >Subject: [digitalradio] PSKmail to/from Haiti (or neighbouring countries) ? > > > > > >> Any use of Pskmail related to the emergency in Haiti ? Seems that is > >> is tailor made for such a situation. Short hops from Haiti to servers > >> on HF > >> > >> Andy K3UK > > > > >
