I suppose you could use tactical callsigns on the radios, but then the operator would need to be sure and give a legal ID as required by the rules. If you are doing DV that's not a big deal, just have them voice ID every 10 minutes, etc. On DD it becomes problematic because you will need to put something int the data to do the ID. Also there is the issue if you use the gateway of having universally and registered unique callsigns for source routing. You could also use a club callsign that is not being used as a repeater/gateway callsign and assign a letter/number to the 8th position. The club trustee then becomes responsible for their proper use, e.g. N4SCD^^F, N4SCD^^H, N4SCD^^X ....
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 7:38 AM, johnmichaelwelton < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have some money from our local hospital to purchase a number of ID1s > for field deployment in our ambulances and disaster tents. We have a > number of our personnel, RNs, MDs, paramedics, etc. licensed as hams, > however we will not know who might be in a position to use the ID1s if > we have a disaster. If I understand correctly, each of the ID1s will > have to have a unique call sign (not the same as the DSTAR repeater). > Is there any way to avoid having to program callsigns for the radios in > the field for each use? > > John/N4SJW > Charleson, SC > > > -- John D. Hays Phone: 206-801-0820 Fax: 866-309-6077 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] VOIP/SIP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
