Baton Rouge had a 9600 baud packet network setup at 1 time. I still have my tnc's and radios. Bob, kb5dgi <p>----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Orr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 6:22 PM Subject: Re: [brluglist] HAM operators to the rescue? <p><em>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 15:19:14 -0500 <em>> Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <em>> <em>> > Has anyone read about SANS efforts to enlist HAM radio operators as a <em>> > backup to the Internet in case of a major disaster? Apparently, the <em>> > operators would work at the local, state, and federal level to ensure <em>> > the flow of information. <em>> > <em>> > I thought it was interesting. <em>> <em>> I didnt see that, but it is a plausible story. <em>> <em>> There are (or at least WERE a couple of years ago) packet <em>> and RTTY networks and repeaters covering pretty much every area <em>> where the internet is widely used (US,Canada,Europe,Japan,Aus/NZ) <em>> <em>> The packet networks have used a variety of transport layers over <em>> the years, but pretty much standardized on TCP/IP a few years back. <em>> Ham packet radio TNCs only transfer data at 9600bps. (back in the <em>> 80s, Hams used to boast that their packet radios were faster than <em>> land-line modems -- but, of course, ham radio is a tiny niche market, <em>> so hardware development is positvely glacial) <em>> <em>> Hams have always prided themselves on service in times of <em>> disaster -- but FCC regulations prohibit commercial traffic on <em>> ham bands. <em>> <em>> -- <em>> 73 de KC5DLA <em>> Mark Orr <em>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> ================================================ <em>> BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group <em>> Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. <em>> Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change <em>> your subscription information. <em>> ================================================ ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================ <!-- body="end" --> <hr noshade> <ul> <li><strong>Next message:</strong> Chopin Cusachs: "[brluglist] Re: Continuing Saga" <li><strong>Previous message:</strong> Terry Stockdale: "Re: [brluglist] Re: Continuing Saga" <li><strong>In reply to:</strong> Mark Orr: "Re: [brluglist] HAM operators to the rescue?" <li><strong>Messages sorted by:</strong> [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ] </ul> <hr noshade>
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