Re: [digitalradio] Re: Digital modes in emergency communication (was Field Day and PSK31 )

2006-06-30 Thread LELAND ZANTESON
Yes KISS is the only way. That also means eliminate the jargon. Lee W6FPO LELAND ZANTESON [EMAIL PROTECTED] Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Great things are happening a

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Digital modes in emergency communication (was Field Day and PSK31 )

2006-06-30 Thread Rodney kraft
I HAVE to jump in on this one! As a former AEC and member of our local/county ARES/RACES unit, I fully understand the NECESSITY of being able to use the digital modes as well as voice. But unless the State, County, Local OEM's and ARES/RACES units have MANY exercises where they utilize ALL the va

[digitalradio] Re: Digital modes in emergency communication (was Field Day and PSK31 )

2006-06-30 Thread Jon Maguire
Andrew, You bring up some interesting points. Also, your question about how many Ham use digital modes is really the heart of the issues of voice vs. digital modes. I think that the issue should be training Hams in digital modes as part of emergency training. While voice is excellent for emerg