NBEMS?
On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 17:10 Earle <[email protected]> wrote:
> Brilliant idea!
>
> Earle KM4ISN
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Mar 17, 2018, at 3:57 PM, Paul Dukette <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> These are unsettling times. This week the US Government announced to the
> public that our infrastructure in very vulnerable to being disrupted or
> disabled by bad actors on the internet.
>
> In the past the ARRL has asked US amateur operators to assist the DOD via
> the MARS operators to collect information relating to the current status of
> infrastructure in their counties during exercises. With the information
> provided by the amateur community the MARS operators consolidate the data
> into County Status Messages that are forwarded to a DOD gateway via HF
> radio. The DOD can then pass the information on to FEMA, DHS and relief
> responders.
>
> The collection of data from ham operators in an environment where
> commercial power is disrupted would probably limit the transmit power that
> would be used and make the best signal from QRP very weak signals.
>
> The simple inclusion in a FT8 message of an "AIW" representing " All is
> Well" being voluntary attached to a CQ or a 73, in a normal contact, would
> allow stations monitoring the normal traffic channels to collect the
> contact station call sign, cross-reference it to location and input that
> into a County Status Message. This without adding any additional congestion.
>
> Even in a Bad Day Scenario, knowing where infrastructure is functional is
> very useful; allowing authorities to prioritize efforts to obtain
> information from non-reported locations or were to stage relief efforts.
>
> Is it possible to provide a feature where this could be supported?
>
> Paul Dukette
>
> AC2FH
>
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