True, but it also depends on what the emergency is. Since you are in a rural area you most likely have completely different needs. There are many different modes possible. I think it is important to remember that this thread started with discussion of automated robotic systems that transmit without listening. I don't think that in an emergency you would not want such a bot stepping on your CW,SSB,PSK31,etc.
John Becker, WØJAB wrote: > Sure it would but what are you going to do away from the > big cities? I live in a rural area VHF UHF other then satellite > is useless. I have one portable radio this is used for Emergency > Medical Services for a 3 county area as a EMT. You got to > remember that "painfully slow HF link" may be the *only* > link that we have that is working. > > John, W0JAB > > > > > At 03:15 PM 12/26/2007, you wrote: > >>I see the point about document transfer, but wouldn't higher speed modes >>at higher frequencies be more efficient? For situations where >>infrastructure is in place, wouldn't a well planned DSTAR network be >>much more efficient? 100 kbps from a portable radio located almost >>anywhere would seem to be a much more powerful tool than a painfully >>slow HF link. > > >
