Re: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-10 Thread Ed
Not knocking the volunteers for sure. I do have a question. How come the money wasn't invested in public safety equipment using public safety NTIA assigned frequencies to do the same thing? the cost involved to purchase commercial equipment, antennas, peripherals, labor to install, and

[digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread jgorman01
Does this ever increasing number of government agencies doing this scare the bejeebers out of anybody. That is, the government buying permanent infrastructure and someday wanting a return on investment, like using it to augment regular communications? Jim WA0LYK --- In

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread Roger J. Buffington
jgorman01 wrote: Does this ever increasing number of government agencies doing this scare the bejeebers out of anybody. That is, the government buying permanent infrastructure and someday wanting a return on investment, like using it to augment regular communications? Jim WA0LYK

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread dalite01
] On Behalf Of Roger J. Buffington Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 9:48 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network jgorman01 wrote: Does this ever increasing number of government agencies doing

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread Roger J. Buffington
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another point to consider is that the Government Employee who will be operating this equipment is maintaining (and will probably continue to maintain) and average age south of 40 years old. The same cannot be said for the Amateur Radio community who is letting

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Here is Missouri we have 114 counties plus the city of St. Louis. Each and ever county plus the city of St. Louis puts money into their EOC. I know of none that does not have ham equipment. And has been doing so for many many years. Would that be any thing like you what your talking about? Maybe

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread Roger J. Buffington
John Becker, WØJAB wrote: Maybe all would be well if the word WinLink had not been used. Probably. Other forms of amateur communication listen before they transmit, thereby preventing unnecessary QRM. de Roger W6VZV

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Roger J. Buffington wrote: John Becker, WØJAB wrote: Maybe all would be well if the word WinLink had not been used. Probably. Other forms of amateur communication listen before they transmit, thereby preventing unnecessary QRM. Please, can we not go round this circle *yet

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread Rodney
Jim, and everyone else, I am the Radio Tech for Clackamas County, Oregon and I KNOW the problems that the Hams have getting Digital communications going to and from a disaster scene! My experience with the ARES units in Oregon and our local County OEM is that the equipment that they,

[digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread jgorman01
Not knocking the volunteers for sure. I do have a question. How come the money wasn't invested in public safety equipment using public safety NTIA assigned frequencies to do the same thing? These don't require ham licenses to operate and could expand the resource pool of operators. As a

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread dalite01
-Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger J. Buffington Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 10:18 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications

FW: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread Patricia (Elaine) Gibbons
: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network Jim, and everyone else, I am the Radio Tech for Clackamas County, Oregon and I KNOW the problems that the Hams have getting Digital communications going to and from a disaster scene! My experience with the ARES units

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread Rud Merriam
ARES AEC Montgomery County, TX http://TheHamNetwork.net -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jgorman01 Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:29 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread Rodney
Unless the affected Counties have been able to change out or reprogram their equipment to be able to operate in Narrow Band mode, they can't operate on those frequencies! They are designated for Narrow Band operation only! jgorman01 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread Rick Johnson
:17 AM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network Does this ever increasing number of government agencies doing this scare the bejeebers out of anybody. That is, the government buying permanent infrastructure and someday wanting a return

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread dalite01
%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jgorman01 Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:29 AM To: digitalradio@ mailto:digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network Not knocking the volunteers for sure. I

Re: FW: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread Alan Barrow
Patricia (Elaine) Gibbons wrote: It does amaze me to see some members of the amateur radio community start whining after public and/or private agencies officially recognize ***and support*** the value of the amateur radio service during disaster response and recovery operations Elaine, you