> Rick KV9U wrote: > If ALE played a huge part in Katrina, it was one of the best kept > secrets.
Hi Rick, There was substantial use of ALE during the Katrina disaster. I monitored rather intense ALE comms by Coast Guard rescue helicopters and vessels, which were using ALE extensively. There was also ALE use by ham radio operators involved in relief efforts. If you enter "Katrina" in the search feature of either the HFLINK group or the HFNOW group, you will find some of the real time reports by hams involved in ALE use in the Katrina Disaster. There are also some reports on there about ALE use by government and non-government entities involved in the relief. As you may remember, there was a serious solar storm that disruped normal HF propagation during the disaster recovery efforts. Those who were using ALE were able to take advantage of the unpredictable propagation to pass traffic, especially band openings where there were no nets in operation. Bonnie KQ6XA Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
