The Feds have a ton of frequencies, many used only rarely for tests and training.
The DMAT's use them and the Red Cross has others. Amateur Radio ops, gear, and spectrum is primarily for hobby and experimental use. Emergency use of these resources is, and should be, rare. There is, however, a very valuable role for distributed resources that can fill the a *very temporary gap*. 73, doc KD4E > I'm not sure emergency communications is or should be the driver here. > > I don't think anyone (or at least most) would begrudge some HF > frequencies be used for 3 kHz data during an actual emergency. Where > the fly is in the ointment is where these frequencies are desired 365 > days a year (or some large number) because there is always some > disaster somewhere. My thought is that if this much usage is required > then the FCC should be petitioned to assign permanent frequencies for > emergency use only and let the pros and cons be discussed. My > preference would be to allocate some of the 60m channels for this > purpose and let data be sent on them. > > I would rather see more discussion on how to allocate bandwidths used > in compressed sub-bands on a daily basis. Somehow a new bandplan > needs to be developed for 80m and 40m and these are very pertinent > discussions. > > Jim > WA0LYK 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
