Bonnie you keep forgetting one important factor in your automatic scenario. There has to be a human on either end to 1) send the message and 2) to read the message. What is the winlink station going to do? Automatically send food and water?
Greg KC7GNM --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "expeditionradio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Roger W6VZV wrote: > > > Where is the 24/7 volunteer force? Red Cross, RACES, and other > > "minuteman" style ham volunteer groups. > > Roger, > > Respectfully, those are all wonderful groups. > But none of them provide 24/7 access for emergency traffic on HF. > At best, their response is measured in hours or days. > > Such 24/7 emergency access only exists with automatic systems. > > If you are voluteering to provide 24/7 service with manual systems, > you will need more than just handwaving and oratory. You will need > operators on duty around the clock, and a real system for alerting them. > > Bonnie VR2/KQ6XA >
