Thanks again Simon, Please understand, I appreciate your viewpoint. Please also understand, there are other viewpoints equally as valid. That is the whole purpose of this thread to begin with, to try to solicit suggestions for "existing" programs to try to resolve an existing problem. One of the issues with "current activity" is to make it all but mandatory for those wishing to participate to shell out large sums of their own hard earned cash to participate. This excludes far too many needed resources. That is not for me or you to decide. Put simply, many hams just can't afford the $1000 + price tag for pactor modems. The emergency communications world exists of more than just the elite rich folks.
Again, the solicitation stands ..... We are trying to identify the most economical and reasonable mechanism to accomplish a specific goal. We are NOT trying to re-invent the wheel, just trying to determine which wheel will best suit our purpose. Thanks again, John KE5HAM --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Simon \(HB9DRV\)" <simon.br...@...> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Taylor" <ke5h...@...> > > > > ... it does involve official emergency communications. > > > > Then surely the official part should put some money into the project if it's > so important? > > I honestly implore you *not* to fragment current EMS activity and instead > focus your resources into one of the existing projects. > > Simon Brown, HB9DRV > www.ham-radio-deluxe.com >
