http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/11/13/10448/?nc=1
ARRL to Offer Self-Study Course on Digital Technology for Emergency
Communications
A sample of what The ARRL Digital Technology for Emergency Communication Course
offers.
With digital technology becoming an integral part of Amateur Radio, hams
interested in Emergency Communications now have a new tool to help them take
advantage of emerging modes such as Packet Radio APRS, Winlink 2000, IRLP,
EchoLink and WIRES-II, D-STAR, APCO25, HF sound card modes and Automatic Link
Establishment (ALE). The ARRL Digital Technology for Emergency Communications
Course http://www.arrl.org/catalog/?item=1247 will introduce hams to all of the
ways Amateur Radio operators are using digital technology as a valuable
emergency communications tool.
Written by ARRL Publications Manager and QST Editor Steve Ford, WB8IMY, this
self-study CD-ROM will answer such questions as:
* Can you transfer supply lists or personnel assignments between
emergency operations sites?
* Can you get critical e-mails to the Internet if a connection goes
down?
* Can you relay digital images of damage at specific locations?
* Can you track the locations of emergency personnel and display them
on computer maps?
* …and more!
Illustrations, screenshots, Internet links and audio files are used to
demonstrate transmission modes and equipment configurations. Bite-sized
learning units and interactive knowledge checks make learning interesting and
fun!
This course is a great starting point for anyone interested in the public
service applications of digital communications technology, said Ford. The ARRL
Digital Technology for Emergency Communications Course is available from the
ARRL for only $49.95.
Minimum System Requirements for CD-ROM -- Microsoft Windows
Vista/XP/2000/NT/98/95 or Apple OS X; 200 MHz processor; 32 MB RAM; sound card
and speakers; 4-speed CD-ROM drive or higher. Requires Web browser -- Microsoft
Internet Explorer 6.0, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Apple Safari 3.0 or later versions.
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