Hi Walt, > Can you purchase the IC-F7000 from anyone in the U.S. ? IC-F7000 ALE transceiver has not been released by Icom in USA yet, but it has been available in the rest of the world for several years. A few hams have imported them to USA.
VX-1700 ALE transceiver is available from Vertex dealers in USA and the rest of the world. > But if you desire is to be able to contact or even lock-on to > DHS/FEMA/DoD/NATO ALE signals, then follow what DHS/FEMA/DoD use. Yes, amateur ALE is using the same ALE that US Gov't, Mil, Nato, and other systems are using. It is based on "FED 1045" standard also known as "MIL STD 188-141(a)(b)" > MARS may choose to use what they please. Yes, MARS already uses the same MIL STD 188-141 ALE system that gov, mil, and hams use. > The Executive Order, which Congress has let stand and now has > the affect of Public Law, says that DHS/FEMA/DoD and other > Federal Agencies will have inter-operable HF systems. > That means all of these will be using the SAME ALE standard. Amateur ALE is MIL STD 188-141, compatible and interoperable with all those gov systems. The gov standard has driven many other non-governmental organizations to use it also. More info on amateur ALE interoperability with gov/ngo systems: http://www.hflink.com/interoperation/ > Does the IC-F7000 and VX-1700 use the DHS/FEMA/DoD > (Fed-STD/Mil-Std)? Yes, IC-F7000 and VX-1700 both use the same ALE standard as the gov "FED 1045" and mil "MIL STD 188-141" ALE system. > The IC-F7000 and the VX-1700 are both in the "under $1500" > price range. > 73 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/
