Re: [digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies

2008-11-24 Thread Rick W
David, Is it possible that what you believe to be something coming from ARRL is actually something coming from MARS? A good article outlining the integration of MARS was in the eham article by Bill, N1IN about a year and a half ago: http://www.eham.net/articles/16856 Where it was stated

Re: [digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies

2008-11-23 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
While we in this area was up to our back side with water early this year Pactor and WinLink work just fine for us. FEMA as well as SEMA Just loved that they could get updates via their blackberry. You must first understand that in the rural areas such as this there is very little cell coverage

RE: [digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies

2008-11-23 Thread Dave AA6YQ
@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Becker, WŘJAB Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 5:22 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies While we in this area was up to our back side with water early this year Pactor and WinLink work just fine

RE: [digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies

2008-11-23 Thread David Little
- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 5:30 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies Re I know that just made a lot of the anti pactor and anti wide sahck

Re: [digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies

2008-11-23 Thread David Struebel
... We do it for the love of the hobby and public service 73 Dave WB2FTX - Original Message - From: David Little To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 5:47 PM Subject: RE: [digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies Another example of why

RE: [digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies

2008-11-23 Thread David Little
; George Thomas; Frank Van Cleef; Frank Fallon; expeditionradio; Ewald, Steve, WV1X; Earl Moore; Earl Leach (WX4J); David B. Popkin [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Dave Knight; Dan Ostroy; Dale Sewell; Benson Scott; Arnold; AG2R Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies David, You have your

Re: [digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies

2008-11-23 Thread Rick W
David, I have been a ham for many years and follow most all public service/emergency communications issues quite closely. I have never heard of your claims below from any reputable source. If you read QST and follow ARRL BOD decisions you would know that the ARRL has supported any and all

RE: [digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies

2008-11-23 Thread David Little
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies David, I have been a ham for many years and follow most all public service/emergency communications issues quite closely. I have never heard of your claims below from any reputable source. If you read QST

Re: [digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies

2008-11-23 Thread Steinar Aanesland
-Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Becker, WŘJAB Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 5:22 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies While we in this area was up to our back side

[digitalradio] Global traffic and emergencies

2008-11-22 Thread Rick W
Hi Dave, It is good to see someone at the Area Net level here on this group. The last I heard, my Section and Region nets have no digital presence. I have discussed incorporating digital modes some years ago with the STM, but there seems to be almost all focus on phone and CW. As a ham who