Brilliant idea!
Earle KM4ISN
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> On Mar 17, 2018, at 3:57 PM, Paul Dukette <ac2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> These are unsettling times. This week the US Government announced to the
> public that our infrastructure in very vulnerable to being disrupted or
> disabled by bad actors on the internet.
> In the past the ARRL has asked US amateur operators to assist the DOD via the
> MARS operators to collect information relating to the current status of
> infrastructure in their counties during exercises. With the information
> provided by the amateur community the MARS operators consolidate the data
> into County Status Messages that are forwarded to a DOD gateway via HF radio.
> The DOD can then pass the information on to FEMA, DHS and relief responders.
> The collection of data from ham operators in an environment where commercial
> power is disrupted would probably limit the transmit power that would be used
> and make the best signal from QRP very weak signals.
> The simple inclusion in a FT8 message of an "AIW" representing " All is Well"
> being voluntary attached to a CQ or a 73, in a normal contact, would allow
> stations monitoring the normal traffic channels to collect the contact
> station call sign, cross-reference it to location and input that into a
> County Status Message. This without adding any additional congestion.
> Even in a Bad Day Scenario, knowing where infrastructure is functional is
> very useful; allowing authorities to prioritize efforts to obtain information
> from non-reported locations or were to stage relief efforts.
> Is it possible to provide a feature where this could be supported?
> Paul Dukette
> AC2FH
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