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Mike Coslo wrote:
Let me see now... I have a reading comprehension problem... There are MILLIONS of FRS users compared to 675,000 couch potatoes. What makes you think that the proposal for a National SOS Radio Network is going to make any changes to Amateur Radio Service response to national disasters? APPARENTLY, AMATEUR SERVICE FAILED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A NATIONAL RESPONSE TO DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS IN THE FIRST PLACE---THAT'S WHY FRS IS GOING TO TAKE THE PLACE OF THE AMATEUR SERVICE! And millions more cell phone users. Let the cell phone users make up the emergency network, eh? - Mike KB3EIA - And we have seen first hand several times lately just how great the cell phone network performs with all the cell towers out of service. |
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Cmdr Buzz Corey wrote:
Mike Coslo wrote: Let me see now... I have a reading comprehension problem... There are MILLIONS of FRS users compared to 675,000 couch potatoes. What makes you think that the proposal for a National SOS Radio Network is going to make any changes to Amateur Radio Service response to national disasters? APPARENTLY, AMATEUR SERVICE FAILED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A NATIONAL RESPONSE TO DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS IN THE FIRST PLACE---THAT'S WHY FRS IS GOING TO TAKE THE PLACE OF THE AMATEUR SERVICE! And millions more cell phone users. Let the cell phone users make up the emergency network, eh? - Mike KB3EIA - And we have seen first hand several times lately just how great the cell phone network performs with all the cell towers out of service. It just doesn't, does it? The nature of cell phone service is that it depends on the user having a low power Walkie-talkie, which relies on a nearby hub where the signal is essentially multiplexed into a larger system. Lots of "infrastructure" there. So when a disaster occurs, two things happen. Number one is that the power in the worst affected area goes out, and the cell phone antenna sites go onto backup power. At the same time, everyone and their brother starts calling relatives and friends to let them know that "they are alright". The combination of the two saturates the local system until the backup power fails. The only place that the cell phone system works in emergencies is in a few of the amateur radio groups, and it only "works" for those who want to discredit Amateur radio. And the concept of an FRS network is laughable. It's extreme short range means that in order to have any chance of working, complete saturation is needed. Tin cans and string anyone? - Mike KB3EIA - |
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On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 19:14:09 -0400, Mike Coslo
wrote: Cmdr Buzz Corey wrote: Mike Coslo wrote: Let me see now... I have a reading comprehension problem... There are MILLIONS of FRS users compared to 675,000 couch potatoes. What makes you think that the proposal for a National SOS Radio Network is going to make any changes to Amateur Radio Service response to national disasters? APPARENTLY, AMATEUR SERVICE FAILED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A NATIONAL RESPONSE TO DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS IN THE FIRST PLACE---THAT'S WHY FRS IS GOING TO TAKE THE PLACE OF THE AMATEUR SERVICE! And millions more cell phone users. Let the cell phone users make up the emergency network, eh? - Mike KB3EIA - And we have seen first hand several times lately just how great the cell phone network performs with all the cell towers out of service. It just doesn't, does it? The nature of cell phone service is that it depends on the user having a low power Walkie-talkie, which relies on a nearby hub where the signal is essentially multiplexed into a larger system. Lots of "infrastructure" there. So when a disaster occurs, two things happen. Number one is that the power in the worst affected area goes out, and the cell phone antenna sites go onto backup power. At the same time, everyone and their brother starts calling relatives and friends to let them know that "they are alright". The combination of the two saturates the local system until the backup power fails. The only place that the cell phone system works in emergencies is in a few of the amateur radio groups, and it only "works" for those who want to discredit Amateur radio. gee it works for MSNBC and it works for hams that don't want to discridt the ARS And the concept of an FRS network is laughable. It's extreme short range means that in order to have any chance of working, complete saturation is needed. Tin cans and string anyone? - Mike KB3EIA - _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 140,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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