On Jul 29, 2:19 pm, KC4UAI wrote:
I think Ham Radio offers quite the helping hand in situations where
the ability to interoperate is needed. As an ad hoc emergency
communications service ham radio shines. Where else can you get free
radio equipment and trained operators to show up at the same time?


Oh.. And I'd like to add...

At very low cost (pretty much free for the asking).

The point is that Ham Radio can help "glue" the various systems
together and over come the cost and interoperability isues until such
time they can be worked out with new equipment. And by the time we
get to that point, there will be a whole new set of features that will
make the current crop of communications systems look down right
useless.

I can see it now.. With an SDR in everybodies hands, interoperability
will be a software load away. As it sits, SDR is way to expensive to
field for most applications, but that will be changing.

-= Bob =-