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April 24th 04, 01:53 AM
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Subject: Cell phone woes
From: (William) Date: 4/23/2004 4:58 PM Central Standard Time Message-id: (Steve Robeson K4CAP) wrote in message ... Subject: Cell phone woes From: "KØHB" Date: 4/22/2004 11:04 PM Central Standard Time Message-id: et "JJ" wrote | | And that is why the military and other emergency officials do not | include cell phones in their emergency planning , but they do include | amateur radio. | I spent a whole career involved in military (Naval) communications planning, from single units to entire fleets, and never once included amateur radio as a component of that planning. You never seerved at a Naval facility that didn't have a MARS station or used MARS for passing ANY kind of traffic, Hans...??? Steve, you're confusing MARS with Amateur Radio. They are not the same thing. No, I am not. I know of four military facilities, one of them Naval, that incorporate MARS teams for emergency purposes, That's like saying, "I know of military installations that are guarded by military police," No, it's not. MARS is military. Check out what the acronym means sometime. I know it quite well. Military AFFILIATE Radio System. That means licensed AMATEURS "affiliated" with that particular MARS/military program. No Amateur Radio Operators = No MARS. and two of them that utilize RACES teams for civil coordination in appropriate scenarios. "and two of them use contract security services." Very true. Civil Defense guys like FEMA in fact do count on amateur radio in emergency situations. "Civil Defense guys" include military planners. Except when one is Master Chief Brakob or MSgt. Burke. Unless you were assigned the responsibility of incorportating those assets to your plan by higher headquarters, Brian. Are you stating for the record that if you are tasked with such a requirement that you'd disobey lawful orders? I just finished "Heartland Response 04" and I can tell you that there were at least two uniformed representitives from Penatgon offices there. OK. Guess they forgot to consult you first, Hans. Since you've concluded "Heartland Response 04," would you mind giving us an after action report? Lessons learned? No, I would not care to give you an "after action report", other than to say I had a good time and a lot WAS learned/accomplished. Go figure, eh...?!?! So does MARS still = ARS? Only as it pertains to providing the people and resources to HAVE a MARS program, Brian. No Amateur Radio Operators = No MARS program. Such is NOT true with REACT, Civil Air Patrol, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and other programs/agencies, although they MAY have some Amateurs participating. An Amateur ticket is NOT required for them. Unless, of course, you know of some secret DoD document that would deploy Active Duty service persons to flesh out the MARS ranks if they all decided to quit...?!?! 73 Steve, K4YZ |
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