Phil Kane wrote:
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:36:31 -0400, Michael Coslo wrote:


This is what has me worried. If a new Whiz-bang system is going to
work, it has to connect the whole nation. When New Orleans is under
water, they don't just need to talk to the locals, they need to get word
out to the whole country - or at least the parts that can send help.


That 'sposed to be the county and state Emergency Services and
National Guard's task with their obscenely expensive Rockwell-Collins
ALE HF radios that are 'sposed to be able to load up on a doorknob
and have all sorts of DoD/FEMA channels to play on.

We here in the back woods of Oregon have those in our county and
state EOCs and we also have a gaggle of MARS folks who have
those capabilities.

Notice all the 'sposed in the above. Is it or is it not a people
problem?

Yes, it is a people problem. Is that wonderful radio going to be at the
other end when it is needed? Just having one on one end of the emergency
isn't too helpful.

Emergencies tend to be random, and tend to wipe out a lot of important
things when they do happen. Maybe if we can make all of our disasters
happen in predetermined places?

- Mike KB3EIA -