[Ares-races] Digital emergency communications

[Doug Younker]

Hello;
     I for one find it disappointing that the ARRL chose not to promote a
real digital amateur network.  As it was said in another forum the ARRL in a
sense decided to back up the internet with the internet.  No I'm not saying
it's possible for an amateur radio RF network to backup the internet.  I am
saying such a network could greatly expand the capabilities of amateur radio
to serve in event of  communication emergency. Excerpts from ARRL document
follows my sig. .--73
Doug, N0LKK
dougy at ruraltel.net

From; http://winlink.org/Presentations/ares.pdf

July, 2003: In cooperation with its partnership
with Homeland Security & at their recommendation,
the ARRL Board sought to provide a Nationwide
digital system to enhance the communications
capability of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service
(ARES) There are situations, the Board said, when
ARES "must have the capability to pass digital
traffic across the Nation quickly and accurately.

The ARRL Board adopted a resolution encouraging further development and
expansion of an inaugural network to enhance the emergency communications
capability of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) The Board's motion
encouraged the deployment of e-mail via Amateur Radio--as exemplified by
Winlink
2000--"as an additional emergency capability provided to agencies served by
ARES.


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