[Ares-races] Digital emergency communications

[George Andrews]

Jerry,

Good comments! We can spend a lot of time talking about something and
accomplish nothing. Winlink is an attempt to accomplish something.. Perhaps
we should put it to the test, formally or informally and measure what it is
capable of. I plan on giving it a try. Maybe everyone should do the same.
Let's move ahead with this and see what happens!

George Andrews, RRPT
N1YAE FN31kj
WPYQ853
gandrews at ntplx.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Reimer" <jerryreimer at charter.net>
To: <ares-races at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 6:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Ares-races] Digital emergency communications


>
> The committee recommended, and the board endorsed, the best available
> system.  All the pieces of this system exist, they work, and the software
> is free.  All anyone needs to do is use it.  Most of the opponents have
not
> used it, some have never even seen it demonstrated.  Those who have
> actually used it are overwhelmingly in favor of it.
>
> Start simple by using Airmail for peer-to-peer communications on 2M FM,
> then add a TelPac gateway station.  Airmail also supports Pactor for HF,
> either point-to-point or to one of 44 Winlink HF stations around the
world.
>
> We are approaching three years since September 11, 2001, and we still do
> not have a system in place.  If not Winlink, what?  If not now, when?
>
> Jerry
> KK5CA
>
>
>
> At 04:03 AM 8/15/2004, you wrote:
> >Hello;
> >I for one find it disappointing that the ARRL chose not to promote a
> >real digital amateur network.
> >Doug, N0LKK
> >dougy at ruraltel.net
>
>
> &quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've
got...till it's gone.&quot; from Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) but also
true about QSL.NET if more users don't open their wallets and help
financially. Please contribute TODAY !!
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