[FADCA] FW: Packet Radio Station(s) at the EOC

Sun, 31 Mar 2002 19:33:48 -0500

third message

Chuck Hast
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Hast, Chuck 
> Sent:	Tuesday, March 26, 2002 15:06
> To:	'Gary  Sessums '
> Subject:	RE: Packet Radio Station(s) at the EOC
> 
> OK Gary. I will get with you when I get back from NYC.
> I am presently testing out the CDPD network that ConEd is
> going to use to handle their mobile data system. Just
> finished doing the variable message length test.
> 
> Now I only have to do a roaming test and a stress test.
> This is sort of fun but at the same time it has taught me
> a lot about mobile data, CDPD is not real fast (19k2) but
> compared to what is widely available for wireless wide area
> data it is pretty good. New stuff coming down the pipe
> though.
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary  Sessums
> To: Chuck Hast KP4DJT
> Sent: 3/26/02 2:29 PM
> Subject: Packet Radio Station(s) at the EOC
> 
> Chuck,
> 
> Below is a copy of a reply to an inquiry I sent to John Fleming, WD4FFX,
> 
> who is the ESF-2 communications coordinator for the State Warning Point
> at 
> the Florida Division of Emergency Management  State Emergency Operations
> 
> Center in Tallahassee.
> 
> It appears that we will need to install two packet stations in the 
> Hillsborough County EOC:
> 
> 1)      The SEDAN "flat" packet network to allow digital 
> keyboard-to-keyboard communications between the Hillsborough County EOC 
> in     Tampa and the State of Florida EOC in Tallahasse.
> 
> 2)      The FADCA "multi-layered" packet network to allow digital 
> communications to other emergency agencies and amateurs.
> 
> 
> The Florida Division of Emergency Management is hosting a statewide
> SEDAN 
> meeting at the State Warning Point/EOC on Saturday May 4, 2002 from 9am
> - 
> 12pm at FDEM headquarters located at 2555 Shumard Oaks Boulevard 
> Tallahassee, FL 32399. FDEM will give a tour of the State EOC and the 
> communications capabilities of the State Warning Point. They would like
> a 
> FADCA representative to give a presentation on the FADCA network and why
> a 
> FADCA network should be installed alongside of the current SEDAN
> network. 
> Maybe you or someother FADCA representative could attend that SEDAN
> meeting ?
> 
> 
> Anyway...... Let's get together soon at Hooter's and plan for installing
> a 
> FADCA node at the Tampa EOC.
> 
> Gary
> 
> 
> >Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 10:03:19 -0500
> >From: "John Fleming" <[email protected]>
> >To: <[email protected]>
> >Cc: <[email protected]>
> >Subject: Re: Hillsborough County ARES/RACES
> >
> >Gary, we opted for the SEDAN because at that time it was viable and
> proven 
> >and could be accessed with the most simple equipment, 1200 baud TNC's,
> no 
> >discriminator mods, simple nodes, etc...
> >
> >Nothing since then has changed our thinking...
> >
> >FADCA has potential and probably will be a workable system sometime but
> as 
> >of now, it does not have the coverage of SEDAN, requires a much more 
> >sophisticated infrastructure and a higher level of technical competence
> 
> >and ability to operate than does SEDAN and has not really matured yet
> into 
> >a system that has the reliability, coverage and ease of use as SEDAN.
> >
> >If you'll look at FADCA's home page (http://www.fcrosby.com/fadca/)
> you'll 
> >see very little coverage north of mid-state as opposed to the existing 
> >SEDAN network which has multi-state coverage now and is being expanded 
> >daily....of course, parts of the website are 5 years out of date so I 
> >don't know how accurate the data is...
> >
> >for the simple type of e-mail based messaging and the mailboxes we are 
> >using on SEDAN, the 1200 baud speed is not a limitation and in fact may
> be 
> >an advantage..
> >
> >we could, I think, jump on the FADCA system right now but our space and
> 
> >technology and operators are limited in the State Warning Point and
> there 
> >is really no reason to, as well as SEDAN is working....
> >
> >to answer your question, there are no plans to put in a FADCA drop at
> the 
> >State Warning Point...if you have some suggestions or proposals, we'd
> sure 
> >like to hear them...Tom is having a Statewide SEDAN system meeting in
> here 
> >in early May and maybe somebody from FADCA could give us a 
> >presentation....at the very least, you might plan on coming up, meet
> the 
> >SEDAN guys and see the SWP...we'd like to meet you...
> >
> >and either congratulations or sympathy is in order for your 
> >appointment...whichever one you want...
> 
> 
> 
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