[FADCA] NTS/ARES/RACES - Layered Network Growing - Now Let's Use It

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HI,

WHAT SOFTWARE HAVE THE LOCAL EOC'S FOUND BEST TO USE FOR THE REMOTE
SHELTERS?  I AM LOOKING FOR THE SOFTWARE TO PUT INTO THE LEE COUNTY
SHELTERS.  IT MUST BE SIMPLE (TO USE AND TO INSTRUCT) AND BE ABLE TO
UTILIZE FORMS IN ADDITION TO SIMPLE MESSAGING.

WE ARE GOING TO USE THE HUB SYSTEM.

THE EOC SHOULD BE ON A UNIT LIKE THE SHELTERS TO PREVENT ANY 'ACCIDENTS'
TO THE BBS/NODE.  THUS THE NODE WILL FUNCTION TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE EOC,
WHILE THE BBS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR LEAVING NONCRITICAL MESSAGES AND
WHILE THE NODE IS BUSY WITH LOGISTIC FORMS.

THIS IS THE PLAN AT THE MOMENT, SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ISN'T EVERYTHING?

THANKS FOR ANY HELP IN FINDING A SUITABLE SOFTWARE.

73,
TOM, KF4UTH

On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 18:32:13 -0500 "bud thompson" <budt@cfl.rr.com>
writes:
> Deltona
> Sunday February 8 1815E
> 
> Thanks, John...
> 
> Because we are (likely) headed to an entirely new/different 
> (hopefully
> better!), more modern scheme in the next year or so, I don't 
> recommend we
> set up individual BBSs at each shelter/tactical location.  If a
> store-and-forward BBS is utilized, the time spent now will be more 
> efficient
> if the BBS is a more central HUB-type of scheme. It will be easier 
> to
> interface the new scheme when it becomes available.
> 
> Of course this depends on local preferences, experience, and to a 
> degree
> foresight.
> 
> In Seminole and Volusia Counties we have not (yet) been able to have
> radios/tncs/computers set up permanently at shelters/tactical sites, 
> only
> antennas and feed lines.  Each exercise may bring a different ham 
> radio
> operator to the shelter, with his gear, including TNC/computer, etc. 
>  What I
> have been proposing for the near term is a Central BBS/HUB for each 
> county
> (LAN) and that the shelter/tactical digital stations run firmware 
> PBBS in
> the TNCs or PBBS in a software program such as Winpac. (Sort of 
> provides
> what you indicated, with a central FBB-compatible BBS with routing 
> in
> charge!)
> 
> I no longer promote the use of NTS messaging for EMCOMMs, but until 
> we get
> something like Paclink working universally (i.e. free-formatted 
> e-mail
> messaging), we'll likely have to at least support NTS messaging 
> /routing on
> the digital network.
> 
> At that.. there is much more to all this politically! Of course you 
> knew
> that! Har.
> 
> bud N0IA
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "j daughtry" <ke4ini@earthlink.net>
> To: <fadca@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 13:37
> Subject: Re: [FADCA] NTS/ARES/RACES - Layered Network Growing - Now 
> Let's
> Use It
> 
> 
> > my 2 cents worth
> >   we at one time in Sumter county had  a bbs set up in each 
> shelter  on
> old
> > 386 computers [remember those]  and ran  doss based msys  for the
> > reliability of the system   also had  the shelter bbs to forward 
> to the
> EOC
> > and the other bbs shelters as needed I takes a lot of work to get  
> forward
> > files  set to work  .
> >   I agree with Bill in a emergency  the nts format isn't needed  
> as long
> as
> > it will stay in the local shelter lan  just the proper addressing  
>  is
> used
> > , some of the  emergencies I have worked  we would still be trying 
> to send
> > to the eoc if we had been trying to format nts style .
> >      Another thing to think about  in a shelter you  need a  
> control
> > operator  so why not put the bbs at that shelter in there call and 
>  set
> the
> > forward files up NOW to  show that  , its easy to get some one to 
> send
> > simple style messages  most anybody can type  and  set to send.
> >  John
> 
> 
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