[FADCA] Re: Desktop/demo for e-mail over ham radio...

[bud thompson]

Deltona
Monday Sept 13 1630E

Remember - for a desktop exercise / demo or the real thing only the Ham 
Radio Server computer need be Win2000 or XP - the others (client computers) 
can be Win95, 98, ME - so long as they have a NIC (wired or wireless) and an 
e-mail client such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Netscape, Eudora, etc.

I just today purchased a "D-Link Air PlusXtreme G High Speed 802.11g 
Wireless Router" (backward compatible with 802.11b)... It is for table top 
exercises /demos or the real thing with my Win2000 laptop as the Paclink 
server, my old Win95 laptop with a wired NIC card to one of the four LAN 
ports on the router, and my newer old WinME laptop with its PCIMA wireless 
card (802.11b).  For demos, the later two computers will represent 'client' 
computers and only need Outlook Express configured with their respective 
tactical e-mail addresses.  The Ham Radio Server will be wired (RJ-45) to a 
LAN port on the router and that will leave two empty LAN RJ-45 slots for 
other client computers, as well as the whole room full of other wireless 
computers if anyone in the audience wants to take two minutes to configure 
their laptops with a tactical e-mail address account in the Outlook Express 
(or what ever e-mail client) in their machine.

N3PPC and I will be demonstrating this desk top exercise for the Seminole 
County ARES/RACES group on October 21st at the Seminole County EOC in 
Sanford.

Just think about all those shelter census reports (and what ever else) that 
could have been set up by the Red Cross representative (or who ever is 
responsible) in his/her e-mail and just SENT - the ham on station could be 
paying more attention to more eminent matters requiring the use of voice 
channels.  Any other information / data that needs to be transferred any 
where in the world could be done by e-mail over ham radio.

... there I go - selling again.

During hurricanes Charley and Frances - While my XYL Sally and I were hold 
up here w/o commercial power for a total of eight days and w/o internet a 
total of 11 days, she was able to sit at her computer (on our LAN) and keep 
in touch with our family and friends the whole time.  She doesn't know 
'radio' from strawberries.  Her 'ham radio" e-mail account represented a 
served agency/client on my main computer where I had Paclink running and 
where the 2M and HF radios were configured.

This is definitely the wave of the future - all we have to do is make the 
demos to served agencies... just making these demos to ham groups is not 
enough...

bud N0IA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russell Oder" <oderr at bellsouth.net>
To: <k4gbb at earthlink.net>
Cc: "Bud Thompson" <budt at cfl.rr.com>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 15:37
Subject: Re: [FADCA] K4GBB-4 Telpac Ready.


> Charlie,
>
> You can make it work. It is not efficient at all. But it does get through.
> I worked with Bud Thompson yesterday and we sorted out my problems with
> Paclink and Airmail.  When you see them work, there is no going back to
> manual keyboard operation.
>
> Charlie, you can take one laptop with Paclink and establish a wireless lan
> in an operation center.  The other ESF desks would be given a "tactical
> address" you have already registered and establish an account in their
> outlook express and you can just sit and watch them work on their own
> messages with attachments. The ham at the site would not have to handle 
> any
> of the traffic.
>
> I hope to be able to do a hands on demonstrate this to the Clay County 
> ARES
> group in October. I have to round up 2 ore 3 more Windows XP or 2000
> equipped laptops and the wireless LAN cards.
>
> If you want to come over, I will send you the date and time.
>
> Russ
>