[FADCA] Anyone want to take exception to this?

[Doug Ferrell]

On Sat, 9 Jul 2005, Russell Oder wrote:

> There is absolutely NOTHING that is operational from Jacksonville to 
> Pensacola and the Gulf until you get to Tampa as far as I can see.
> 
> Until the ECs and DECs start encouraging the development of Packlink 
> portable stations and Telpac Gateways, and mobile or portable Airmail HF 
> stations, as well as get together and develop an ARES (r) Northern Florida 
> Emergency Communications Plan that encourages the development of more 
> efficient and capable digital communications there won't be much development 
> as the people who think they are the SECTION officials don't understand 
> Winlink, Don't Have any Plans to try to encourage it or even understand it. 
> The Northern Florida Section Emergency Coordinator, while he is a great guy 
> and I like him, is not inclined to take any steps into the 21st century (he 
> did not even read all the stuff I have sent him over the last year and did 
> not even try to respond to a message I sent him and he received in an Email 
> through the Winlink system - he said he did not know he could reply to the 
> message using his Email client by sending a response!. (Email is Email!)
> 
> Any development that occurs in the Northern Florida Section will have to 
> come for individuals, ECs and DECs.  It is a poor state of affairs.

Russ et al.

   I think that it takes a demo to put the point with the
DEC/EC's. "Sedan" is about all they are familiar with. I don't know enough
about Telpac, Winlink etc to be a source of info. Dave Davis is the DEC
for Northern Florida. I do have a tower site complete with TCP/IP. I just
have to make the 400 ft climb to replace the  antenna. It's within
spittin' distance of the State EOC.

  I've been swamped with a mobile data project (800Mhz) at work (working
12-14 hour days) so I haven't had time lately to play radio. I've been
tring to catch up on the emails with the Linux project...

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...DOUG, KD4MOJ
http://www.kd4moj.org