[FADCA] Anyone want to take exception to this?

[Chuck Hast]

On 7/9/05, Doug Ferrell <kd4moj at kd4moj.org> wrote:
> 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...
> 
That would be a excellent Linux FPAC site with the Telpac applicatioin
installed.
That way you would get two birds with one stone. And on top of that we would
like your switch to the network over the wire untl you get RF connectivity up
there.

-- 
Chuck Hast 
To paraphrase my flight instructor;
"the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
and twisted metal."