[FADCA] Anyone want to take exception to this?

[Russell Oder]

I think Bud's response was accurate. But I don't think it is a matter of 
"love."  It is an involved system and setting it up is not as straight 
forward as it needs to be. However, it is the most efficient and robust 
system we have.

I hate to see technology being described in terms of emotions.  This is not 
a religion or belief. It is technology. It is evolving. But it is also 
effective.  There is no other system that can provide the integration of 
email and radio that matches it at this time. The HF Airmail and the VHF/UHF 
Paclink, Telpac, PMBO system is the best non commercial email over radio 
system.  The ability to send email to any email address in the world at 
anytime without having to involved human handling is a tremendous asset we 
need to use.

I am not sure why there are detractors.  Demeaning a technology or 
application of technology doesn't make sense.  Some modes provide for 
different products or applications.  You choose the tool that acheives the 
desired outcome.  I don't see a competition. I see an application.  You can 
use it or not. That is a personal choice.

I struggle with Paclink from time to time (as Bud will tell you from my 
calls,) but overall it is an effective tool.  It should be accepted as a 
tool, used as a tool, and applied to what it does best, provide written 
communication with the capability of attached files were no wired connection 
is immediately available.

Russ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Calder" <n4zkf at n4zkf.com>
To: "'Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association'" 
<fadca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 3:17 PM
Subject: RE: [FADCA] Anyone want to take exception to this?


> Just goes to show not everyone is in love with Winlink.
>
> 73 Dave
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fadca-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:fadca-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of bud thompson
> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 6:59 PM
> To: fadca at mailman.qth.net
> Cc: DICK K4FUY SEM CO EC; Fred KF4VRS VOL EC
> Subject: [FADCA] Anyone want to take exception to this?
>
> FADCA -  Anyone want to take exception to this? (I would welcome that, but 
> I
> doubt anyone will!)
>
> The Winlink 2000 (WL2K) coordinator Steve, K4CJX, asked me a poignant
> question regarding 'readiness' for WL2K e-mail over ham radio to support
> Dennis, hurricanes, etc.. in Florida.  Read Steve's question and my
> response.
>
> bud
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K4CJX" <k4cjx at comcast.net>
> To: "'bud thompson'" <budt at cfl.rr.com>; <N5SN-8 at Winlink.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 13:43
> Subject: RE: bud and Sally's Hurricane Preparedness - Test#1
>
>
>> Bud,
>>
>> How is the Winlink system usage for the potential stricken area?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>
> Hi, Steve-
>
> Hard to tell - but the only thing WL2K in an organized fashion in the 
> state
> are the four Full-featured PMBOs.
>
> We still don't have much ARES/RACES WL2K activity anywhere in the state.
> The Seminole County group I work with is the most promising, and it could
> not get five people mobilized in three hours ready to go with Paclink 
> and/or
> Airmail.  It is really slow coming.
>
> I don't know what it is going to take to get a fire built under anyone 
> from
> an organized standpoint.  I'm concentrating on getting the packet network
> filled in and adding support for Telpac nodes.  That is coming along at a
> snail's pace but much more promising than ARES/RACES folks getting on
> Paclink en masse.  I just picked up two new helpers in the past five weeks
> who are really into technical stuff, including LINUX.  There is more
> activity in the networking group to get LINUX FPAC working (to replace DOS
> FPAC) than any other activity.  We are holding another FADCA Technical
> Conference in Tampa August 20th.  Much of that will be LINUX FPAC status 
> and
> higher tech stuff than the one I set up April 30th. At least I don't have 
> to
> organize that one.. just attend and make a couple of presentations.
>
> I should have all my immediate networking tasks finished by the middle of
> August - which will put the network from Jacksonville through to Melbourne
> in good shape along the east coast, much of the backbones 9.6kb.  Then 
> I'll
> probably start another campaign to get more ARES leaders (ECs) fired up to
> get their folks on Paclink.  Once the Melbourne switch is back up I'll
> probably give a club meeting program there.
>
> I believe the most rewarding advance will come from getting a served 
> agency
> or two fired up to be able to use E-Mail over Ham radio - and if such 
> served
> agency(s) would supply their own ham radio Paclink AGW station in their
> office/mobile van, etc. the ECs would find people to support that.  We 
> will
> likely get that far with the new Altamont City EOC as we start putting ham
> gear into it in August.
>
> Meanwhile 90% of the ARES/RACES planning here is to simply have hams with
> 2M voice radios assigned to shelters to handle NTS messaging between the
> shelters and the EOC.
>
> Really discouraging that folks seem so comfortable staying in the middle
> ages.
>
> later
> bud
>
>
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