[FADCA] EPMBO in Florida????
bud thompson
budt at cfl.rr.com
Mon Mar 28 06:29:33 EST 2005
See my response below - bud N0IA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Sinbine" <n4xeo at bellsouth.net>
To: <fadca at mailman.qth.net>; <wl2kemcomm at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 19:19
Subject: [FADCA] EPMBO in Florida????
> Hi All
>
> Does anyone have a unregistered (Epmbo) on the air in Florida?
> If there are would you be willing to share the frequencies that you are
> running it on? It might come in handy in a emergency.
> It seems to me that we do have a need to have the UN registered PMBO's so
> they don't get a lot of NON emergency use. On the other hand, If we have a
> emergency here in Florida it would be nice to have a list of the
> frequencies that they are on. I guess this is a catch 22. If the
> frequencies are listed then they wouldn't be unlisted but we need to have
> a way to know where they are also.
>
> Have we gotten down the road far enough that we have a separate set of
> frequencies for the unregistered Epmbo's? This way if there was a
> emergency then we wouldn't have to compete with the rest of the normal
> traffic on the air.... Something to think about..
>
>
> 73, Bill N4XEO
>
> E- Mail mailto: n4xeo at bellsouth.net
> home page: http://www.qsl.net/n4xeo
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Deltona, FL
Monday March 28, 2005
The Seminole County ARES/RACES group supports an EMCOMMs PMBO on the
Orlando LAN (145.07MHz,) of the Florida Layered Packet Network. The call is
N1FL and the co-located Telpac node is N1FL-10. This is set up at the
Seminole County EOC. The N1FL PMBO is a fully-registered PMBO on the WL2K
system here http://winlink.org/status/
The PMBO does not run any radio ports nor a Telnet Server, so therefore only
has one function: To become a local Hubbing PMBO when the LAN is inside the
Last Mile (i.e. when there is no internet connection at any accessible
TelPac node.) This will require local Paclink/Airmail users to be able to
reach the N4PLZ-10 Telpac directly or over the packet network.
Other Telpac nodes presently on the Orlando LAN include N3PPC-10 and
W8EHH-10. The LAN FPAC node/switch is N4PLZ-8/9 and address 407277. The
N0IA-10 TelPac node on 144.91 (DeLand LAN) in Volusia county may also be
used. The DeLand node/switch is N0IA-8/9 and the address 386355.
The Telpacs may be found listed here http://winlink.org/status/TelpacEx.aspx
and mapped here http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/telpac.cgi (keep clicking on
Florida!)
The N0IA WL2K PMBO has a packet port that can be reached via the local
packet network. [N0IA,407274] The N0IA PMBO scans the following HF QRGs:
Scan Center Frequencies - 14-16 seconds scan time:
7063.9 10133.9 14074.9 14098.7#
3626.9 (0000Z-1200Z) 18106.2# (1200Z-0000Z)
The N0IA PMBO would become a hubbing PMBO in the event of Last Mile loss of
internet connection in the area. Emergency power, while available, is not
auto change over.
Comments:
Each ARES group (or groups of neighbors) should support an EMCOMMs PMBO with
a co-located Telpac node. This is best located at a hardened site,
preferably the EOC.
There needs to be many TelPac nodes accessible throughout the area of the
ARES group's jurisdiction / coverage. Not all these Telpac nodes have to be
at hardened sites. They can be at ham's QTHs or spotted anywhere there is
an internet connection available, even dial up, and antenna space. With
many Telpac nodes available, if one or more fail there may be others still
working unless the Last Mile covers an extremely large area.
It is best if the EMCOMMs PMBO runs a telnet server. This is strictly for
Mutual Aid Communications to support other ARES groups. If most EMCOMMs
PMBOs do not run Telnet servers, the system will not work to the efficiently
it has been designed. If your ARES EMCOMMS PMBO supports a telnet server, it
has significant value to a distant ARES group when that group is on an
incident; even more so if your PMBO has an HF port! Your ARES group will
appreciate a distant group providing this Mutual Aid Communications service
for your incidents.
My recommendation is that all EMCOMMs PMBO in Florida (and elsewhere) run
telnet servers and HF PacTOR or SCAMP (once available.) If at least one
EMCOMMs PMBO in each ARES District in Florida had an HF port, there would be
less and less need for hubbing. Of course this requires that one or more
tactical ARES stations have HF digital capability (Airmail or SCD.)
> Have we gotten down the road far enough that we have a separate set of
> frequencies for the unregistered Epmbo's?
No - but coordination of HF frequencies will be needed once we have a few HF
EMCOMMs PMBO available. On vhf this is taken care of through LAN
coordination throughout the state.
To support EMCOMMs the local and state-wide packet network infrastructure
must be in top-notch shape. All ARES groups should support this effort just
as they support voice repeater infrastructure.
73,
bud Thompson N0IA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Sinbine" <n4xeo at bellsouth.net>
To: <fadca at mailman.qth.net>; <wl2kemcomm at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 19:19
Subject: [FADCA] EPMBO in Florida????
> Hi All
>
> Does anyone have a unregistered (Epmbo) on the air in Florida?
> If there are would you be willing to share the frequencies that you are
> running it on? It might come in handy in a emergency.
> It seems to me that we do have a need to have the UN registered PMBO's so
> they don't get a lot of NON emergency use. On the other hand, If we have a
> emergency here in Florida it would be nice to have a list of the
> frequencies that they are on. I guess this is a catch 22. If the
> frequencies are listed then they wouldn't be unlisted but we need to have
> a way to know where they are also.
>
> Have we gotten down the road far enough that we have a separate set of
> frequencies for the unregistered Epmbo's? This way if there was a
> emergency then we wouldn't have to compete with the rest of the normal
> traffic on the air.... Something to think about..
>
>
> 73, Bill N4XEO
>
> E- Mail mailto: n4xeo at bellsouth.net
> home page: http://www.qsl.net/n4xeo
> Fort Pierce arc: http://www.qsl.net/w4akh
> F.A.D.C.A.: http://www.fadca.org
> FPAC: http://www.qsl.net/fpac
>
>
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