[MilCom] Responders' lack of spectrum 'cost lives'

[lrk]

On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 07:25:35AM -0700, Punworg wrote:
>
> How hard can it be to make mobile and handheld radios
> that default to a basic group of simplex frequencies
> when the "mothership" dies?  How hard is it to imagine
> a situation where the repeaters and control channels
> are out for an extended period?

Probably not as hard as "training" the operators to push the right buttons.

"Training", of course, is for dogs and monkeys. People should have an
education and be able to make simple decisions themselves.


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