[MilCom] Civil Air Patrol Not Called To Help Kim Tragedy

[sdaitch at mor.ibb.gov]

   In  addition to the emphasis on the FRS angle of communications, maybe
   for someone far more astute than I am on the technical aspects of cell
   phones, is it possible for the search units to have and use a portable
   master  base cell system that would emulate the cell network, but have
   two-way contact with the cell phone?

   In the last mountain search, there were reports of sporadic cell phone
   contact  from  one of the missing climbers, and it would seem possible
   for the air rescue teams to have aircraft to cell phone communications
   available that would "duplicate" the cell phone to system connectivity
   wihtout actually hving the cell phone reach the cell network.

   
   Sheldon

   
   
   
   ----- Original Message -----

   From: Ken <rfinder1 at verizon.net>

   Date: Monday, January 1, 2007 0:30 am

   Subject: [MilCom] Civil Air Patrol Not Called To Help Kim Tragedy

   > See:
   >
   http://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2006/1231/local/stories/civilairpat
   rolwoes.htm
   >
   > Don't know technically, but got to wonder if CAP's ARcher system
   > would have
   > been effective in this search mission. See:
   >
   http://atg.cap.gov/downloads/FINAL%20VERSION%20ARCHER%20Technical%20Fa
   ct%20Sheet.pdf
   >
   > Should be VERY interesting to see what the final outcome will be
   > when the
   > review/investigation of the search procedures used during the Kim
   > tragedy is
   > completed.
   >
   > Now for the money, frankly I think again a simple FRS radio
   > "transmitting in
   > the blind for help", with airborne assets having that comm
   > capability also
   > would have changed the outcome of this tragedy.
   >
   > I'm very surprised that Midland Radio, Uniden, or one of the other
   > major FRS
   > radio manufacturers hasn't funded any independent studies to see
   > how
   > effective this ground to air concept would work using just these
   > portable
   > FRS radios to portable radios in aircraft/helos.
   >
   > Well does anyone with an airplane want to fly in to see me at KBAF
   > and we
   > can run a test ourselves??
   >
   > Ken
   >
   >
   >
   >
   >
   > ______________________________________________________________
   > MilCom mailing list
   > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milcom
   > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/faq.htm
   > Post: MilCom at mailman.qth.net
   >