[Asterisk-Users] civil emergency comms: Asterisk + HAM

[Mark Phillips]

Bloddy 2E's; always wrong.

You are thinking of the Alaska channel. You don't have to pay a 
particular vehicle tax if your car radio is equipped with 5167.5KHz USB.

Mark G7LTT/KC2ENI

Mike Hemstock wrote:
> On Tuesday 06 September 2005 15:27, Mike M wrote:
> 
>>The disaster in the Gulf coast and the less than optimal initial
>>response suggests to me that citizens must shoulder more responsibility
>>for emergency management.  Communications loss must have played a large
>>role in the failures that occurred.  I can't help but wonder if there
>>are fewer ham radio operators today and that if there were more, maybe
>>they could make a difference in future emergency situations.
>>
>>Imagine what a network of systems composed of Asterisk, ham radio, wifi,
>>generators, batteries, and a reserve of fuel could have done for the
>>Gulf coast.  I have all of the components above except the ham radio.
>>
>>I suspect there are some folks on this list that have already
>>implemented such a system.  If so, I would like to read about what they
>>have done so I can develop a plan to participate in this network if one
>>exists.
>>
>>There's not much on google for "asterisk ham".
>>
>>http://sourceforge.net/projects/hamlib/
>>http://www.radioadv.com/default.htm
>>
>>Thanks,
> 
> 
> That's a very interesting idea.  I believe radio ametures who have a radio in 
> their car don't have to pay road tax in Canada as they one provided emergency 
> comms during a civil emergency.
> 
> Mike.
> 2E1HFW
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Mark, G7LTT/KC2ENI
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