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

[Mike M]

On Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 04:43:26PM -0700, Chris Travers wrote:
> 
> Mark Phillips wrote:
> 
> The suggestion that I have is for various areas to have dedicated civil 
> emergency com units with strategic reserves of fuel (3-4 weeks worth), 
> battery backups, etc.  These units would have links (fiber, microwave, 
> and/or satellite, better to pick 2 of 3) to areas outside expected 
> disaster zones.  Asterisk could then run across these links.  (Sattelite 
> links would best be POTS-type).
> 
> The point is to a disaster-tolerant communications infrastructure which 
> could then be used to to provide additional communications services to 
> the relief workers.  With various point to point wireless capabilities, 
> it might be possible to use them to provide cell service to relief 
> workers etc through the installation of GSM microcells (which could be 
> brought in after the fact).
> 
> See where I am going?

Great suggestions but these are out of the realm of what a community of
individuals can do.  I'm thinking about what I as an individual am
capable of.

-- 
Mike