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

[Derek Whitten]

On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 08:44, Mike M wrote:
> 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.

These are great suggestions and I believe that it IS in the realm of
'what a community of individuals can do' .. It just depends on the
community of individuals involved with the project..  


:-0



my 0.02


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