I have some mixed feelings about this whole "emergency" process.
Overall, there is a difference between symbol rate and the justification
based upon emergnecy use in the HF ham bands.
Joe makes a valid point that EXISTING - NON-EMERGENCY auto operation
has a plethra of problems, from out-of-band operation to lack of
effective monitoring of existing QSOs. And questionable content as well.
Does one really have anything to do with the other? I think not.
Can it be said that symbol rate can be ignored in an emergency?
Would operation of P4 in an emergency be legal anyway, by virtue
of the "anything goes in an emergency" rule?"
Justification of "we need it (P3/P4) for emergencies" just doesn't hold
water. Aren't true emergencies 'self-justifying'? All you need to do is
document the emergency operation.
Just my thought!
73 de Phil - N8PS
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Quoting "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>:
No, that's a *fact*. Show me *one* emergency in the US where
long haul communications was disrupted to the point that more
than one VHF/UHF link was required to reach the nearest working
long haul terminal. On the other hand, the official after action
reports of agency after agency show no use of, or need for, HF data
links in large scale emergencies for the last 25 years.
Emergencies are nearly always defined by significant local
disruptions with the availability of fully functioning backbone
networks *on the periphery* of the disaster area.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 12/11/2013 3:33 PM, John Becker wrote:
On 12/11/2013 1:47 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote in part
No, the "get serious" issue with emergency communications is that
there is *no need* for PACTOR III or PACTOR IV on *HF* for EMMCOMM.
Well (as Reagan would say) that's a option and we all know what is said
about options.
John, W0JAB
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