[RTTY] Fw: [illinoisdigitalham] HF to Cell Phone Texting (SMS)

[F.R. Ashley]

So what happens when the emergency takes out the cellular systems??

73 Buddy WB4M


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Henry" <ka3hsw at earthlink.net>
To: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 2:46 PM
Subject: [RTTY] Fw: [illinoisdigitalham] HF to Cell Phone Texting (SMS)


> And Bonnie just keeps on pushing....
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "expeditionradio" <expeditionradio at yahoo.com>
> To: <illinoisdigitalham at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 7:44 PM
> Subject: [illinoisdigitalham] HF to Cell Phone Texting (SMS)
> 
> 
>> Cell Phone texting, also known as SMS, can provide 24/7 access for
>> emergency/disaster relief purposes. It enables immediate alerting and
>> messaging with personnel.
>> 
>> For more information that includes an example of how SMS via HF is
>> being used for Emcomm, please see the presentation "ALE for Emergency
>> / Disaster Relief Communications" on the web at:
>> http://www.hflink.com/garec/
>> 
>> When cell sites are congested during disasters or communications
>> emergencies, SMS texting may still function in some cases, even when
>> voice service is down. This situation was experienced in some parts of
>> the Katrina disaster zone.
>> 
>> More and more, disaster response organisations are using SMS and short
>> text email to meet their needs. Hams involved with Emcomm should work
>> to support this also.
>> 
>> It is possible to send/receive SMS text messages on HF without a
>> computer. For more information about this, see the website:
>> http://hflink.com/hfn
>> 
>> 73 Bonnie VR2/KQ6XA
>> 
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