But amateur radio is not the only users of the hf spectrum. Military, govt emergency responders are heavy users of hf and will not stand for interference of their systems
Hi Steve. You might mention that the best way to get info to you is via the Comment link in the Substack email. Anyway, I sent a message to you on Mastodon about this Reddit post I found… you might find it if interest. Keep up the great work and 73. de Rich N5CSU
Thought: DMR inherently offers two channels on each frequency (which still blows my mind). Would it be easy to use this 2nd channel for data, especially since it’s all digital already?
This is response to "my observation is that in a fast moving disaster such as a wildfire, those plans and “reserved for emergencies” equipment such as portable two way radios are forgotten in favor of higher priority items such as photos, wallet / purse, pets, critical medications and your phone. "
I recently moved from Santa Rosa, CA, to Chattanooga, TN, but I stay in touch with some friends and amateur radio club members in Santa Rosa/Sonoma County. You may recall that in 2017, Sonoma County suffered the Tubbs Fire where 5,643 structures were destroyed and 22 people died. Since then, Sonoma County has suffered many wildfires. Members of my radio club there, Sonoma County Radio Amateurs, have led an effort to use amateur radio, GMRS, and FRS to communicate in wildfire disasters which continue. See http://sonomacountyradioamateurs.com/wp/gmrs-operations-during-an-emergency/ for information on what they are doing. People there get it that these disasters happen, and are prepared to use amateur, GMRS, and FRS to communicate so that they know what is happening. I daresay that they will take their radios first with them as that is how they are keeping in touch about disasters in their neighborhood and county. The county strongly supports this program with infrastructure like GMRS repeaters. Sonoma County had to go through a devastating disaster to get mobilized but they have done it, using amateur radio, GMRS, and FRS.
Thanks for surfacing ITDRC. That's the first I've heard of that organization. Comparing their website with the ARRL ARES site is quite striking. (ITDRC shows active operations which is incredibly compelling.) For two organizations doing very similar things, working with very similar technology, language and perception really becomes important.
But amateur radio is not the only users of the hf spectrum. Military, govt emergency responders are heavy users of hf and will not stand for interference of their systems
Hi Steve. You might mention that the best way to get info to you is via the Comment link in the Substack email. Anyway, I sent a message to you on Mastodon about this Reddit post I found… you might find it if interest. Keep up the great work and 73. de Rich N5CSU
https://reddit.com/r/HamRadio/s/Wmfo3hZg3Y
Thought: DMR inherently offers two channels on each frequency (which still blows my mind). Would it be easy to use this 2nd channel for data, especially since it’s all digital already?
This is response to "my observation is that in a fast moving disaster such as a wildfire, those plans and “reserved for emergencies” equipment such as portable two way radios are forgotten in favor of higher priority items such as photos, wallet / purse, pets, critical medications and your phone. "
I recently moved from Santa Rosa, CA, to Chattanooga, TN, but I stay in touch with some friends and amateur radio club members in Santa Rosa/Sonoma County. You may recall that in 2017, Sonoma County suffered the Tubbs Fire where 5,643 structures were destroyed and 22 people died. Since then, Sonoma County has suffered many wildfires. Members of my radio club there, Sonoma County Radio Amateurs, have led an effort to use amateur radio, GMRS, and FRS to communicate in wildfire disasters which continue. See http://sonomacountyradioamateurs.com/wp/gmrs-operations-during-an-emergency/ for information on what they are doing. People there get it that these disasters happen, and are prepared to use amateur, GMRS, and FRS to communicate so that they know what is happening. I daresay that they will take their radios first with them as that is how they are keeping in touch about disasters in their neighborhood and county. The county strongly supports this program with infrastructure like GMRS repeaters. Sonoma County had to go through a devastating disaster to get mobilized but they have done it, using amateur radio, GMRS, and FRS.
Thanks for surfacing ITDRC. That's the first I've heard of that organization. Comparing their website with the ARRL ARES site is quite striking. (ITDRC shows active operations which is incredibly compelling.) For two organizations doing very similar things, working with very similar technology, language and perception really becomes important.