Re: [amsat-bb] Ham Radio Internet Backup.

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This is also true in Ohio. I've obtained a unit (PacComm) given to me by
a computer store (They
got it in a "lot" sale) where the Columbus Fire Department upgraded their
MDT's to faster ones.
They still frequently use them on fire band frequencies today. - Just a
passing thought.
kc8fnn - Daniel Meade

On Wed, 1 Aug 2001 20:17:04 -0400 "Richard Amirault"
<ramirault@erols.com> writes:
> I believe the request was for "packet radio" not "Amateur packet 
> radio".  In
> many cities these days the police have mobile data terminals which 
> are
> commonly refered to as "packet cluster"
> 
> Richard Amirault                                N1JDU                
> Boston,
> MA, USA
> www.erols.com/ramirault          "Go Fly A Kite"
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gunther Meisse" <gjmouse@neo.rr.com>
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Ham Radio Internet Backup.
> 
> 
> > The first thing that comes to my mind is that Ham radio is for 
> amateurs
> and
> > not for the execution of commercial (for profit) business. Whether 
> a
> > college, being a 501 corp, would be excluded would need to be 
> ascertained.
> > Gunther Meisse
> > W8GSM
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org 
> [mailto:owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org]On
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Ham Radio Internet Backup.
> >
> > Just had an interesting request for packet radio.
> >
> > THe local System Administrator here at work just walked in and 
> asked if
> > there was any way they could use PACKET RADIO as a backup for the
> > Internet.
> 
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