AMATEUR RADIO DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS (EMCOMMS) REFERENCES ON FADCA WEBSITE

1. The Basics of E-mail Messaging over Ham Radio – An MS Power Point show for your served agencies and hams with little digital ham radio experience.
2. A Case for Systematic Amateur Radio Digital Communications to Support Emergency Preparedness in the 21st Century. This reference develops the need for Ham Radio digital communications in support of EMCOMMS in the 21st century, the basics of flat and layered networks, local area packet networks (LAN), message transfers between LANS, ham-to-e-mail linking, and how the state of Florida can be covered using the layered network including vhf, uhf, HF, and internet layers. This MS Power Point reference may be freely used at club/ARES meetings and served agencies as promotional material.
3. Local Area Networks (LAN) - Basic building blocks of the Florida Layered Packet Network – This MS Power Point presentation shows how the network functions from LAN-to-LAN.
4. Paclink for Dummies – It isn’t that hard after you check this out, then you can load MS.NET, AGW Packet Engine, and Paclink on your computer.
5. Establishing Digital Messaging in Support of EMCOMMS for Your ARES Group – A guideline for District and Local Emergency Coordinators for incorporating digital messaging in their EMCOMMs plans.
6. No 2M LAN in Your Area on the Florida Layered Packet Network? Four ideas are presented that can bring the network to your area.
7. FAQs – Why this, why that, how do I? Certainly a growing document- check it often!

1. The Basics of E-mail Messaging over Ham Radio – An MS Power Point show for your served agencies and hams with little digital ham radio experience.