[d-star] [Chicago Amateur Radio] ARRL to Offer Self-Study Course on Digital Technology for Emergency Communications

[Joe Serocki]

I like the course idea, it seems to be a good supplement to the EMCOMM
series and also the ARRL's HF Digital Handbook and the ARRL's VHF Digital
Handbook. Between the three of them there is a lot to learn, if you have
$100 or so lying around :) 

Joe Serocki
N9IFG
Prez, WeLCARS (www.welcars.org)

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have whatever it is fixed first!

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Subject: [Chicago Amateur Radio] ARRL to Offer Self-Study Course on Digital
Technology for Emergency Communications


 
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/11/13/10448/?nc=1
ARRL to Offer Self-Study Course on Digital Technology for Emergency
Communications


 
A sample of what The ARRL Digital Technology for Emergency Communication
Course offers. 
 
With digital technology becoming an integral part of Amateur Radio, hams
interested in Emergency Communications now have a new tool to help them take
advantage of emerging modes such as Packet Radio APRS, Winlink 2000, IRLP,
EchoLink and WIRES-II, D-STAR, APCO25, HF sound card modes and Automatic
Link Establishment (ALE). The ARRL Digital Technology for Emergency
Communications Course http://www.arrl.org/catalog/?item=1247 will introduce
hams to all of the ways Amateur Radio operators are using digital technology
as a valuable emergency communications tool.
Written by ARRL Publications Manager and QST Editor Steve Ford, WB8IMY, this
self-study CD-ROM will answer such questions as:
 
	* Can you transfer supply lists or personnel assignments between
emergency operations sites? 

	* Can you get critical e-mails to the Internet if a connection goes
down? 

	* Can you relay digital images of damage at specific locations? 

	* Can you track the locations of emergency personnel and display
them on computer maps? 

	* 
and more! 

Illustrations, screenshots, Internet links and audio files are used to
demonstrate transmission modes and equipment configurations. Bite-sized
learning units and interactive knowledge checks make learning interesting
and fun!
 
"This course is a great starting point for anyone interested in the public
service applications of digital communications technology," said Ford. The
ARRL Digital Technology for Emergency Communications Course is available
from the ARRL for only $49.95.
 
Minimum System Requirements for CD-ROM -- Microsoft Windows
Vista/XP/2000/NT/98/95 or Apple OS X; 200 MHz processor; 32 MB RAM; sound
card and speakers; 4-speed CD-ROM drive or higher. Requires Web browser --
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Apple Safari 3.0 or
later versions. Some documents require Adobe Reader.
 Copyright © 2008, American Radio Relay League, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

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