[23668] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Testing backup communication systems between operators
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jay R. Ashworth)
Fri Apr 9 18:55:57 1999
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 18:41:26 -0400
From: "Jay R. Ashworth" <jra@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <990409174616.34ee0@SDG.DRA.COM>; from Sean Donelan <SEAN@SDG.DRA.COM> on Fri, Apr 09, 1999 at 05:46:16PM -0500
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Fri, Apr 09, 1999 at 05:46:16PM -0500, Sean Donelan wrote:
> - Geographic coverage of some radios require relocation of antennas
> - Personnel require training on the use of backup systems. Some had
> only recently been installed, and little training occurred prior to
> the drill
> - Congestion on the backup systems indicated a need to establish and
> practice traffic priorities
> - Some backup transmissions were noisy
> - A "small number" of backup systems did not work
> - Severe weather in the Midwest hampered some activities
Um, so, gee; they had the same problems ham radio operators have been
working around for 50 years now?
Cheers,
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