Sandy, thanks for forwarding this article. Clues to resolving Amateur Radio's "NTS issue" abound here. NTS is an insular, ad-hoc network that: 1) uses written or typed text and/or spoken word as its input/output to other entities 2) uses a unique message/header format not used by any other network in the universe 3) uses the NTS operators as a "firewall" to implement protocols, make sure the network doesn't collapse, and enforce the relevant Part 97 regulatory restrictions Oh my... is that what the brainchild of our beloved Geo Hart boils down to in geek-speak? OK, playing along for the moment, so what? Well, first there are other clues - IRLP, AX.25, HF Digital, 802.11(b), etc. What if we took a look at the Amateur Radio Service as a network and focused on automated interoperability? What if we devised or adapted a software firewall that would allow e-mail to be routed via amateur radio under certain conditions? What if the energies going into our TTF groups, LOTW development, etc were turned to look at public service message handling as a worthwhile application for their ideas, energies and skills? It's no wonder that a group of Amateur Radio politicians - supported by administrative staff - aren't going to resolve this issue themselves - but they could make it happen... There is no need to "kill" NTS. We just need to morph or replace it with something that's more effective. Apologies for taking ODV bandwidth for something that probably belongs on a rabble-rouser newsgroup... 73, Art W6XD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Donahue" <w4ru@yahoo.com> To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:35 AM Subject: [ARRL-ODV:8293] InfoWeek
Greetings all from Atlanta where it is clear and cold (+20f)no snow and they still closed the schools. Go figure
I have a member here who is a telecom consultant and he wanted me to pass this URL along for your benefit. http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20030122S0011 73 Sandy, W4RU
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