Does anyone have any tips on how to bring serious interest into HSMM or packet based networks?
I've tried to pitch this a few times to local hams and while I realize 2.4Ghz hsmm networks are expensive and fairly new I thought that I could surely get some AX25 packet nodes up...
As it turns out it doesn't seem like there is much interest at all, I tried suggesting that in the event of an emergency (emcomm is something the locals seem to enjoy) a tri-county packet network would be amazingly valuable.. Especially seeing as most of our operators had no digital operation hardware and our Emcomm center couldn't hear us through the repeater (operator error).....
My thought was with an automated packet network that could relay messages it would require fewer digital operators and a message needing to move over a county or two wouldn't require a live operator to relay it resulting in faster response times....
I was met with "we don't want infrastructure, it could go down in an emergency"....... and to that I ask, what is the point of your repeaters? They are infrastructure are they not?!?!
That's basically it in a nutshell, I did setup a small AX25 node but with only a 10 mile radius on 2m nobody uses it except me in this area.
Any thoughts? I really see this being useful in our area, I just can't seem to convince the key players.
I've tried to pitch this a few times to local hams and while I realize 2.4Ghz hsmm networks are expensive and fairly new I thought that I could surely get some AX25 packet nodes up...
As it turns out it doesn't seem like there is much interest at all, I tried suggesting that in the event of an emergency (emcomm is something the locals seem to enjoy) a tri-county packet network would be amazingly valuable.. Especially seeing as most of our operators had no digital operation hardware and our Emcomm center couldn't hear us through the repeater (operator error).....
My thought was with an automated packet network that could relay messages it would require fewer digital operators and a message needing to move over a county or two wouldn't require a live operator to relay it resulting in faster response times....
I was met with "we don't want infrastructure, it could go down in an emergency"....... and to that I ask, what is the point of your repeaters? They are infrastructure are they not?!?!
That's basically it in a nutshell, I did setup a small AX25 node but with only a 10 mile radius on 2m nobody uses it except me in this area.
Any thoughts? I really see this being useful in our area, I just can't seem to convince the key players.