21 Dec
2022
21 Dec
'22
6:05 p.m.
On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 5:55 PM pete M <petem001(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
Chris is totally right in saying that 44net is NOT
intended for life supporting situation as ham radio cannot also be the sole method to
support a life threatening situation.
Yes 44net CAN be use for emcom, but it should not be considered as the only mean of
communication support for it.
I would like to hear ARDC's official position on this, please.
It is the exact same limitation that any ISP will give
you if you use a residential internet connection to support a 911 call center.
The device used in a 911 call center may look as the one you have at home. But it is not
and there is redundancy and such other technical mean to make sure no life threatening
situation is affected by the ISP drop and the cost is a lot different.
So don't expect ARDC to support life support use of the 44net ip space as it is NOT
the level of use it is designed to uphold
On the one hand, I think that emcomm is strangling amateur radio to
death and should be deemphasized. But on the other hand, I imagine
that people who would be making use of 44net address space for this
sort of thing would be doing so strictly as a backup in a multi-layer
redundant comm plan. But I don't know. Regardless, we had a very
officious sounding email that cited the policies around using ARDC
address space; I think some additional clarity here would be
beneficial and would be appreciated.
Thanks and 73,
- Dan C. (KZ2X)
On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 5:13 PM Chris Smith via 44net
<44net(a)mailman.ampr.org> wrote:
[snip]
I’m not saying that it WOULD happen intentionally, only that is COULD happen, and
therefore ARDC addresses cannot be guaranteed. My point is that, together with the context
of the first extract above, nobody should be using ARDC address space in such a manner
that anyone’s life is dependant upon them. This point is particularly relevant where
address space that isn’t even registered in the portal is being used for emergency
communications.
I see. So just to clarify, you are saying that it is ARDC's official
position that emcomm is not an appropriate use of the 44net address
space?
- Dan C. (KZ2X)
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