QUESTION: Is it important, or necessary, to have packet radio?
RESPONSE: Yes, with packet radio (digital data) you can access a world of data you may never achieve in any other way. For that reason, it is recommended that every EOC and/or communications center have a packet radio terminal, which consists of a radio, a terminal node controller, and a digital communications terminal (computer) and printer. Once the unit is operational and accessible to a local bulletin board system (BBS), it can be left on all the time so that any traffic addressed to RACES will be automatically transmitted to unattended government terminals. A licensed Amateur Radio operator does not have to be in attendance to RECEIVE traffic.
RESPONSE: Yes, with packet radio (digital data) you can access a world of data you may never achieve in any other way. For that reason, it is recommended that every EOC and/or communications center have a packet radio terminal, which consists of a radio, a terminal node controller, and a digital communications terminal (computer) and printer. Once the unit is operational and accessible to a local bulletin board system (BBS), it can be left on all the time so that any traffic addressed to RACES will be automatically transmitted to unattended government terminals. A licensed Amateur Radio operator does not have to be in attendance to RECEIVE traffic.
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