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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (11206)	9/4/2005 12:20:13 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 46821

PART-15.ORG Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts [FAC: With thanks to Dave Hughes ( oldcolo.com ), who posted the message below to the Cook Report discussion list. Dave provided a number of good suggestions concerning the use of 12 vdc access points/systems and the implementation of solar panels for powering, as opposed to 24 and 48 vdc systems, and powering through the use of cig lighter outlets from city vehicles. Skype, too, could work at that point, for a limited number of officials who need it in areas still without cellular services. Who'da thunk? As an added point of interest, two years ago Dave was instrumental in establishing, in collaboration with Gordon Cook and others, a base camp Cyber Cafe atop Mount Everest for climbers during the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s first ascent. Because it was there. See: linkingeverest.com ] part-15.org General Information - PART-15.ORG in cooperation with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) is preparing a Disaster Relief effort in support of and to reestablish communications in the Disaster area after Hurricane Katrina Deployment Scenarios: - The FCC and FEMA is in a desperate need to reestablish communications in the disaster area. More specifically, the metropolitan area of New Orleans and it's surrounding areas. P15's coordinated efforts will handled through the PART-15.ORG Disaster Relief Headquarters. What can P15 and the WISPs do to help? We can reestablish internal communications and provide connectivity to all disaster relief efforts by installing point to point, point to multipoint links, IP Web cams to assist the police and fire departments who can not be everywhere in such a large area, VoIP phones to provide voice communications to relief personnel in remote areas and many other types of normal everyday communications that most people take for granted. To accomplish these goals, we will need not only the License Exempt Industry as a whole, but local communities, major companies, and all others that can provide even the slightest of assistance to our teams. P15 is in contact with Federal, State and Local authorities to coordinate the PART-15.ORG Emergency Relief Efforts. Please stand by for more information as it becomes available. A discussion list is available to ask and answer any questions regarding this program. Please click here to join the discussion Emergency-Relief. Presently we are gathering the equipment and personnel necessary to send three support teams, each lasting up to two weeks. The main initial goal will be to establish an immediate internal communications network to be used by all emergency authorities. Once accomplished, the next step will be to connect that network to the internet for communication going outside the disaster area (which is a large area). Please consider donating to such a worthy cause. Our deploying personnel need your help as well as those suffering in the disaster area for lack of appropriate communications infrastructure.