[SBE] SBE Net, Reflector availabilty]

[k7cr]

Got it - Too many common terms - Carry on - Clay
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Tarr" <chris at broadcastdoc.net>
To: "sbe member discussion mail list" <sbe at sbe.org>; "Jack Roland" 
<jroland at entercom.com>; "K8TB" <k8tb at bosscher.org>; "Keith Kintner" 
<kmkint3 at yahoo.com>
Cc: <w4yi at w4yi.net>; <kenny at nexband.com>; <KE0MT at aol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [SBE] SBE Net, Reflector availabilty]


"Reflector" is an IRLP term.  It's a node that can link together several
repeaters at once.  Sort of like "conference calling" for repeaters.


On 6/12/07 11:13 AM, "k7cr" <k7cr at blarg.net> wrote:


> When you are using the term 'Reflector' I assume that this is a 

> conventional

> email Remailer or List-Server?

>

> How would this be different than the existing email Remailer that SBE has

> for its members?

>

> Clay, K7CR

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Jack Roland" <jroland at entercom.com>

> To: "K8TB" <k8tb at bosscher.org>; <sbe at sbe.org>; "Keith Kintner"

> <kmkint3 at yahoo.com>

> Cc: <KE0MT at aol.com>; <kenny at nexband.com>; <w4yi at w4yi.net>

> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 9:09 AM

> Subject: [Fwd: Re: SBE Net, Reflector availabilty]

>

>

> What do all you folks think about this.  I think we should go this way.

> Please respond ASAP!

>

> Thanks,

>

>

> Jack E. Roland, CBRE

> Chief Engineer

> Entercom Denver

> 303-818-9655 cell

> ARS KEØVH

>

>

>>>> K8TB <k8tb at bosscher.org> 6/2/2007 11:21:39 AM >>>

> refeed...

>

> -------- Original Message --------

> Subject:    Re: SBE Net, Reflector availabilty

> Date:   Sat, 26 May 2007 12:49:20 -0400

> From:   K8TB <k8tb at bosscher.org>

> Reply-To:   k8tb at bosscher.org

> CC:     jroland at entercom.com, ke0vh at wmconnect.com, pdeeth at att.net

> References:     <463CC44C.2060404 at bosscher.org>

>

>

>

> Jack and Paul,

>

>    I have some good news. The two men behind the Great Lakes Reflector

> have allocated reflector # 9615 for full time use for the SBE to use for

> a broadcast engineering meeting ground. Basically, they turned that

> number over to me, and I would like to offer it to you two, who had the

> original idea for the twice a month on the air SBE meeting. This port

> will be available for 24/7 use.

>

>    I simply would suggest that people dial it up to see who else is on.

> As I said in the earlier email, most of the time it will be to talk

> shop. But, when Katrina or 9/11 hits, or when a town gets wiped out by a

> tornado, we can use it to coordinate moving needed broadcast equipment in.

>

>   I am reserving use of this reflector for a once a week net meeting

> for the PROPNET folks (www.propnet.org) This is a group that I am

> involved with that is placing PSK-31 beacons on the air for automated

> band opening reports. I do not have a day of the week and time for that

> yet.

>

>    There may be times when there may be days without activity on the

> reflector. At the same time, I would really like to give this expanded

> idea of yours a shot.

>

>    Please understand my place. You two came up with the IRLP SBE link

> idea, and publicized it. I am simply offering the bandwidth of a

> dedicated reflector, for use, as you two desire. I have no desire to

> take over or modify what path you two are going down. One positive

> aspect of this reflector is that the node is physically located in a

> hardened site in West Michigan, away from California earthquakes and

> Gulf States hurricanes.

>

>    Let me know what you think

>

>    Tom Bosscher K8TB

>

>

>

>

>

> K8TB wrote:

>> Jack and Paul,

>>

>>    First of all I really want to thank you two for starting the SBE

>> net on IRLP. I have to admit that several months I mentioned to my ham

>> buddy, K8SN, who runs the large profile UHF repeater/IRLP node in

>> Grand Rapids, that it would be a nice way to link smaller specialty

>> groups together, and I mentioned to him that I would like to see a

>> reflector for broadcast engineering. Somehow, telepathically, you two

>> read my mind and ran with it!

>>

>>    I want to make sure that what I wish to propose should not take

>> away anything from the twice a month SBE sanctioned net.

>>

>>    I monitor the "Western Reflector", based out of Las Vegas. At any

>> one time, some 15-25 repeaters/nodes are on that reflector. A great

>> group of guys. I have been on the IRLP email list for quite some time,

>> and that list is jammed full of technical info.

>>

>>    While IRLP has actually been around for several years, I see its

>> use as basically in it's infancy, and quite possibly we will not

>> recognize this child in five or eight years. Just as email list

>> servers exist to bind a niche group together, I see the same for the

>> future of IRLP. The Search and Rescue hams, Severe Weather folks, will

>> want to start to have their own reflectors.

>>

>>    In that light, I would like to toss open the idea of locating

>> server bandwidth that would have a designated "broadcast engineering"

>> slot. 24/7. In that vein, I may have a lead on a slot on the West

>> Michigan Reflector, but I will have to check into that. Again, this

>> reflector would be for any ham, in broadcast engineering or not, to

>> come on line and talk about our business. In times of crisis's, like

>> 9-11 and Hurricane Katrina, it might serve as a very useful clearing

>> house to provide equipment and even man power to stations who might

>> need it. (I refuse to get into arguments with some hams who think that

>> might be business talk. If its about getting a transmitter to get a

>> town its radio station back, that qualifies). Otherwise, I myself

>> would enjoy it for the ride home, or some night when 20 is dead, and

>> there are no satellite passes.

>>

>>    Just a thought guys, and thank you so much for your work.

>>

>>    Tom Bosscher K8TB

>>

>>    Cornerstone University Radio

>>

>>    Grand Rapids, MI

>>

>>    SBE CPBE

>>

>>

>>

>>

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