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R 101347Z OCT 2007
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INFO NNN0ASA VA
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SUBJ: NNN0WWL ASSIGNED TO NATIONAL ALE STAFF- NNN0ASL FOURTEEN
1. STEVE NNN0WWL HAS PUT MANY YEAR IN TO THE MARS-ALE PROJECT AS THE
LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER. HE WILL NOW BE ASSIGNED THE ALE STAFF CALL
SIGN NNN0ASL FOURTEEN.
2. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO GIVE STEVE YOUR SUPPORT IN THE
SOFTWARE PROGRAM MARSALE.
3. THE PROGRAM NOW HAS SUPPORT FOR MOST COMPUTER CONTROLLED RADIOS.
IT ALSO HAS SUPPORT FOR PACTOR AND GTOR WITH USE OF YOUR TNC. THE
PROGRAM ALPHA AND BETA TESTERS ARE WORKING WITH THE BBS LINK PROJECT
TO TAKE US INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF BEING ABLE TO CONNECT WITH A
STATION AND PASS TRAFFIC AND HAVE IT IMMEDIATELY PUT INTO THE E-MAIL
SYSTEM. THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE NEW WINLINK WHEN THE MARS WINLINK IS
RELEASED. THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST STEP IN STEVES EFFORT TO MAKE A
BETTER TRAFFIC SYSTEM IN MARS.
4. STEVE NEEDS MORE SYSTEM TESTERS AND STATIONS THAT HAVE CONSTANT
INTERNET CONNECTIONS. YOU DO NOT NEED TO MAKE A 24/7 COMMITMENT. WHEN
THE SYSTEM IS FINALLY IN PLACE THERE WILL STILL BE TIMES WHEN WE CAN
NOT CONNECT TO A PARTICULAR STATION DUE TO POWER OUTS AND VACATIONS
SO YOU ONLY NEED TO COMMIT TO ANY AMOUNT OF TIME YOU CAN AND DURING
THAT TIME YOU DON'T EVEN NEED TO BE AT THE RADIO. IT IS ALL
AUTOMATIC. TESTERS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO GIVE INPUT TO STEVE ON BUGS
FOUND.
5. SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT UTILIZING THE MARSALE PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY SAY
IT IS A BETA PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM WILL REMAIN A BETA PROGRAM FOR A
GOOD WHILE YET. IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM NOW BUT STEVE WILL NOT APPROVE
A STANDARD RELEASE UNTIL IT IS 100 PERCENT COMPLETE. DBM ARQ IS A
GREAT WAY TO PASS MESSAGES. ALE AND THE HAM RADIO IS A GREAT WAY TO
LINK AND MAKE VOICE COMMUNICATIONS IN AN EMERGENCY. I WOULD ENCOURAGE
ALL NAVMARCORMARS MEMBERS TO DOWNLOAD THIS PROGRAM AND GET UP ON THE
MARS ALE YAHOO GROUP AND GET THE LATEST EXECUTABLE AND QRG FILE AND
CONNECT WITH STATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY. ONCE THE INITIAL
CONFIGURATION IS IN PLACE THE PROGRAM IS GREAT. MAKE THE EFFORT SO WE
CAN HAVE A GREAT TOOL TO USE DURING AN EMERGENCY
6. STEVE AND THISTA WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE TESTERS WE HAVE HAD
THROUGH THE YEARS. YOUR CONSTANT COMMITMENT HAS MADE NAVMARCORMARS
BETTER PREPARED FOR ECOM SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
7. MARS-ALE: KEEPING US LINKED.
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