[Discuss-gnuradio] Fwd: US patrols use cool advanced military radios (not)

[Bob Bruhns]

Things like this abound in government service.  It's ridiculous,
probably caused by ignorance more than payola, in decisions and
channels of supply.  But you can bet that the Big Boys get their
money, no matter what.  Priorities are priorities.

  Bob, WA3WDR

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Teller" <jsteller@earthlink.net>
To: <tacos@amrad.org>
Cc: "Maitland Bottoms" <aa4hs@amrad.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Fwd: US patrols use cool advanced
military radios (not)


> Try this link:
>
>
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=8692&archive
=true
>
> They seem to think the "coding" for each channel is some sort of
security
> measure.
>
> --- JST
>
>
>
> On Wed, 3 Jul 2002 08:13:12 -0400 Maitland Bottoms
<aa4hs@amrad.org> wrote:
>
> In the gnuradio list, Steve Schear writes:
> >Soldiers in Bosnia scour catalogs, PX in search of better two-way
radios
> >By Sean E. Cobb, Bosnia bureau
> >Stars & Stripes, European edition, Wednesday, June 26, 2002
> >
> >EAGLE BASE, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- For soldiers on patrol with
the
> >Bosnian peacekeeping mission, the best way to stay in touch
starts with
> >the post exchange.
> >
> >That's where soldiers are buying up two-way radios designed for
civilian
> >families on ski slopes or at the mall. The commercial two-way
radios are
> >smaller, more powerful and more reliable than Army-issue
hand-held radios ...
>
> >
> ><snip>
> >
>
><http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=8692&archi
ve=true>
> >
> >Well, so much for that $2 billion contract Boeing and Harris just
got to
> >supply the Defense Department with advanced SDR mobile and hand
held
> >radios. DoD can go to Best Buy instead.
> >
> ><http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2002/q2/nr_020624s.html>
>
> > steve
>
> Just wait 'till the Garmin Rhino units hit the store shelves...
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