Dec 2004 The network performed admirably during Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne in getting traffic passed to the state EOC in Tallahassee.
The SEDAN Network in Florida is currently made up of nearly 50 nodes covering more than half the counties in the state. The network is capable of providing connections to the State Warning Point in Tallahasse from Pensacola Bay to Biscayne Bay. The network is growing rapidly thanks to the involvement and support of individual System Node Operators and local emergency communications groups around the state; connectivity has been established to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
SEDAN is
still looking for help to connect as much of the state as possible before
the next hurricane threatens. If you would like to lend a hand, please
contact Tom Nolan, KD4MWO.
The Gainesville, FL SEDAN packet radio network node is operated on the University of Florida campus by the Gator Amateur Radio Club in cooperation with system node operator Tom Nolan KD4MWO using his equipment. The system is located on Beaty Towers East (near Museum Road and SW 13th Street), the same location as the W4DFU repeater.
The Southeastern Emergency Digital Association Network {SEDAN} is supported by concerned node SysOp's who freely dedicate time, money, and effort to build this network of nodes, ready to respond to any emergency within the eastern United States.
There are no BBS, DX spotters, or forwarding enabled on the SEDAN as agreed to within States where the SEDAN is coordinated.
Each SEDAN sysop offers this service without support from any other source. SEDAN's goals are to help save lives & protect property. It is our sincere wish that you too will support these efforts.
The SEDAN network is the world's largest continuous(RF-only) packet
radio network spanning most of the southeastern United States. Here is a
useful map showing all of the
network's current nodes. For more information on SEDAN and amateur packet
radio in general check out
http://www.geocities.com/floridasedan/
.
Only active commands are listed. All others produce no response. Most commands only require the first letter to be entered. To see a list of commands just type any invalid command. These commands are identical across most SEDAN nodes.
Please submit any downtime reports or comments about the W4DFU SEDAN
node to the following persons:
Jeff Capehart W4UFL w4ufl@ham.w4dfu.ufl.edu
Tom Nolan KD4MWO TNolan1013@aol.com
