Action Plan (as of 2024-11-20)

Intent: To establish a two-tiered emergency comms network (ECN) of like-minded people which will connect communities together at the local and inter-local levels across Canada and beyond, using all available technologies and techniques including:
            ▪ ham, LoRa and CB, etc for local
            ▪ HF/HF-Digital, etc for inter-local

Lines of Effort:
network
    • organize groups and individuals into a two-tier network
        ◦ local (ham, LoRa or CB)
        ◦ inter-local (HF/HF-Digital) >Inter-Local Plan
    • mapping
        ◦ to document the network in order to facilitate the relaying of messages
    • protocols
        ◦ to address how comms should be undertaken, security etc.
    • emergency drills
        ◦ to plan and conduct SHTF drills
organization
    • member communication
        ◦ website / Telegram / email / events
    • recruitment
        ◦ to recruit and onboard groups and individuals into the network
    • admin
        ◦ to address the back office needs of the network, meetings, etc
services
    • learning
        ◦ to make climbing the emcomms learning curve easier
    • purchasing
        ◦ to facilitate the purchasing and resale of products to members
    • programming
        ◦ to establish the capability to program devices as needed
    • manufacturing
        ◦ to develop and produce goods for the members (antenna kits, LoRa units, etc.)
    • research
        ◦ to identify and pursue technological opportunities

Requirements:
    • Hams / Volunteers / Teams

Next Steps:
    • develop inter-local action plan (ILP/T)
    • organize Inter-local Ham Summit (Hsmmt/L) (see ILP)
    • organize GTA Node Set-up Field Day (GTAN/L) (see ILP)
    • organize LoRa Field Day (L) (Plan to come)