Every once in a while, a good idea remains elusive until a serious problem brings it into the limelight. Such a workable idea has presented itself to me and I am seeking as many as are willing to help send me to the border to implement this IMMEDIATELY.

Not only am I a U.S. Army veteran who spent four years as a radio communications technician (29E) with military intelligence batallions, but I am also an "Extra Class" amateur radio operator (ham radio), which is the highest license one can obtain in the volunteer Ham Radio Service.

Several border watch groups have asked for Ham Radio operators to take part in their operations, as communications are absolutely essential between volunteer groups and our border patrol agency. Since ham radio is a non-profit communications service, we aren't allowed to accept payment for the services we offer. HOWEVER, it is within FCC Part 97 rules to accept donations of equipment or funding to obtain equipment for emergency use - as long as the actual act of communications themselves do NOT bring in any form of income whatsoever. With that out of the way, I present to you a workable communications capability for our border watch forces:

Ham radio operators have been implementing a new technology we have produced called APRS, which stands for Automated Position Reporting System. The equipment doesn't necessarily have to be used strictly with ham radio equipment or with the ham radio services. The equipment can be implemented with ANY radio service - including that which is utilized at the border.

APRS uses Global Positioning System satellites to triangulate a precise location through GPS receivers. GPS receivers are connected to a laptop computer and a special radio modem called a Terminal Node Controller (TNC). The TNC takes the signal from the GPS receiver, turns it into an audible analog radio signal called a PACKET. It is a short burst of information giving the location, direction, speed and heading of the tracked person or object (such as a vehicle, aircraft or anything else which moves).

Digipeaters could be set up to cover the entire width of the border over time. Digipeaters are specialized repeaters which take weak signals from the low-wattage tracking systems, amplifies them and retransmits them over a large distance. One digipeater can serve approximately 30 miles to either side of it, or a total of 60 miles total. Digipeaters can be strategically placed so that they can "digipeat" signals all across a large area of hundreds of miles!

Below is a scenario in which this could be implemented:

Each volunteer watchman would have a tracking system at their locations. And, each Border Patrol post could be convinced to have a receiver and laptop running map software also. Each volunteer location would have a callsign or tactical number assigned to their systems. In our case, let us use ABC123 and XYZ321

Border patrol can see the exact locations of every volunteer in the communications networks on the computer screen, stationary OR moving. ABC123 sees a group of 12 people sneaking across the border on a night watch through night-vision and infrared imaging equipment. ABC123 makes a phone call to the nearest Border Patrol point and would simply say "This is ABC123. I have spotted a group of 12 individuals who have just crossed the line within <this number of yards> <direction> from my location, heading <direction of movement>."

Border Patrol agents would then look at the map and would be able to see where ABC123 is located precisely, which would reduce the amount of time Border Patrol would have to spend looking for the place from where the report came before they could then find the illegal perpetrators!

Further, if this occurs on a night watch, darkness can conceal the location of the trained spotter who could take the portable tracking unit and actually strap it on his/her person. The spotter could then trail the group of the immigrants from a safe direction so as to minimize the chance of giving away his/her location. Border patrol could watch the computer screen as the spotter is walking behind the illegal group which would bring Border Patrol right up on the illegals. Immediate arrest, processing and deportation with absolute silence. They would never know what hit them until it was too late to run.

It would cost approximately $500 for each small and lightweight portable tracking system, and approximately another $1,500 for each tower and digipeater. Ten digipeaters would span approximately 600 miles. Twenty digipeaters would provide reliable communications for over 1,200 miles of our borders!!!

If private sector individuals could use civilian produced gear for such a specialized communications network, it would be cheaper than if government were to establish such a network. What would cost about $50,000 for civilians to do, would cost at least three to six times more were government to establish such a network. And, of course, you would pay more in taxes than if you were to simply donate willingly to such a project.

I considered presenting this information to government. However, considering it would cost you more in taxes over time as opposed to giving the people a chance to voluntarily donate toward such a program - I chose to present my case to you, the individual, first! Besides, there is a great possibility that government wouldn't do anything with this anyway as we already have found that government doesn't really seem to want to do anything but offer amnesty program after amnesty program, undermining the laws we already have on the books.

I am just a common, average every-day man with a family who I need to ensure has food on the table and a roof over their heads. This, in and of itself is a full-time job (to say the very least). What I am proposing then, is to ask YOU if you would be willing to help me in making sure my family is adequately taken care of while I am away at the border assisting in establishing communications for our voluteers at the border?

I always plan things properly, and I would love for nothing else than to be able to include you and hopefuly thousands of others into those plans! Here is your opportunity to work with someone to literally make a huge difference at the border without you actually having to go to the border yourself! Are you with me??

I am calling on a core group of individuals who are able to envision what I am saying here, and who can see that this would really work. It's not an inexpensive proposition, no. However, it would go a long way in building up our border, permitting each and every one of us an opportunity to actually make something happen for a change.

I've seen so many folks here on alipac.us forums stating that all we do is talk and repeat things over and over while no real solution is provided. I am asking for your help in changing all of that!

Now, I realize that we are all bomarded day in and day out with people asking for money. Girl and Boy Scouts want to hit us up for cookies. Political activists ask for money to subsidize them over specific goals. Candidates ask for money but still lose races. It gets "thick" and if we were to donate to every single person, rest assured we would all need not TWO full time jobs, but THREE. Can anyone add another twelve hours to a day? Not hardly.

In our case, however, we are talking about something much more important than cookies, donuts, political candidates who will probably forget you once they are installed into office anyway.

Another thing I'm sure we are all in agreement of, is how many people HIDE their true identity and the true reasons they want your funds. Many are self-serving yet use a situation as cover for their true desires - to simply get free money with which to live a free life funded by others. I've given my hard earned money to such individuals in my lifetime and found out later it was a scam or that they weren't intending on doing what they said they were going to do with it. This is damnable, inconsiderate and outright un-American.

As for me, I will not hide my intentions. I make it clear that all support and funding will go to assisting me in positioning my wife and children so they can survive while I go and spend my time at the border helping our volunteer men and women - AND YES, our Border Patrol in going through the options available in establishing a complete border communications network with GPS Positioning equipment!!

Every volunteer with an email address will be kept up to date and a website will be established where supporters can see the equipment and implementation of where their funds are going. If border patrol and our volunteers suddenly decide they don't want what we are offering, you will NOT be asked for another dime! You will be told the project has been rejected and everyone will be told to stop sending support and funding immediately as I pack my bags, head home and obtain employment for myself. I want nothing for myself unless I can make progress!

I am providing an email address I've established so any of you who are interested in this idea, have questions or comments can contact me upon which I will respond asap. True supporters who prove to me they are truly interested in helping me - again, just your average everyday fellow - in going to our Southern border, I can also provide you with a mailing address, phone number and more information about me so you can see that I have nothing to hide here. However, I must provide this information ONLY to those who are with me, not against me - as providing such information directly on a board can expose my family to hateful individuals. We honestly don't need assaults on our home - especially if you choose to help in sending me to our borders to present this information and demonstrate the equipment to those who need it most.

For now, I'm not asking for any funding or anything else. What I am interested in, is to see if there are enough of us willing to make this thing happen. If you help in providing the way, I will go and serve. I challenge you to find many others who would be willing to drop their personal lives and to leave their families for months for the sake of a safe and secure United States! Chances are - you aren't going to find many.

Pro Patri Vigilans!!

Kurt
operationborderwatch@yahoo.com

P.S.: My ham radio callsign is N0IHC If you would like to see the tracking in action, you may do so by going to the following:

http://www.wulfden.org/APRSQuery.shtml

Scroll down to the yellow box and in the first line where it says "Call" enter N0IHC (that is a ZERO in there). Leave everything else the same, then to the right click "Find"

I have set up what is called an IGate at my location to serve Western Nebraska and Eastern Wyoming. An IGate is an internet Gateway. Ham radio stations with tracking equipment in their cars have their position sent out over the air. I have a transceiver located in Scottsbluff Nebraska which then pipes those position reports into the internet where anyone can see the current location of each ham radio station.

The website is open to the public because - we are ham radio operators and we have nothing to hide! We are a public service and believe in offering our communications expertise when our fellow man/woman is in need and during disasters when all other means of communications fail.

You can also enter callsigns of other hams in my area! Try any of the following:

KC0JBN-1
WD0BQM-9
N0YNP

(Again.. note: Those are ZEROS in those callsigns)

Enjoy!!