IPATS: Internet Packet Amateur Television Society

The mission of the Internet Packet Amateur Television Society is to:

Provide training for a community of "cyborg" hobbyists equipped with wearable Internet Packet Amateur Television transmitters.
Support and generate interest and enthusiasm for the Amateur Radio hobby.
Create a situation of emergency preparedness, so that, for example, during a natural disaster, a community of "cyborgs" could continue to communicate with one another even during a massive power outage. The recent massive power outage in Canada is a prime example. A community of "cyborgs" communicating with voice, video, and data, can sustain such a power outage and assist in the coordination of emergency medical attention, reporting of hazardous conditions, etc..

The N1NLF Internet gateways were created a number of years ago to support a community of "cyborg" hobbyists. The goal of the N1NLF gateway project was to provide high-speed Internet "user ports" to a community of hobbyist WearComp users. For information about the N1NLF gateways and IPATS, contact Prof. Steve Mann at the University of Toronto.