  hitman_001 Premium join:2006-11-20 Laredo, TX
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Unless im missing something.. It seems like it would cost considerably more to get that thing in the air and keep it in the air as opposed to just laying towers to do the same job.
A blimp on the other hand.. I can see the pheasibility of this. Border Patroll already uses these in the South Texas area for pictures/video/ to track migration of illegals. Was kina funny first time i saw one going wtf do they have this blimp tied up out in the middle of nowhere for?!
a blimp would certainly be easier to keep in the air than a plane.. Only reason i say this is because to me.. it seems the plane would need to be constantly controlled to keep it from crashing from gusts of wind, wind changes.. etc etc etc. -- Hn7000s Small Office plan/.74m dish & 1Watt Trans on Satmex 5 Signal: 86/Win XP Pro SP2/P4 3gig, 2Gigs Ram, Radeon X1300 500meg video |
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 CMCGUY Premium join:2003-02-21 Grants Pass, OR | When I worked at a satellite company (Hughes) in the 90's these schemes were floating around. They are technically possible, but most unlikely to happen, for economic reasons. |
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  meister_sd Premium join:2006-01-29 La Mesa, CA | reply to hitman_001 Don't you see? Funding would be by AT&T, who gets their money from ???? and the signals would be beamed through a certain "data center" before delivery.  |
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