N3EVL
join:2004-12-13
Shrewsbury, MA
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Re: We don`t need another North American Blackout
said by guesting :
We really don`t need hams band anymore aside from having it as a dying hobby...imho !!!
Forgive me if I don't buy into your in-depth analysis of the need or lack thereof for amateur radio or "hams band" as you so quaintly put it: I won't be selling my equipment any time soon. You are correct in one respect however: your opinion is indeed humble. |
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RayW
Premium
join:2001-09-01
Layton, UT
clubs:
 ·XMission
| reply to word1
Yes, but IP is still over wires in most places unless you have something like Sprint (a neighbor of mine) that starts off as a radio. WiFi with a mobile PC will be interesting to see what they do with that, GPS may not be too useful in many cases..
Also IP more vulnerable than regular POTS, my DSL goes out with the power, my POTS almost never goes out with the power unless they are on the same pole that gets knocked out.
So once again, the need for Ham radio is still there, in certain circumstances.
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I am not lost, I find myself every time. |
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to word1
Article has one issue. How do you deliver the IP to call 911? OOOPSEY!
Also, those cell sites can't last forever on batteries and some parts of New Orleans still don't have any power.
Try again and this time, try to make a coherent argument without cutting and pasting. |
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aonymous2
@optonline.net
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BPL is for Smart Grid- this is the main purpose
I like to share some tidbits of this article:
"TXU and CURRENT Communications to Create Nation’s First Multipurpose Smart Grid
Broadband Over Power Line Network to Be Available to Serve Approximately Two Million Texas Homes and Businesses
DALLAS, TX and GERMANTOWN, MD (December 19, 2005) — TXU Electric Delivery, the nation’s sixth largest electric transmission and distribution company and a subsidiary of TXU Corp. and CURRENT Communications Group, LLC, the nation’s leading provider of broadband over power line (BPL) solutions, today announced an agreement to transform TXU Electric Delivery’s power distribution network into the nation’s first broadband-enabled Smart Grid.
CURRENT will design, build and operate the BPL network covering the majority of the TXU Electric Delivery service area, including approximately two million homes and businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and other Texas communities. This modernized grid will dramatically enhance TXU Electric Delivery’s ability to deliver top-decile electric service reliability and provide the potential for additional products and services from retail electric providers that will enable businesses and consumers to manage their electricity usage and costs." |
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word1
@optonline.net | reply to RayW
remeber this article?
911 dials IP technology
»news.com.com/911+dials+IP+techno···770.html |
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RayW
Premium
join:2001-09-01
Layton, UT
clubs:
·XMission
| reply to guesting
said by guesting :
911 system and other Emergency spectrum are about to be moved to higher frequency... and they are planning to use better internet system... to not fail again like what happen everytime we have disasters like Hurricanes !!!
We really don`t need hams band anymore aside from having it as a dying hobby...imho !!!
Hi Corporate Troll, Just in case you need some help:
911 is the land line emergency telephone number, you dial it on the telephone sitting on your desk. The only radio involved is when the dispatcher sends someone out to you.
E911 is for Mobile/Cell Phones, it will be on what ever frequency the cell phone is and is only for the public to call for help. Then it goes to said dispatcher and he/she radios for someone to go help you.
Your area may vary, but that is what it is in the areas I deal with.
Oh, and as far as a dying hobby, tell that to the police, fire, sheriff, and city, county, and state emergency coordinators. They are buying ham equipment, putting up repeaters (maintained by hams) and EOCs (and hiring Hams to run them), and getting public spirited Hams involved with the government process. Those people know what really happened in the South, despite the papers saying nothing worked and pointing fingers and yelling blame, and that is why they are spending your tax dollars on Ham related items.
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GeekJedi
RF is Good For You
Premium
join:2001-06-21
Mukwonago, WI
clubs:
·CenturyLink
 ·VOIPo
·Vonage
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to guesting
I'm not sure where you are hearing this, because it's not true !!!
There really isn't a way to come up with a better internet system. Plus, 911 and other emergency spectrum are not really moving that high up.
Before you try to come in anonymously to try and sway opinion, please get your facts straight.
Ham radio isn't a dying hobby - in fact was a big success during Hurricane Katrina.
If you believe the government will have something better in place anytime soon, I have a bridge to sell you.
By the way, it appears that you are connecting from an office (comcast.business). Care to tell us where you work?
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The goal of the broadcast engineer is to get all the meters on the transmitter to go as far to the right as possible!! |
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guesting
| reply to RayW
911 system and other Emergency spectrum are about to be moved to higher frequency... and they are planning to use better internet system... to not fail again like what happen everytime we have disasters like Hurricanes !!!
We really don`t need hams band anymore aside from having it as a dying hobby...imho !!! |
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