Mod this +1e100 insightful. I'm away from home right now (in Tampa, no less. building a data center) so when I'm stressed because some piece of gear is borked I can just go back to the hotel and zone in the hot tub, quick call home, all is good, cool.
But, if I was at home I'd have all the honey-do's and familial interactions (step-daughter in treatment, African Grey parrot, four cats, oh, and the wife, need to stack that firewood, the toilet downstairs is making a funny sound...) needing to be taken care of, and I couldn't get in the space I need to solve the problem, nor could I talk to my wife about the intricacies of the setup (like talking about classified.)
It may be better to just put these pilots on some other base away from their families, a nice TDY, to let them deal with their job and give them the excuse to slack off on the family front for a while. Kind of a toss up. Give them the option, just don't let the spouse know whow asked for the TDY.
What these remote pilots have to deal is so much more REAL and INTENSE than what you or I deal with, unless you are in combat, it is NOTHING, FUCKING NOTHING compared what these Airmen have to deal with.
Sirs. My most humble thanks for your service! (this from an ex-USAF desk jockey, circa '79)
Some of us that get 15 new mod points everyday just get tired of moderating. Myself, I like to mod every Bruce Perens post funny, just to keep him wondering.
So we need a new system because the current rover design failed so catastrophically?/snark
We have an outstanding current rover design and I'm sure that there are many small tweaks NASA would love to include in a Ver. 2. Let's just send a few more siblings of Spirit and Opportunity up to new areas. Maybe one (ok, two) designed to go pin god-damn medals on Spirit & Oppy. Let's build upon success.
His parking spot is behind a secure and covered gate. I don't know about a think tank but you could wikipedia "Cascade Investments, LLC" and find what he does there.
I leave Monday to St. Louis to commission the Clear WiMax data center there. The Clear system is being built out at a fantastic rate. Don't confuse the 3G with the 4G WiMax. Unthrottled the WiMax USB dongle will pull 14Mb/s down, and that in a car doing 60MPH. And to stay with the subject line, Pittsburgh should be up sometime this summer. I understand that there are some 21,000 radio sites to turn-up this year. It will keep me very busy.
The Seattle Metro Area is well covered by Clearwire 4G WiMax. It will beat the pants off of anything DSL does. And for you, it's buying local (Kirkland) and helping to keep local geeks like me employed. And the back bone of the system; I can't say much but (NDA) but trust me, FAT PIPE.
It's an '89 with almost 400k miles on it. I did do a QSO on 20 with a JA ham driving down the road one contest weekend, but he was a big stick. I had a FT-857 with an ATAS-120 mounted on the work box. But most of the time it's crap on SSB while the engine is running. No problems with FM for D-Star though.
I've dealt with automobile RF from the other side, getting rid of the car's emissions. Anyone that has ever tried to deal with a HF ham radio in a car knows that getting rid of EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference) can be a bitch and a half. For reference on the steps that may be needed see http://k0bg.com/
Oh, and if you have an old Ranger pick'em'up you just as well better plan to park it if you want to hear anything besides alternator whine and spark plug noise.
Yeah, that shitty old Gmail has sure made my life hell. Same with that crappy Google Voice number that I use. And don't get me started on pile of steaming feces Google maps is. I just wish there was a good web search that I could use to find replacements.
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Mod this +1e100 insightful. I'm away from home right now (in Tampa, no less. building a data center) so when I'm stressed because some piece of gear is borked I can just go back to the hotel and zone in the hot tub, quick call home, all is good, cool.
But, if I was at home I'd have all the honey-do's and familial interactions (step-daughter in treatment, African Grey parrot, four cats, oh, and the wife, need to stack that firewood, the toilet downstairs is making a funny sound...) needing to be taken care of, and I couldn't get in the space I need to solve the problem, nor could I talk to my wife about the intricacies of the setup (like talking about classified.)
It may be better to just put these pilots on some other base away from their families, a nice TDY, to let them deal with their job and give them the excuse to slack off on the family front for a while. Kind of a toss up. Give them the option, just don't let the spouse know whow asked for the TDY.
What these remote pilots have to deal is so much more REAL and INTENSE than what you or I deal with, unless you are in combat, it is NOTHING, FUCKING NOTHING compared what these Airmen have to deal with.
Sirs. My most humble thanks for your service! (this from an ex-USAF desk jockey, circa '79)
-Joe
Actually three resistors.
http://www.electronics-tutorials.com/basics/attenuators.htm
It's called a pi network (because of the schematic shape.)
Well there goes my question about statutes of limitations.
So this is the new term for IPv6?
Some of us that get 15 new mod points everyday just get tired of moderating. Myself, I like to mod every Bruce Perens post funny, just to keep him wondering.
So we need a new system because the current rover design failed so catastrophically? /snark
We have an outstanding current rover design and I'm sure that there are many small tweaks NASA would love to include in a Ver. 2. Let's just send a few more siblings of Spirit and Opportunity up to new areas. Maybe one (ok, two) designed to go pin god-damn medals on Spirit & Oppy. Let's build upon success.
Google (ASN 15169) has peers. The company that I'm working for is turning up over 20 10Gb peerings with them across the US.
His parking spot is behind a secure and covered gate. I don't know about a think tank but you could wikipedia "Cascade Investments, LLC" and find what he does there.
And not just any Kirkland, Carillon Point.
I leave Monday to St. Louis to commission the Clear WiMax data center there. The Clear system is being built out at a fantastic rate. Don't confuse the 3G with the 4G WiMax. Unthrottled the WiMax USB dongle will pull 14Mb/s down, and that in a car doing 60MPH. And to stay with the subject line, Pittsburgh should be up sometime this summer. I understand that there are some 21,000 radio sites to turn-up this year. It will keep me very busy.
Are you talking 3G or WiMax? WiMax RTT is rather spiffy.
The Seattle Metro Area is well covered by Clearwire 4G WiMax. It will beat the pants off of anything DSL does. And for you, it's buying local (Kirkland) and helping to keep local geeks like me employed. And the back bone of the system; I can't say much but (NDA) but trust me, FAT PIPE.
I thought that we should always ask if the frequency is in use before we called CQ.
FB OM de w7com
I'm in the US. You can't get a light pickup in diesel here. And yes, it pisses me off.
It's an '89 with almost 400k miles on it. I did do a QSO on 20 with a JA ham driving down the road one contest weekend, but he was a big stick. I had a FT-857 with an ATAS-120 mounted on the work box. But most of the time it's crap on SSB while the engine is running. No problems with FM for D-Star though.
73
Isn't this called the E! network?
If the EMP Gun is a worry for you....
Then slow the fuck down and stop driving like an teenage idiot!
My old '63 bug could too, but I must admit, the Fiesta was a zippy little car in it's day.
I've dealt with automobile RF from the other side, getting rid of the car's emissions. Anyone that has ever tried to deal with a HF ham radio in a car knows that getting rid of EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference) can be a bitch and a half. For reference on the steps that may be needed see http://k0bg.com/
Oh, and if you have an old Ranger pick'em'up you just as well better plan to park it if you want to hear anything besides alternator whine and spark plug noise.
73 de w7com
where is the +1 not-quite-insightful button?
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2010/haiti_convoy_fired_on.htm
I didn't see where a ham got silent keyed or is are you talking about a different incident?
Maybe Microsoft will.
Ya know, Joh, if I laid down a pair of pliers and a Chrome CD, I have a feeling which one you would really pick.
Yeah, that shitty old Gmail has sure made my life hell. Same with that crappy Google Voice number that I use. And don't get me started on pile of steaming feces Google maps is. I just wish there was a good web search that I could use to find replacements.