The best way to convince a boss of anything is to show them the numbers. If you can put something in a cost benefit analysis (CBA) and show how much work you do (A list), they'll be hard pressed to argue. Also, you can talk to them about what happens when you take a vacation, which you want to do because you're overloaded. However, actually running out and doing it, as was previously suggested, might just get you fired. It depends on the place you work, but with government contracts on the line... Finally, I'd like to suggest that you re-evaluate IT's (Information Technology) place in your organization. An information system (IS) is, essentially, an integrated set of services and software that makes things easier for the company (IE a transaction processing system, or decision support system). The IT department is usually in charge of maintaining the IS's in a corporate environment and ensuring that they interoperate well with the actual hardware within the company. Having the ability to review software during the selection process to ensure that it integrates well into your environment is something that should be mandatory. Also, and IT department is not *just* about connectivity. It's about integration and support of all information systems from that database programmer in accounting all the way to the boss's hotsync software. Good luck, -D
The idea of line of sight doesn't need to go over amateur bands. In fact, doing so would be a bad idea for many reasons including transmission speed (9600?!?!?!) and the part 97 rules which don't allow for any kind of commercial activity.
However, there have been many such links done over long distances that used standard 802.11 gear and highly directional antennas. Here in NYC we've done many such links through the nycwireless project. A good source of info would be the Personal Telco site. Other projects to take a look at would be the 310km WiFi link at The Swedish Space Corporation, even though that's probably way over budget;). See here for a slightly out of date (1998) mini how-to on a Linux wireless router for a 5 mile link. Also just try google for pertinent info. All of this is, of course, a moot point if you don't have line of sight to anything. What about a regular telephone line? Cell Phone?
Good luck with this, post back to let us know what you did and how it worked! -Derek, KC2JKD
Slightly off topic, but... As I recall this was Nicola Tesla's last great invention, or attempt thereof. The Wardenclyffe Tower. According to various books Tesla was purported to have it working in his lab and the tower was an attempt to scale it up a few notches. The project fell through, however, when J.P. Morgan pulled his funding and told everyone else to do so as well. Anyway, enough of the history lesson, back to the real "story".
My Question is this: If the Hubble resides above the 6 mile mark and is going to be left to die a fiery death, can't someone else just go up there and fix it? It should be in international waters, so to speak, and salvage rights should be in effect. I know it'd be expensive as hell, but with the push to privatized space flight it doesn't seem to be that far out there. I can think of a few private companies and institutions that might want access to a decent space telescope and would be willing to take the "risks".
Well, as telephones started becoming more and more a part of daily life, the systems that they ran on became taxed by the government. I see no reason why the government won't do the same with the Internet. Let's just hope that they do it intelligently (wishful thinking, I know).
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The best way to convince a boss of anything is to show them the numbers. If you can put something in a cost benefit analysis (CBA) and show how much work you do (A list), they'll be hard pressed to argue. Also, you can talk to them about what happens when you take a vacation, which you want to do because you're overloaded. However, actually running out and doing it, as was previously suggested, might just get you fired. It depends on the place you work, but with government contracts on the line...
Finally, I'd like to suggest that you re-evaluate IT's (Information Technology) place in your organization. An information system (IS) is, essentially, an integrated set of services and software that makes things easier for the company (IE a transaction processing system, or decision support system). The IT department is usually in charge of maintaining the IS's in a corporate environment and ensuring that they interoperate well with the actual hardware within the company. Having the ability to review software during the selection process to ensure that it integrates well into your environment is something that should be mandatory. Also, and IT department is not *just* about connectivity. It's about integration and support of all information systems from that database programmer in accounting all the way to the boss's hotsync software.
Good luck,
-D
The idea of line of sight doesn't need to go over amateur bands. In fact, doing so would be a bad idea for many reasons including transmission speed (9600?!?!?!) and the part 97 rules which don't allow for any kind of commercial activity.
;). See here for a slightly out of date (1998) mini how-to on a Linux wireless router for a 5 mile link. Also just try google for pertinent info. All of this is, of course, a moot point if you don't have line of sight to anything. What about a regular telephone line? Cell Phone?
However, there have been many such links done over long distances that used standard 802.11 gear and highly directional antennas. Here in NYC we've done many such links through the nycwireless project. A good source of info would be the Personal Telco site. Other projects to take a look at would be the 310km WiFi link at The Swedish Space Corporation, even though that's probably way over budget
Good luck with this, post back to let us know what you did and how it worked!
-Derek, KC2JKD
Slightly off topic, but...
As I recall this was Nicola Tesla's last great invention, or attempt thereof. The Wardenclyffe Tower. According to various books Tesla was purported to have it working in his lab and the tower was an attempt to scale it up a few notches. The project fell through, however, when J.P. Morgan pulled his funding and told everyone else to do so as well.
Anyway, enough of the history lesson, back to the real "story".
My Question is this: If the Hubble resides above the 6 mile mark and is going to be left to die a fiery death, can't someone else just go up there and fix it? It should be in international waters, so to speak, and salvage rights should be in effect. I know it'd be expensive as hell, but with the push to privatized space flight it doesn't seem to be that far out there. I can think of a few private companies and institutions that might want access to a decent space telescope and would be willing to take the "risks".
Well, as telephones started becoming more and more a part of daily life, the systems that they ran on became taxed by the government. I see no reason why the government won't do the same with the Internet. Let's just hope that they do it intelligently (wishful thinking, I know).