ahh the good old days. I remember resediting my mac app for free dialup so the ads went bye-bye and i had total free internet. I also changed the version number, but that was a bad idea. I got an email from a developer at the company wondering why i had a copy of the 2.999999 software when the software was at 1.2 or something like that... hehe. I was very sad when that went under.
Firefly is awesome.. the plot and the way its written make it a space opera/western.
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during the blackout, no, we weren't used to a great extent, however, we were used a little. I was in a spot where i could hear at least 3 counties where, although power was out in the cities, the repeaters were up and running using emergency power, and many hams were running using emergency power. All of them were on their radios ready to provide information if they needed to... however, we weren't needed except in a select few areas. We were ready to help in any way possible though.
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heh we can run 802.11b under part 97 of the FCC regulations and crank out 1500 watts legally to get the range we need... anyone want their liscence now?
--kc2kvy
p.s. we wouldn't do that... well we might, but not if we caused interference.
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hey, uh, guys? its not HAM radio, its Ham radio. no acronym... and I am 17, and i have several good freinds that have their tickets(ham liscences) that got them before i met them... and i didn't meet them on the radio. So obviously, the interest is out there... and anyone who is interested in some of the stuff here on/. might enjoy amatuer radio.
73 de KC2KVY
I've seen a lawnmower with the drive held down tied to a pole, and the lawnmower will go around and around, and after each turn, the radius of the circle gets shorter and shorter... not quite as geeky, but definately as effective.
...if they charge for aim... people will either pay, or create an alternative. now, since some people will pay, and a few will create an alternative, they paying people will eventually see everyone going to the one that is free... so people will still have free IM software. problem solved.
--macman552
Hey, just thought I'd jump in and weigh in... Do you really want this service? It isn't all that much of an improvement over existing broadband services. The only advantage I can see is service to otherwise non-serviceable areas... and you could do that with 802.11b/g if you set up repeaters (or for you hams, run it under Part 97 hihi). Is it really acceptable to wipe out our public service and worldwide broadcast bands for a slight advantage? Please do not support this technology... Even if you don't listen to AM, or SW, or whatever else. We need these bands, if for no other reason simpler than the unique propagation they provide. Please do visit The American Radio Relay League and read what they have to say. 73 de KC2KVY
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ahh the good old days. I remember resediting my mac app for free dialup so the ads went bye-bye and i had total free internet. I also changed the version number, but that was a bad idea. I got an email from a developer at the company wondering why i had a copy of the 2.999999 software when the software was at 1.2 or something like that... hehe. I was very sad when that went under.
hey, um, now /. is checking out hackaday.com's stuff instead of only the other way around... cool!
http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-95070acb97-717e499 42a-00df52421e
Firefly is awesome.. the plot and the way its written make it a space opera/western.
during the blackout, no, we weren't used to a great extent, however, we were used a little. I was in a spot where i could hear at least 3 counties where, although power was out in the cities, the repeaters were up and running using emergency power, and many hams were running using emergency power. All of them were on their radios ready to provide information if they needed to... however, we weren't needed except in a select few areas. We were ready to help in any way possible though.
heh we can run 802.11b under part 97 of the FCC regulations and crank out 1500 watts legally to get the range we need... anyone want their liscence now? --kc2kvy p.s. we wouldn't do that... well we might, but not if we caused interference.
hey, uh, guys? its not HAM radio, its Ham radio. no acronym... and I am 17, and i have several good freinds that have their tickets(ham liscences) that got them before i met them... and i didn't meet them on the radio. So obviously, the interest is out there... and anyone who is interested in some of the stuff here on /. might enjoy amatuer radio.
73 de KC2KVY
what are you talking about? Who cares about Linux, or anything computer related, but the people who use it?
Hope to work you-- listen for K2CT on the air! Albany (ny) Amatuer Radio Association!
73 de KC2KVY
I've seen a lawnmower with the drive held down tied to a pole, and the lawnmower will go around and around, and after each turn, the radius of the circle gets shorter and shorter... not quite as geeky, but definately as effective.
didn't symantec stop theirs, or was that just for the Mac?
...if they charge for aim... people will either pay, or create an alternative. now, since some people will pay, and a few will create an alternative, they paying people will eventually see everyone going to the one that is free... so people will still have free IM software. problem solved. --macman552
Didn't Mayor Harding say that? Hardin? something like that? --Macman552
OK then...
Hey, just thought I'd jump in and weigh in...
Do you really want this service? It isn't all that much of an improvement over existing broadband services. The only advantage I can see is service to otherwise non-serviceable areas... and you could do that with 802.11b/g if you set up repeaters (or for you hams, run it under Part 97 hihi). Is it really acceptable to wipe out our public service and worldwide broadcast bands for a slight advantage? Please do not support this technology... Even if you don't listen to AM, or SW, or whatever else. We need these bands, if for no other reason simpler than the unique propagation they provide. Please do visit The American Radio Relay League and read what they have to say.
73 de KC2KVY