NEWS: Up to 2 years for even small panel cell antennas to be approved in San Francisco
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From: David Kaye on 30 Jul 2010 07:09 John Higdon <higgy(a)kome.com> wrote: >I was in SoCal when the quake hit. I tried for six hours to get through >to ANYONE who could give me the scoop on my radio charges. I was able to >reach NO ONE, including my own home, anyone at any of the stations, any >friends, relatives, or anyone else. No calls would go through, wireless >or wired. Sure, it was hard to get dialtone, but it worked for us. I suggest that it wasn't the infrastructure that failed but the overloading. Considering that I was there (in SF) and you weren't, I'd rely more on experience than on yours. I'm wondering how many hams had/have backup power for their rigs.
From: David Kaye on 30 Jul 2010 07:13 John Navas <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: >Cell phones aren't all that dependable. >I've been in the middle of nowhere many times with no cell signal. >If you really care about safety, then you'll carry a PLB or sat phone. >You might as well argue for gas stations every 5 miles in rural areas. Unless things have changed, next month at this time 50,000 people will be gathered together with no cell service. I speak, of course, of Burning Man near Gerlach Nevada. Still, I concur that cellular service is one of the greatest safety devices ever invented.
From: David Kaye on 30 Jul 2010 07:16 Larry <noone(a)home.com> wrote: >Thanks. We'll make sure no person named David Kaye gets a message out in >the earthquake. Notice that I'm not saying "ban cell phone antennas" but simply make them look nice and blend in. That is NOT brain surgery. It's the slash-and-burn mentality of the phone industry. I'm all in favor of cell service. In fact I'd like to see more sites and more service, but no more ugly installations.
From: David Kaye on 30 Jul 2010 07:17 mark <markr(a)mbrnet.com> wrote: >I think maybe you and everybody should move out of San Francisco. They >are charging 3 bucks to go through the financial distist now. They >want money and are coming up with fees and taxes that I have never >heard anybody trying. I'd like to see SF's population drop by 200,000 (back to the 1960s size) and give the rest of us some breathing room. Maybe y'all should strap your suitcases to Higdon's car when he heads to Utah to retire.
From: David Kaye on 30 Jul 2010 07:26
Larry <noone(a)home.com> wrote: >But, just like invisible sellphone antennas on smartphones, invisible >antennas that look like trees and birdhouses SUCK AS ANTENNAS and cannot >provide us the level of service of a proper panel antenna on the side of a >proper tower. I find it funny that you say disguised antennas suck because my cell phone works within my bathroom, which is enclosed by a standard gypsum wall and then behind a standard gypsum bedroom wall, with aluminum siding on the exterior -- and with my 8 year old phone I can hit cell sites 5 miles away (I see this on my bill from time to time). Now, if my flea-powered cell phone can penetrate 4 half-inch walls and aluminum siding that well, a cell transmitter/receiver can certainly do that from behind a 1/4 inch wooden fake birdhouse wall. |