On Oct 30, 2007, at 6:18 PM, Dave Guimont wrote:
On Oct 30, 2007, at 2:58 PM, John Marranca, Jr wrote:
Imagine...ULTRA RELIABLE DX...24 hours per day. Those with antenna restrictions or home-owner's covenants could be QRV. And if the
up/
down links were UHF and above, a pair of helices could be used INSIDE, pointing through a window....
Imagine the hundreds of people QRM'ing each other. :-)
Nate, you are kidding, of course!
Yes, thus the " :-) ". Definitely meant as a joke.
Just poking a little fun at this -- a fixed bird is going to be very popular. Maybe sometimes "too" popular.
It was meant to come out with a tone something like the phrase: "Visualize Whirled Peas!".
Kinda like a new restaurant opening in your neighborhood, you probably don't want to be there on "opening night" if you're the type that likes to avoid crowds. (GRIN)
-- Nate Duehr, WY0X nate@natetech.com