That was a joke...it pained me to watch it... On Feb 24, 2016 9:38 PM, "Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]> wrote:
> But then we ended up with McGregor vs Diaz... > > And the freak show that was Dada-5000 vs Kimbo :( > On Feb 24, 2016 10:34 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Yes as in anything we have good and not so good...my point was that HAM >> folks have had systems operating when no one else did and it makes sense >> that emergency agencies have knowledge and relationship with local folks >> just in case your state of the art system fails. Look at how thinking out >> of the box saved astronauts way back then...or poor analogy...when UFC >> first came out...all these high rank black belts got whooped by skinny >> juijitsu guy....now they have adapted and evolved...same thing to me...fuck >> the politics... make it work. Period >> On Feb 24, 2016 8:46 PM, "Colin Stanners" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Well it's true there's a huge variety of people and experience in the >>> ham community, it's certain there will be some that suck, and so it's a >>> risk getting involved without good research first. >>> >>> But in general, they - or I should say us hams- have a very nice >>> combination of tower sites, active hardware, spare hardware, RF knowledge >>> and eagerness for community service so as to respond rapidly in any >>> situation. >>> >>> I just hope more hams will evolve from old voice / kilobit-speed packet >>> networks to new 2.3 / 5.9ghz IP systems so as to keep pushing boundaries >>> and advancing the hobby. >>> On Feb 24, 2016 9:00 PM, "Mike Hammett" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm guessing Lewis and one or two others have had some sort of bad >>>> dealing with a HAM and now hate the all forever for any impractical reason. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> Mike Hammett >>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>>> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >>>> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >>>> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From: *"Lewis Bergman" <[email protected]> >>>> *To: *[email protected] >>>> *Sent: *Wednesday, February 24, 2016 8:33:56 PM >>>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Tessco Show >>>> >>>> FirstNet is a joke. Hardly anyone has reached DHS' level 6 >>>> interoperability and they are going to replace all that hardware at a cost >>>> by some estimates of over $10 billion.There have been several hair brained >>>> schemes to pay for it but nobody has proposed a plan that is likely to >>>> succeed. The only viable option seems to let the carriers do it. Great, >>>> just what we need: a public safety system with all the reliability of our >>>> cell systems. >>>> Back on the HAM topic huh? The reason they don't like running exercises >>>> with them is that they are a crap shoot. Some are great, some are complete >>>> jokes. Nobody wants to be graded with the wildcard in the mix. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 5:34 PM Jaime Solorza < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> well I attended some interesting sessions. The Public safety one had >>>>> several speakers from industry , gov't and academia... >>>>> Learned allot and will share some important items later but I asked a >>>>> question that really caught them off guard.....there was no mention of any >>>>> testing or work on their disaster scenarios which involved HAM radio guys. >>>>> One of the members acknowledged that during Katrina and Bastrop >>>>> emergencies...the HAM radio network was the only available in many places >>>>> and then asked why they never mentioned using 4.9 GHz but only 2.4 and >>>>> 5GHz...mu ch more to come about First Net and testing to be done on >>>>> dangerous border.....Canada and US is April. >>>>> Lots of stuff to share and some new antenna players I never saw before. >>>>> Met Sakid Ahmed from Cambium and chatted for an hour ...learned some >>>>> cool things.. >>>>> Well late lunch and Tecate beckons....chime in later,,,,,talk amongst >>>>> yourselves..topic is LMR over IP and IoT.... >>>>> laters >>>>> >>>>> Jaime Solorza >>>>> Wireless Systems Architect >>>>> 915-861-1390 >>>>> >>>> >>>>
