Abbot just called out all Texas National Guard!! About 12000 members... Jaime Solorza
On Aug 28, 2017 8:33 AM, "Cameron Crum" <[email protected]> wrote: > The Wisp response to Katrina was awesome thanks to Mac Dearman. I tired to > offer wifi to some of the shelters up here in Fort Worth after that and it > just turned into a bureaucratic nightmare and nothing ever got done. Nobody > seemed to know who was in charge of communications. The shelters in some > parts of Houston, as I understand it, are a moving target as well right > now. My partner's son is currently in one, but it may soon be overtaken by > water itself and they might have to evac the few hundred people there. It's > a mess for sure. Someone might consider contacting either Samaritan's Purse > or HEB here in TX as they have already mobilized huge convoys of trucks > with everything from food and water to laundry trucks, to shower trucks, > etc. I wonder if they have ever considered communications? It might be > worth while to have them build a few comms trucks with hydraulic masts that > could be quickly deployed and get bandwidth from a nearby wisp for just > such events. It could be outfitted with a bunch of couches, usb charging > ports, and few APs inside/outside to provide communications quickly outside > of shelters. > > On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 8:14 AM, Steve Jones <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Was reading at&t is setting up temporary cell towers to bring up basic >> outward commimications and limited data. Its filtering out streaming and >> video. Of course when the politics takes things over, there will be people >> who try suing for it not being "open internet' >> >> On Aug 28, 2017 7:37 AM, "Lewis Bergman" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I would imagine it would keep getting worse as they run out of fuel. >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 12:34 AM CBB - Jay Fuller < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Thanks for posting these >>>> >>>> Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone >>>> >>>> ----- Reply message ----- >>>> From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Harvey damage >>>> Date: Mon, Aug 28, 2017 12:19 AM >>>> >>>> Communications getting worse from FCC DIRS report differing from Aug 26 >>>> to Aug 27 >>>> >>>> https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-346368A1.pdf >>>> https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-346369A1.pdf >>>> >>>> 9 radio stations out of service (up from 5 on Aug 26 report) >>>> 6 more switching centers, 11 total out of service (up from 5 on Aug 26 >>>> report) >>>> 320 total cell towers out of service (up from 315 on Aug 26 report) >>>> >>>> Will be interesting to see what the Aug 28 report shows, looks like >>>> they come out at 11:30 each morning >>>> >>>> https://www.fcc.gov/harvey >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 1:38 PM, Jason Wilson < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> From NANOG last night..... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hurrican Harvey DIRS report >>>>> >>>>> 5 radio stations out of service (WKNC, KKTX, KUNO, KKWV, and KAYK) >>>>> 149,909 cable and wireline subscribers out of service (5 switching >>>>> centers >>>>> out of service, and 38 switching centers on backup power) >>>>> 4% of cell sites out of service (Aransas, Reugio and San Patricio, TX >>>>> have >>>>> more than 50% of cell sites out of service) >>>>> 9 PSAPs out of service or calls re-routed to another PSAP >>>>> >>>>> Aransas, TX is very rural, with only 19 cell sites, 18 out of service. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-346368A1.pdf >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 27, 2017 10:32 AM, "Bill Prince" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I saw reports this morning of 22+ inches of rain in certain areas, >>>>>> with > 10 inches expected in the next few days. Rockport seems to be the >>>>>> hardest hit. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> bp >>>>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 8/27/2017 9:11 AM, Jaime Solorza wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hey guys , anyone getting hammered with rain and winds down in Hill >>>>>>> Country areas? Tushar, Alan? Some flooding in San Antonio and especially >>>>>>> Houston but haven't heard about Austin, Llano, Marble Falls, etc. I >>>>>>> have >>>>>>> some Cambium 180s spares and one Epmp1000 .. stay safe >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jaime Solorza >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >
