No political action better than reaction other than over reaction. On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 11:11 AM Jaime Solorza <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>
