Not only that, but the major electric feeders are also run out in the open! Long-distance transmission lines, whether they be for communications, power transfer or car/truck/train throughways are necessarily run through non-secure areas, in most cases in the open. It would be extremely impractical to do otherwise, and would make the services prohibitively expensive.
The problem with the six fiber cables (four in south San Jose, two in San Mateo) appear to be deliberate acts of sabotage, meant to cause harm. They were perpetrated by someone who knew what they were doing. It would be next to impossible to secure against such an act, especially since it may be (looks like, and is reported as being) an inside job. At this point the local news continues to report that the outage is ongoing with no estimate as to when repairs will be completed. They are also reporting that just about everything to do with the two cuts are under criminal investigation. Let's hope that the folks in Aptos come back on line very soon. -Jack Brindle, W6FB ======================================================================= On Apr 9, 2009, at 3:43 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > It was deliberate, apparently in both cases... > > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/09/BAP816VTE6.DTL&tsp=1 > > ------------------------------------ > > So the communications capabilities for a few million people are > routed through some unattended vaults in public places and there's > no security system to alert someone when one of the vaults is opened. > > It's not clear to me who is the most dangerous: the execs > responsible for security or the guys who cut the cables. > > Ron AC7AC > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
