Eric, Do you have the manufacturer? Based on the picture, this thing certainly doesn't look new. I have to assume that you recognize the particular device in use.
Chuck WB2EDV Eric Lemmon wrote: > Mike, > > That unit is a wireless utility meter transponder. Once an entire > neighborhood is outfitted with the new meters, they can be polled > automatically from a central location. It allows the utility to monitor > demand and power factor in real time as well as keeping tabs on total > consumption. It can also turn the power off or on remotely at individual > meters. One of its greatest benefits is that it can instantly report power > outages at specific addresses (it contains a backup battery), which greatly > aids the utility in pinpointing exactly what transformer, recloser, or > cutout fuse is at fault. A power outage at 1:00 AM in a residential > neighborhood might not be called in until morning using the conventional > metering system, whereas with the polling system, the location and extent of > the trouble is immediately known. > > 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Morris > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 1:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... > > Some interesting boxes have been appearing on street lights in my area. > > Anybody know what they are? > > <http://www.repeater-builder.com/wa6ilq/whatsthis.html> > (two photos totalling about 175KB) > > Mike WA6ILQ > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
