Re: [AFMUG] -48V kicking the dead horse

2024-01-09 Thread Robert
That is what I've always done and got told I'm wrong   LOL On 1/9/24 7:17 AM, Brough Turner - netBlazr wrote: "Ring, Ridge, Red, Right" was the equivalence in the days when Telephone Operator Cord Boards had tip/ring/sleeve connectors on the cords.  So Ridge = Red. Thanks Brough

Re: [AFMUG] OT plus codes

2024-01-09 Thread Nate Burke
Here, this is only 3 words to remember. https://what3words.com On 1/9/2024 11:25 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: Just learned about plus codes as a replacement for geocodes. They are using them to give addresses to Navajo dwellings.  Pretty clever idea to condense a geocode to 6 alpha numeric

[AFMUG] OT plus codes

2024-01-09 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Just learned about plus codes as a replacement for geocodes. They are using them to give addresses to Navajo dwellings. Pretty clever idea to condense a geocode to 6 alpha numeric chars. (10 if there is no nearby community name) Based on a base 20 numbering scheme. I wonder if this is

Re: [AFMUG] -48V kicking the dead horse

2024-01-09 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
The ridge was on the aerial drop wire. It went to the right hand binding post on the protector. The red wire of the station wire also went on the right and they were the “Ring” side of the line or hot side with –48 volts. You could actually make a call by connecting to the ring and ground

Re: [AFMUG] -48V kicking the dead horse

2024-01-09 Thread Brough Turner - netBlazr
"Ring, Ridge, Red, Right" was the equivalence in the days when Telephone Operator Cord Boards had tip/ring/sleeve connectors on the cords. So Ridge = Red. Thanks Brough From: AF on behalf of Robert Sent: Monday, January 8, 2024 10:32 PM To: af@af.afmug.com