[Repeater-Builder] Re: PGE Smart Meter Program

2009-11-12 Thread kc7stw
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis kc8...@... wrote: which really won't help them. people will just start going old school and having hard drive swapping parties similar to the old tape swapping parties of the 80's. who knows. there is some much greed

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: PGE Smart Meter Program

2009-11-12 Thread Chris Curtis
: Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:39 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: PGE Smart Meter Program --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis kc8...@... wrote: which really won't help them. people will just start going old school

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: PGE Smart Meter Program

2009-11-12 Thread Rick Szajkowski
12, 2009 2:39 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: PGE Smart Meter Program --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com, Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis kc8...@... wrote: which

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: PGE Smart Meter Program

2009-11-12 Thread Larry Wagoner
At 04:44 PM 11/12/2009, you wrote: I ran fido and others I ran Mark Woltz' Spitfire - Enchanted Forest BBS I was a beta tester for Spitfire, as well as for the Dual Standard modems Used to run a 10-CD files area Larry Wagoner - N5WLW VP - PRCARC PIC - MS SECT ARRL

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: PGE Smart Meter Program

2009-11-12 Thread Larry Wagoner
At 04:49 PM 11/12/2009, you wrote: I ran Mark Woltz' Spitfire - Enchanted Forest BBS I was a beta tester for Spitfire, as well as for the Dual Standard modems Used to run a 10-CD files area Make that Mike Woltz ... Memory is failing ... Larry Wagoner - N5WLW VP - PRCARC PIC - MS SECT ARRL

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: PGE Smart Meter Program

2009-11-12 Thread Barry
[mailto:Repeater- buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of kc7stw Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:39 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: PGE Smart Meter Program --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis kc8

[Repeater-Builder] Re: PGE Smart Meter Program

2009-11-11 Thread wb6dgn
PGE has used UHF in their Gas Department since the late '50s/early '60s simplex on 451.050Mc. when I lived there. The remote transmitter was on top of Mt.San Bruno south of the city. I would think that their voice communications are now trunked and, hopefully, at a better site but I wonder

[Repeater-Builder] Re: PGE Smart Meter Program

2009-11-11 Thread wb6dgn
Who's going to pay for it... you the customer I don't imagine that it will take them very long to amortize that investment considering the reduction in workforce...mainly meter readers, but office personnel as well. I expect the data will go directly from reader/storage to processing

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: PGE Smart Meter Program

2009-11-11 Thread Nate Duehr
On the upside, haven't seen a massive computer system that worked 100% right yet... and I've worked on some with REALLY big budgets... so there'll be IT jobs galore after they figure out it doesn't work right -- all the time... :-) Perhaps a few RF-related jobs too, since that's really how they

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: PGE Smart Meter Program

2009-11-11 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 09:28 PM 11/11/09, you wrote: On the upside, haven't seen a massive computer system that worked 100% right yet... and I've worked on some with REALLY big budgets... so there'll be IT jobs galore after they figure out it doesn't work right -- all the time... :-) Perhaps a few RF-related jobs