Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
Probably local PD in-car laptops WAN. A city near me does it that way - always mounted on a street light. Not sure about the antenna, though. Chuck WB2EDV Mike Morris wrote: 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 * 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/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
Out here they mount boxes on the wooden utility poles that have three antennas. These seem to be some kind of electric meter reading equipment. Rather than drive around and read each meter manually, they've replaced the meters with ones that are capable of transmitting on some (probably) UHF frequency. These boxes then command the meters to respond with the current dial reading, which is forwarded to master sites on the higher towers in the area. These started appearing in industrial/commercial areas and are beginning to be prevalent in residential areas as well. However, with all those big power leads running in and out of the boxes in your photos, could it be some part of BPL or wireless networking? Bob M. == --- Mike Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
Don't know what it is, but it may be totally unrelated to the streetlight. Streetlights make a convenient way of obtaining power for devices. Joe Mike Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some interesting boxes have been appearing on street lights in my area. Anybody know what they are? 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/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
The antenna seems to be a 800-1000 MHz 5dB mobile type. Very sloppy install work. I'd start looking for something around the 900 ISM band. Milt N3LTQ - Original Message - From: Mike Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 4:38 AM 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/298 - Release Date: 3/30/06 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.4/299 - Release Date: 3/31/06 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/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
This page cannot be found. Neil Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 01:38:11 -0800 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 * 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/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
I'd agree on the install -- hack job. Mike, who is the electric utility? Chuck WB2EDV Ellen Engle wrote: The antenna seems to be a 800-1000 MHz 5dB mobile type. Very sloppy install work. I'd start looking for something around the 900 ISM band. Milt N3LTQ - Original Message - From: Mike Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 4:38 AM 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 * 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/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
It may be a traffic preemption receiver for public safety vehicles (police and fire) to be able to pass through an upcoming intersection on a green light as opposed to approaching a red and having to negotiate cross traffic. Dan KA8YPY On Apr 1, 2006, at 4:38 AM, Mike Morris wrote: 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 * 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/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
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: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Morris Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 1:38 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com 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 * 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/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
At 4/1/2006 01:38, you wrote: 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 http://ricochet.com/about.aspx Bob NO6B 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/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
That thought crossed my mind also, but it still looks like something somebody built in their garage. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Blasberg Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 8:06 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... It may be a traffic preemption receiver for public safety vehicles (police and fire) to be able to pass through an upcoming intersection on a green light as opposed to approaching a red and having to negotiate cross traffic. Dan KA8YPY On Apr 1, 2006, at 4:38 AM, Mike Morris wrote: 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/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
At 08:21 AM 4/1/2006 -0800, you wrote: That thought crossed my mind also, but it still looks like something somebody built in their garage. ---You mean it's RCA? g Ken -- President and CTO - Arcom Communications Makers of the world famous RC210 Repeater Controller and accessories. http://www.ah6le.net/arcom/index.html Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave and we offer complete repeater packages! AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 http://www.irlp.net 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/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
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: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Morris Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 1:38 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com 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/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
We have those around my house.. Its ricochet... They are dead in texas but I heard they are alive and well in CA. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 4/1/2006 01:38, you wrote: 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 http://ricochet.com/about.aspx Bob NO6B Yahoo! Groups Links -- Jay Urish W5GM ARRL Life MemberDenton County ARRL VEC TXFCA President N5ERS VP/Trustee DCARA President Denton County ARES AEC Monitoring 444.850 PL-88.5 146.92 PL-110.9 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/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
I think Bob Jaynailed it... Mike's pic and thephoto of Ricochet installed on a street light on this web site look awfully similar: http://www.wherry.com/gadgets/ricochet/ (Click on street light to enlarge) Doug - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... At 4/1/2006 01:38, you wrote: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 WA6ILQhttp://ricochet.com/about.aspxBob NO6BYahoo! 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/ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
Good morning. Is it possible that it is for AVL? Automatic Vehicle Location for transit busses, or law enforcement? Just a thought, Butch, KE7FEL From: Bob M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 03:58:28 -0800 (PST) Out here they mount boxes on the wooden utility poles that have three antennas. These seem to be some kind of electric meter reading equipment. Rather than drive around and read each meter manually, they've replaced the meters with ones that are capable of transmitting on some (probably) UHF frequency. These boxes then command the meters to respond with the current dial reading, which is forwarded to master sites on the higher towers in the area. These started appearing in industrial/commercial areas and are beginning to be prevalent in residential areas as well. However, with all those big power leads running in and out of the boxes in your photos, could it be some part of BPL or wireless networking? Bob M. == --- Mike Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
Chuck, It's possible that the utility is experimenting with a system that was previously used by another utility. I saw a rack of identical units- same antenna as shown in Mike's pictures- at a PGE equipment yard in Santa Maria. Depending upon the distribution voltages, a utility may choose a radio based system in one area and a carrier-current based system in another. Remote meter reading systems are especially attractive in rural areas, where a meter reader might have to travel for many miles to read just one or two meters. I have transponders made by Scientific-Atlanta and Motorola, but neither are in the type of enclosure shown in the photos. And that's part of the problem- that enclosure is used by many unrelated companies for many unrelated purposes. A Wi-Fi network usually has two antennas cut for the 2.4 GHz band, which the antenna in the photos is not. My conclusion is based primarily on the unit's location, mounting method, and type of antenna. Perhaps Mike can contact his local utility to find out. Or call the local newspaper and complain anonymously that Big Brother is installing a citizen tracking system. That'll get some attention! grin 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Kelsey Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 8:24 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... 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: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Morris Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 1:38 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com 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 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/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
There's another possibility: Since the electrical distribution is overhead, it's possible that the unit was installed temporarily for investigation of energy theft. If the utility suspects one of the customers served by that pole to be stealing electricity, it is a simple matter to clamp a couple of current transformers around the two hot wires going to that customer, and feed the data into a transponder that's mounted out of reach. If the consumption data determined by the pole-mounted unit differs significantly from that shown on the customer's meter, the utility has grounds to prosecute. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Lemmon Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 8:59 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... Chuck, It's possible that the utility is experimenting with a system that was previously used by another utility. I saw a rack of identical units- same antenna as shown in Mike's pictures- at a PGE equipment yard in Santa Maria. Depending upon the distribution voltages, a utility may choose a radio based system in one area and a carrier-current based system in another. Remote meter reading systems are especially attractive in rural areas, where a meter reader might have to travel for many miles to read just one or two meters. I have transponders made by Scientific-Atlanta and Motorola, but neither are in the type of enclosure shown in the photos. And that's part of the problem- that enclosure is used by many unrelated companies for many unrelated purposes. A Wi-Fi network usually has two antennas cut for the 2.4 GHz band, which the antenna in the photos is not. My conclusion is based primarily on the unit's location, mounting method, and type of antenna. Perhaps Mike can contact his local utility to find out. Or call the local newspaper and complain anonymously that Big Brother is installing a citizen tracking system. That'll get some attention! grin 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Kelsey Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 8:24 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... 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: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Morris Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 1:38 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com 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 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/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
Comes up fine, here, even on my slow dialup connection. Or are you just April Fooling us, Neil? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Apr 1, 2006 6:10 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... This page cannot be found. Neil Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 01:38:11 -0800 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/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
APRS units... it gives -those- folks something to watch :-) - Original Message - From: Mike Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 3:38 AM 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 * 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/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
Hey keep it quiet those are for that mind control that there coming out with. also they are for reading those rfid tags they are putting on everything and will be injecting under your skin in the future you must live in one of the test areas. They also are there to read your cars computer so that they can start taxing you on the number of miles driven each year so that they can lower the price of gas at the pump. By the way I hope am wrong about all those things 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/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
Larry ... on a dialup? Neil Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 11:15:07 -0800 (GMT-08:00) Comes up fine, here, even on my slow dialup connection. Or are you just April Fooling us, Neil? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Apr 1, 2006 6:10 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... This page cannot be found. Neil Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 01:38:11 -0800 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 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/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
These are Merticom (now called Cedllnet ) radios that utilities use to automate there distribution systems. Also for automated meter reading. They work in the 902 to 928 Mhz band and are spread spectrum frequency hopping. In some parts of the country (So Cal) there are thousands of these radios in operation. Northern Illinois has several thousand in operation. Programmed more of these radios than I like to remember. Gerry YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
Thinking about it, it may be part of the Ricochet system. Look at: http://www.ricochet.net/shared/docs/how_it_works.pdf Joe 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/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
The radios in the pictures and Ricochet were originally made by the same company, Metricom. This company was started by Southern California Edison.Metriconmade both radio systems, that werethe Ricochet and the Utilinetradios systems.They sold off the utilinet radios and thatradio system has been sold several times, now made by a company called Cellnet.Metricom company kept the Ricochet system and installed the system in several cities around the US. Than Metricom went bankrupt and theRicochet system wassold to a company in Denver, but they neverhadmuch luck selling the systems to end users (only 19.2Kbs) Utilinet radios are used all over the place. The odd thing about the pictured radio is that it is an old metricom radio that hasn't been manufactured for about 12 years. YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
These units look like a cheep version of the mesh network 802.11 Wifi system. Mike Mullarkey -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 2:48 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... Larry ... on a dialup? Neil Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 11:15:07 -0800 (GMT-08:00) Comes up fine, here, even on my slow dialup connection. Or are you just April Fooling us, Neil? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Apr 1, 2006 6:10 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... This page cannot be found. Neil Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 01:38:11 -0800 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 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/
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Jay Urish wrote: We have those around my house.. Its ricochet... They are dead in texas but I heard they are alive and well in CA. Alive and well in Denver also - they got a sweetheart deal with the Denver PD to do mobile data for Public Safety. Then they sell the excess bandwidth to the public. Nate WY0X 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/
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At 07:58 AM 04/01/06, you wrote: I'd agree on the install -- hack job. Mike, who is the electric utility? Chuck WB2EDV Southern Calif Edison Mike 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/
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Nearest stoplight to this box is several light poles away. And I know that the locals aren't using any preemption system. Mike At 08:05 AM 04/01/06, you wrote: It may be a traffic preemption receiver for public safety vehicles (police and fire) to be able to pass through an upcoming intersection on a green light as opposed to approaching a red and having to negotiate cross traffic. Dan KA8YPY On Apr 1, 2006, at 4:38 AM, Mike Morris wrote: 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/
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OK, sounds like an investor-owned utility as opposed to a municipal utility. If it were municipal, I'd have contacted them. Since it's not, I won't, but you should. Call and ask for meter and test and see if it's their equipment. It may be someone else whose leasing space there. If so, probably their real estate department will know. Chuck WB2EDV Mike Morris wrote: At 07:58 AM 04/01/06, you wrote: I'd agree on the install -- hack job. Mike, who is the electric utility? Chuck WB2EDV Southern Calif Edison Mike 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/
