Here's what you do: get a big sailboat. Leave from San Juan, Peurto Rico. Take along an aPPO with an omni mounted on the mast. I will give you 8 islands that you can pass and buy access from various service providers in marinas/anchorages. I will give you 5 more that you can pass and connect to access point that I own.
This will be about a two week trip to Venezuela, so you can get your email almost every day. And yes, Martinique is one of those islands... Don't forget to swing by Nevis, St. Kitts, Dominica, and Mustique. :) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of shoffman Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 11:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [smartBridges] APPO Power consumption Dang, >From Bahamas to St Martin to (Maybe Martinique??.. guess) Is half of Sb's users in the Carib? As someone travelling to S. America (particularly Vz), interested in where all you guys are at so that I plan my weekend escapes from Vz to your locals and stay connectd ;) -----Original Message----- From: "Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 10:59:31 -0400 Subject: RE: [smartBridges] APPO Power consumption > About half way to South America from you... Small islands you've never > heard of... > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of phantam > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 8:52 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] APPO Power consumption > > > > Caribbean? WHERE? Im in st. maarten where are u located? And anality is > a good thing :-) > > > > Chris > > > > > _____ > > > From: Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 11:01 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I'm in the Caribbean. Diesel generators are not cheap, and distribution > is difficult in mountainous terrain. That being said, we do use solar > in > every application possible. By the way - 30 cents is the business rate. > Residential is closer to 20 cents. > > > > Unfortunately, solar is not really cost effective when the energy needs > are so miniscule. I've found that you start to reach an economy of > scale > when you have about 40W of power draw 24 hours a day (about 1 > Kw-hr/day). The solar panels themselves are cheap power at any > consumption level, but adding batteries, charge controllers, cabling > and > any DC-DC converters needed bring the price up considerably - even > compared to 30 cents per Kw-hr. > > > > Speaking of solar, I have found similar APPO power consumption from > DC-direct applications. It's a little harder to measure DC draw over > time (in watt-hours) without some pricey tools. But just spot checking > the current draw and battery voltage, the total watts consumed seems > similar. > > > > That tells me that the AC-DC transformer that ships with the powershot > is pretty efficient. > > > > Anal - yes. But you really have to be in an environment where your cost > for energy is so high. Remember when long distance wasn't 5 cents a > minute? Were you not anal when scrutinizing your monthly phone bills? > Now I pay whatever IDT says without batting an eye... > > > > Jason > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Koskenmaki > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 12:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] APPO Power consumption > > > > Where are you? > > > > 30 cents a KwHr is a ripoff almost beyond comprehension.... > > > > You'd be far better off putting up solar panels and/or wind turbines > than paying that absurd price... > > > > > > > > NEOFAST.NET > North > East > Oregon > FAST > Net > mark(at)neofast.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jason <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 2:12 PM > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] APPO Power consumption > > > > Nish- > > > > I pay almost 30 cents per Kw/hr where I am, so I know what everything I > use draws... > > > > Jason > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.497 / Virus Database: 296 - Release Date: 7/5/03 > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
