Mac, if you haven't been so informed, the part-15 group is prepared to assist your efforts in every way possible. Look for contact from Michael.
Mark North East Oregon Fastnet, LLC 509-593-4061 personal correspondence to: mark at neofast dot net sales inquiries to: purchasing at neofast dot net Fast Internet, NO WIRES! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mac Dearman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] support > Mac Dearman wrote: > > > Good evening all, > > > > I have finally "made" an opportunity to update everyone on our current > > events. It has been so hazy and over cast here the last two weeks that > > we have had about a 6 mile visibility from all the towers. That don't > > sound to bad, but when you are making 18 mile links you start to have > > trouble. We are re-climbing 3 towers today to "tweak" and make > > connections. It got dark on us yesterday and everyone was just plain > > worn out from so many all day in the sun events. > > > > We are down to our last two shelters here in N. Louisiana this > > morning and are expecting to move our base operations to Bay St. Louis, > > Mississippi on Monday. We will be bringing in bandwidth to the shelters > > there as well as to two Non-Profit organizations that I have been in > > contact with over the last 5 days. The Not for profit orgs are > > coordinating more shelters as well as moving in housing for the > > residents that have lost their homes in that area. > > > > We are preparing today for the move and are currently putting our > > inventory on pallets and securing it with shrink wrap. We have 2 large > > "covered wagons"" and one 18 wheeler trailer that we are utilizing. It > > will be the biggest geeky WISP convoy that I have ever seen!! > > > > We are in need of a COOK for the Bay ST. Louis, Mississippi stint as we > > are loosing our current cook who has 25 years (Sharon - my wife) > > experience in making me fat. It would be nice if the Cook could also > > climb towers, config numerous brand names of gear, knows Asterisk and > > has plenty of money. All of these attributes would be a plus, but not > > vital ;) Really just a good cook who actually will have other duties, > > Anyone available please contact me via email and I will go a little > > deeper in depth. > > > > Now, - - - we are in desperate need of contributions to continue this > > effort or we too will be eating at a shelter before long. We have been > > totally self sufficient thus far and haven't leaned on anyone for > > funding at any point. We have all spent a fortune on gasoline and not to > > mention anything else needed at the hdwe stores, parts houses...etc to > > get these folks on line and rigged out with PCs, VOIP and internet. I > > was wondering what kind of support we have? What does that support > > include? Can any one of the two organizations (WISPA or PART15) help out > > with money for fuel, food, bottled water, toilet paper? We have a group > > of approx 20 men (21 as Jim Patient counts as two hehehe) who are > > loading up from here and going South. We are also picking up a couple > > more who went home to Atlanta for a couple days, but are going to meet > > back up with us there in Mississippi. This group of men will be FEMA > > registered to enter the area and that is already taken care of. We also > > have had the use of a private lot donated to us to setup base camp and > > it has a clean concrete slab where a house use to stand. > > > > WE WILL BE ON THE GULF IN BAY ST. LOUIS - GUARANTEED. > > > > > > We will be updating the www.crisis.wispa.org website as well so stay > > tuned for more news!! ( my Paul Harvey impersonation) > > > > > > we have also been offered the task of getting bandwidth to a couple > > really prestigious places Down Town NOLA in the next week or two at the > > most. We have received some very nice press due to our efforts and > > success here. It has been a team effort and none of it would have been > > possible if TRANGO BROADBAND and PAC WIRELESS (to name two of many) > > hadn't donated their gear so easily. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mac Dearman > > Maximum Access, LLC. > > www.inetsouth.com > > 318-728-8600 - Rayville > > 318-303-4229 > > 318-303-4231 > > 318-450-4349 - Monroe, La > > 318-303-4227 - NOC > > > > > > > > > -- > Mac Dearman > Maximum Access, LLC. > www.inetsouth.com > 318-728-8600 - Rayville > 318-303-4229 > 318-303-4231 > 318-450-4349 - Monroe, La > 318-303-4227 - NOC > > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
