[Rhodes22-list] Michael, regarding Felix

Tue May 24 08:05:14 EDT 2005

Michael,
	After somebody made a comment yesterday (Monday) that it was really
a list member operating under an alias, maybe tracing his source is
relevant.  It could be someone just jerking the chain to get attention.  It
is hard to be that dumb accidentally.  

Ed K

-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Michael Meltzer
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 12:17 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Internet from your boat?

this guy is really clueless, 7 message and he never reads the replys, OK, I
make a deal, if 3 people say "mjm get this smuck off the 
hook", I waste my time dealing with it and delist him, I guess the other
message of let him hang is also valid :-)

MJM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "felix fig" <felix70037 at yahoo.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Internet from your boat?

> can some take me off the mailing list
>
> --- Robert  Quinn <rjquinn at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> Raz:  Right off hand I do not have the speed but it
>> is set at a data rate.
>> I'll hook it up tonight if I have time and get the
>> speed.
>>
>> Mark may have it at his finger tips as he is a bit
>> more "techie" than I.
>> {:>)
>>
>> Bob
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "raz" <razsail at gmail.com>
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 12:22 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Internet from your
>> boat?
>>
>>
>> Do you have an idea of the bandwidth (baud)?  Is it
>> noticeably faster
>> than dialup (58K)?
>> raz
>>
>> On 5/23/05, Robert  Quinn <rjquinn at bellsouth.net>
>> wrote:
>> > Kathy and I have been using the Verizon wireless
>> card for the last 18
>> > months
>> > with good success.  Yes, there are spots where
>> your reception will not be
>> > satisfactory but that is true of most cell phones
>> as well.  We find that
>> > if
>> > it is not critical, we will wait until we move to
>> connect again.  If it is
>> > critical, we'll move to a location where we can
>> receive and transmit with
>> > not problems.
>> >
>> > Bob and Kathy on the "NoKaOi" and the Lazy Daze RV
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Mark Kaynor" <mkaynor at gmail.com>
>> > To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'"
>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> > Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 11:50 AM
>> > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Internet from your
>> boat?
>> >
>> >
>> > Brad,
>> >
>> > The card that plugs into your computer is assigned
>> it's own phone number,
>> > so
>> > two cell phones would be redundant. We looked into
>> satellite and decided
>> > it
>> > was too expensive and too slow - on top of the
>> equipment costs, they
>> > charge
>> > by the minute and we're online all day for work.
>> We looked at
>> > Winlink/Winmail - this still remains a viable
>> email-only, offshore option
>> > as
>> > we're both general-level hams, but we didn't want
>> to spend the $1000 on a
>> > Pactor modem until we really need it - the
>> available technology changes so
>> > quickly. I read that the WinMail guys are actually
>> working on using the
>> > PC's
>> > speaker circuitry instead of a Pactor - that'd get
>> the in-the-door cost
>> > down.
>> >
>> > Sprint also offers wireless Internet service as do
>> most of the other
>> > players
>> > these days - if they're signal is better in the
>> area your friend expects
>> > to
>> > use it I'd suggest checking them out.
>> >
>> > We live 4.5 hours from the boat, so the only way
>> we get to spend much time
>> > on her is to work while we're here.
>> >
>> > Mark
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
>> Behalf Of brad haslett
>> > Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 11:33 AM
>> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>> > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Internet from your
>> boat?
>> >
>> > Mark & Bill
>> >
>> > I took a look at the Verizon site and that may
>> just be the ticket!  Last
>> > year a buddy went with me on a trip to the lake
>> and he lost his Verizon
>> > signal most of the way and had spotty coverage
>> while on the lake while my
>> > Cingular performed flawlessly.  However, I'm going
>> to "borrow" his phone
>> > and
>> > see if the coverage has improved.  We had Sprint
>> for two years and it
>> > worked
>> > OK provided you climbed half-way up a transmitter
>> tower, wrapped your head
>> > in aluminum foil, and stuck your arms out like Mr.
>> Bean.
>> >
>> > The existing marine satellite systems rely on
>> gyro-stabalized attennas,
>> > are
>> > quite expensive and bulky.  But for most of us,
>> cell phone coverage would
>> > work just fine.  Boeing has developed airborne
>> internet access and while
>> > the
>> > development was slowed by 9/11, it is now becoming
>> available for both
>> > airliners and general aviation.  With the
>> introduction of the Very Light
>> > Jet
>> > market in the next year or so, the price will come
>> down as the volume of
>> > consumers go up.  Right now its still expensive.
>> The FAA MUST update their
>> > communication and separation technology to handle
>> the expected traffic
>> > increase and have some works in progress, but then
>> this is the Federal
>> > government afterall. The advertised speeds for
>> Verizon are about the same
>> > as
>> > Boeing's service which uses Imarsat, same as the
>> marine systems.
>> >
>> > Actually, we've had satcomm onboard our aircraft
>> for about ten years but
>> > use
>> > it for datalink only because of the cost.  I ran
>> into a friend of mine at
>> > DFW a couple of months ago that had just shut an
>> engine down on approach
>> > because of severe vibration.  He called back to
>> Global Operations Command
>> > to
>> > report the incident and was told they already knew
>> about it.  The jet had
>> > downlinked to maintenance fifteen minutes earlier
>> that it was suffering
>> > from
>> > an incipient engine problem and MX was monitoring
>> it.  Thanks for the
>> > heads-up guys!
>> >
>> > What my broker buddy wants to do is be able to
>> accept calls from clients
>> > while on the boat and look up their portfolio and
>> current prices.  That
>> > may
>> > take two phones, we'll have to look into that.  He
>> trades very little for
>> > himself or his clients so occasional access to the
>> net would probably
>> > suffice.  Personally, I find myself turning my
>> cell phone off more and
>> > more
>> > while on the boat.  If you can't drink beer and
>> sail in peace, what's the
>> > point?
>> >
>> > Brad
>> >
>> > --- Mark Kaynor <mkaynor at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Sorry - here's a better link:
>> > >
>> >
>>
>
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/mobileoptions/nationalaccess/index.jsp?ac
>> > > tion=nationalAccess. The Broadband Access is
>> only available in select
>> > > cities
>> > > - the National Access is what you'll connect to
>> most of the time.
>> > >
>> > > Mark
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>
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