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Re: CO backup power (was Re: [telecom] FiOS in MDU Buildings [Telecom]

> Ahem. No battery is designed to float. They are designed to > provide power ... and float when not doing that. I work...

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Wesrock

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Re: Waveguide (was "size a major consideration...") [Telecom]

> What puzzles me is how microwave could be retired in favor of > fiber, given the immense investment required to lay i...

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nmclain

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Re: CO backup power (was Re: [telecom] FiOS in MDU Buildings [Telecom]

> IIRC ESS1 (Morris Ill.) had minimal batteries, and a system that was > supposed to start the diesels within 1/3 sec a...

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Wesrock

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Memory Lane -- a photo collection [Telecom]

Even Ernestine will shed a tear...

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wb8foz

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Re: Waveguide (was "size a major consideration...") [Telecom]

> I've known of CATV companies that did use some coax backhauls to > the head end; now fiber rules the nest. CATV syste...

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nmclain

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Re: [telecom] FiOS in MDU Buildings [Telecom]

> 8 Hours is a Long Time As stated, it's rare but it has happened. When a major storm hits, power is out for _days_; a...

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Wesrock

25 17yrs Wesrock

Telecom Digest archives questions [TELECOM]

All, I had a discussion tonight with Bill about our archives. As most of you are aware we have long maintained our own...

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john

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Hackers Break Into Virginia Health Professions Database, Demand Ransom

Hackers Break Into Virginia Health Professions Database, Demand Ransom By Brian Krebs Washington Post May 4, 2009 Hacke...

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monty

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RE: Waveguide (was "size a major consideration...") [Telecom]

> I was amazed to hear of the cable co. stringing miles of > waveguide. At the cost, I'd assumed they used microwave >...

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nmclain

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Re: Waveguide (was "size a major consideration...") [Telecom]

|***** Moderator's Note ***** | |Given the cost of Heliax, and the losses of generic coax at 70cm, is |it possible/advi...

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ddl

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The archives are coming back [Telecom]

Gentle reader, As time allows, I've been working on reconstructing the online portion of the archives, and that work is...

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redacted

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Re: Waveguide (was "size a major consideration...") [Telecom]

> I think what you're seeing on cell towers is flexible waveguide > ("Heliax"): http://t > Wave guide would be a lot mo...

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nmclain

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Nebraska commission loses appeal on Internet call fees [Telecom]

Nebraska commission loses appeal on Internet call fees http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090501/ap_on_hi_te/ne_internet_c...

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fgoodwin

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Nice interface to Telecom-Digest [Telecom]

I spent quite a bit of time digging around for the instructions to change my email address on this list. Yesterday, I f...

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schmerold2

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FiOS in MDU Buildings [Telecom]

Back in July 2006, there appeared on this list a thread-within-a-thread concerning the installation of Verizon FiOS (an...

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nmclain

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