[opendtv] Re: Louisiana governor blasts faulty wireless networks
- From: "Stephen W. Long" <longsw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 09:55:15 -0400
Why do you need batteries for an emergency radio - I have purchased several
of the "windup" radios. Keep one in the house, one in the RV, one in the
SUV. You wind-up the radio for 2 minutes, it lasts for 40. There is not
much reason why one could not have a windup small LCD TV. If you were
clever, the digital device would have an USB port to download data to a
laptop computer.
I have always heard that in hurricane regions, it has always been the case
that you should have at least 3 days of water, food, and 30 days of
medicine. Post 9-11, my family has a detailed WRITTEN emergency plan for
our household - weeks of food and water, water purification, LOTS of
batteries. I also installed a back-up generator, large enough to keep the
fridge/freezer and the furnace running. We also have "get together" points
pre-planned. If we get separated and are out of touch for 24/48/week time
frames, we know to meet at certain geographical locations.
The true government failure in this disaster was the failure to get all of
those school buses out of storage, collecting people, and getting them out
of town.
My opinions are my own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of my
employee.
At 04:29 PM 9/10/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>Nat;
>
>All the world looks likes nails, when you're a hammer.
>
>Battery operated satellite receivers would seem to be a work-around, or
>those mobile sat receivers in Escalades come to mind.
>
>Yes, a Hurricane in New Orleans means that it's difficult for you in
>Maryland to watch local TV stations from the scene.
>
>People in trouble want long-lasting radio batteries. TV batteries last
>minutes of use; radio batteries last weeks.
>
>You can watch the disaster on your TV. People in New Orleans aren't
>complaining about no TV; they're complaning about radio batteries, and cell
>phone service (among communications needs.)
>
>John Willkie
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "nat ostroff" <nostroff@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 4:16 PM
>Subject: [opendtv] Re: Louisiana governor blasts faulty wireless networks
>
>
>> If there was ever an example of the value of the analog TV signal in an
>> emergency we have seen it this week. What will become of TV when it is
>only
>> a cable delivered service with very marginal over the air capability to
>> poorly designed DTV tuners?
>>
>> Are battery powered "rabbit ear" portable DTV receivcers even in the
>> pipeline for 2009? Or ever?
>>
>> Nat Ostroff
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 2:27 PM
>> Subject: [opendtv] Re: Louisiana governor blasts faulty wireless networks
>>
>>
>> > At 1:01 PM -0400 9/6/05, John Shutt wrote:
>> > >Most cell phone towers have battery backup for 24 hours of usage, and
>no
>> > >generator. When you have hundreds of towers, it is not economically
>> > >attractive to maintain that many generators. That is where a single
>big
>> > >stick (or a handful of medium sticks) works to your advantage.
>> > >
>> > >If, hypothetically speaking, we had DVB-T in the New Orleans area that
>> > >included DVB-H, then a single broadcaster, that did have a backup
>> generator
>> > >at the transmitter site and bunkered fuel for several days, could have
>> > >changed it's mode of transmission to QPSK and reached more receivers,
>> > >including hand held cell phones. But eventually the batteries in the
>> cell
>> > >phone would have run out.
>> > >
>> > >But practically speaking, even if the above were true, the most
>effective
>> > >mass communications method in New Orleans was radio. Analog radio.
>> Local
>> > >analog radio. Sorry XM and Serius.
>> >
>> > I do not know the specifics but many of the New Orleans radio
>> > stations are still off the air. I believe that WWL is operational.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> > Craig
>> >
>> >
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