d-ude - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Logistic issues I see: (Score 1) 431

by d-ude on Friday December 03, 2010 @01:57PM (#34433712) Attached to: Foodtubes Proposes Underground, Physical Internet

I guess /dev/null will finally be a real place.

Comment Screenshot (Score 1) 473

by d-ude on Wednesday November 24, 2010 @10:16AM (#34330596) Attached to: Xbox Live Enforcement — No Swastika Logo

I was playing one of these guys the other day and grabbed a shot with my BlackBerry to send to a friend. I put it on my Facebook so I could share it with you all. It's obviously a Nazi version...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1790730&l=58123b17f4&id=1049148624

Comment Re:Where to buy? (Score 1) 83

by d-ude on Tuesday September 14, 2010 @04:12PM (#33579658) Attached to: Femtocells To Replace Parts of the 3G Network

Timing purposes more than likely. GPS offers much more than just location services...

Also, the Femtocells use the location data to coordinate frequency usage so as not to interfere with nearby cell sites.

Comment Re:Colorado Repeater Map (Score 1) 376

by d-ude on Sunday July 25, 2010 @05:49PM (#33023724) Attached to: Amateur Radio In the Backcountry?

There was a solar-powered repeater operated by a local club on top of a mountain, broadcasting at 100 watts.

You mean transmitting at 100 watts. It is illegal to broadcast on amateur frequencies except under very limited conditions.

Semantics. To the muggles it means the same thing.

Amateur Radio In the Backcountry? 376

Posted by kdawson on Saturday July 24, 2010 @03:32PM from the ham-on-the-hoof dept.

bartle writes "I spend a lot of time hiking in the Colorado Rockies. Cell phone reception is very unreliable and I'm curious if carrying a small amateur radio would make any sense at all. I don't want to add too much weight to my pack; from what I gather, a radio weighing a pound would give me at most 5 to 10 watts of transmitting power. I have no idea if this is enough to be effective in a mountainous region, and I'm hoping some experienced Slashdot hams could give me a clue. I'm only interested in acquiring a radio and license if it is a lot more effective and reliable than the cell phone I already carry. Otherwise I'll just wait for Globalstar to bring back their duplex service and buy a next-generation SPOT messaging device. (I know some Slashdotters will want to suggest a modern SPOT or Personal Locator Beacon; these are suitable for the worst kinds of emergencies, but I'll point out that reliable communication can help prevent small crises from becoming big ones.) Are small amateur radios effective in the field, or are vehicle rigs really the only way to go? Or am I better off just waiting for satellite?"

Comment Re:The classic answer: (Score 1) 249

by d-ude on Friday July 02, 2010 @03:02AM (#32769618) Attached to: What To Do With Old 802.11b Equipment?

Boatanchors.

Comment Re:Another first.... (Score 1) 90

by d-ude on Monday September 05, 2005 @09:30PM (#13486549) Attached to: Ohio Linux Festival 2005

Been going the last 10 years or so. It's in Dayton and I make the trip from the east central border near WV. Hotels are usually pre-booked months in advance, and all the good close ones are always full. I already have reservations in fact :)

Check it out here: Clicky

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