Good Wi-Fi Network names

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Bruno_me posted:

most have been decommissioned, but a lot more of these than you'd think are still actively serving more remote areas, just with newer radios downstairs

this is from a tool I wrote to load and query the fcc microwave license database from google earth, looking at att/mtn bell/us west/qwest/centurylink's network in western colorado, where it's often cheaper to maintain and occasionally build relay sites than drag fiber through the mountains (also they may serve as a backup to fiber if a cut means waiting a day or two for the snowmobiles and helicopters to find and fix it)

compare to nebraska/iowa where it's easy to just put the fiber in the ground in a straight line:

(green = active license, red = cancelled/expired)

I went to work in a smaller central office a few months ago and got to spend part of my afternoon talking with a tech who'd worked on and around them for a couple decades, which was pretty awesome. fun facts: the waveguides (they use plumbing instead of cables) are about 1:2 rectangular, so you can easily and efficiently switch out/multiplex polarized 6/12GHz radios. those horns give you an effective spot size of like 30something degrees, so you have to use a fuckload of transmit power to hit those 40+ mile links. and to handle things like obstructions and elevation changes, they use 'passive repeaters' (big metal panels) to reflect the signals around:

in conclusion, the best ssid is WLA697

neat, thanks!

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MullardEL34 posted:

Mantua

any non-NEOans wanna take a guess as to how this is pronounced

# ¿ Jun 15, 2018 23:41

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MullardEL34 posted:

Somewhat off topic but we really need a new YOSPOS radio thread.

someone make it, i guess

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Irukandji Syndrome posted:

this thread reminds me of the dude on reddit who got the cops called on him and fired from his job because he thought it was a good idea to name his wifi hotspot "Bomb Detonator" at a tech conference

lol

# ¿ Jul 20, 2018 18:24

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