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    • momurdaM
      momurda
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      If i read that last graph right
      Where are you that there are only 2 FM stations between 94 and 96.3 MHz?

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      • gjacobseG
        gjacobse @momurda
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        @momurda said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        If i read that last graph right
        Where are you that there are only 2 FM stations between 94 and 96.3 MHz?

        LOL.. the basement.. with a simple telescoping antenna.. now if I use the BIG antenna - EFZ 10/20/40m the 5/8wave 2m antenna.... I should hear some thing different.

        (corrected)

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        • gjacobseG
          gjacobse @momurda
          last edited by gjacobse

          @momurda said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

          If i read that last graph right
          Where are you that there are only 2 FM stations between 94 and 96.3 MHz?

          Difference in antenna and Programs:

          0_1494973493578_2017-05-16 18_23_21-.png

          Point #3 seems to be a 'harmonic' of #5,.. same song / station..

          Correction... #3 and #5 are dups of #1

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
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            About time for the welcome party at VeeamOn.

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            • gjacobseG
              gjacobse @momurda
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              @momurda

              Huh - apparently Pagers are still a thing

              POCSag

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              • dbeatoD
                dbeato @gjacobse
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                @gjacobse in the medical field yes they are a thing aince they can reach people virtually anywhere

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                • gjacobseG
                  gjacobse @dbeato
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                  @dbeato

                  true - forgot about that. Thank

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender @dbeato
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                    @dbeato said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                    @gjacobse in the medical field yes they are a thing aince they can reach people virtually anywhere

                    Why would a pager be able to be reached any more than a phone that accepts SMS, are they not the same thing?

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                    • DashrenderD
                      Dashrender @Dashrender
                      last edited by

                      @Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                      @dbeato said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                      @gjacobse in the medical field yes they are a thing aince they can reach people virtually anywhere

                      Why would a pager be able to be reached any more than a phone that accepts SMS, are they not the same thing?

                      http://www.mobihealthnews.com/12503/why-doctors-pagers-still-trump-smartphones

                      OK this is a pretty good read.

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                      • dbeatoD
                        dbeato @Dashrender
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                        @Dashrender You stole my link 🙂
                        http://www.mobihealthnews.com/12503/why-doctors-pagers-still-trump-smartphones

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                        • dbeatoD
                          dbeato @Dashrender
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                          @Dashrender another one
                          https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/why-are-pagers-still-a-thing

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                          • DashrenderD
                            Dashrender @dbeato
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                            @dbeato said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                            @Dashrender You stole my link 🙂
                            http://www.mobihealthnews.com/12503/why-doctors-pagers-still-trump-smartphones

                            176 square miles of coverage for a single pager tower.

                            holy crap!

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                            • MattSpellerM
                              MattSpeller @Dashrender
                              last edited by

                              @Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @dbeato said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @Dashrender You stole my link 🙂
                              http://www.mobihealthnews.com/12503/why-doctors-pagers-still-trump-smartphones

                              176 square miles of coverage for a single pager tower.

                              holy crap!

                              Pagers are great old tech

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                              • DashrenderD
                                Dashrender @MattSpeller
                                last edited by

                                @MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @dbeato said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @Dashrender You stole my link 🙂
                                http://www.mobihealthnews.com/12503/why-doctors-pagers-still-trump-smartphones

                                176 square miles of coverage for a single pager tower.

                                holy crap!

                                Pagers are great old tech

                                So my question is - why didn't they build receivers for that old tech into modern cell phones? If a AA can last 3-4 weeks, then having that antenna there and software listening for it shouldn't put much strain on the system... perhaps there isn't room? /sigh

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                                • MattSpellerM
                                  MattSpeller @Dashrender
                                  last edited by MattSpeller

                                  @Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @dbeato said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @Dashrender You stole my link 🙂
                                  http://www.mobihealthnews.com/12503/why-doctors-pagers-still-trump-smartphones

                                  176 square miles of coverage for a single pager tower.

                                  holy crap!

                                  Pagers are great old tech

                                  So my question is - why didn't they build receivers for that old tech into modern cell phones? If a AA can last 3-4 weeks, then having that antenna there and software listening for it shouldn't put much strain on the system... perhaps there isn't room? /sigh

                                  Because pagers don't send - that's why it works so good. Two way ones do exist though.

                                  http://www.explainthatstuff.com/howpagerswork.html

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                                  • DashrenderD
                                    Dashrender @MattSpeller
                                    last edited by

                                    @MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @dbeato said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @Dashrender You stole my link 🙂
                                    http://www.mobihealthnews.com/12503/why-doctors-pagers-still-trump-smartphones

                                    176 square miles of coverage for a single pager tower.

                                    holy crap!

                                    Pagers are great old tech

                                    So my question is - why didn't they build receivers for that old tech into modern cell phones? If a AA can last 3-4 weeks, then having that antenna there and software listening for it shouldn't put much strain on the system... perhaps there isn't room? /sigh

                                    Because pagers don't send - that's why it works so good. Two way ones do exist though.

                                    http://www.explainthatstuff.com/howpagerswork.html

                                    You don't care about sending - use SMS to send. and if it doesn't work.. so what? It's receiving the message that's more important for critical messages. But I suppose that's the issue. pagers work by calling a phone number and typing in a phone number - or emailing a gateway address, which then converts to a pager outgoing message.

                                    I wonder if two page pagers use the pager system or the SMS system?

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                                    • MattSpellerM
                                      MattSpeller @Dashrender
                                      last edited by

                                      @Dashrender I believe they do send on the pager system, not SMS. Again we're talking about a very simple relay system - there's no confirmation it worked either way.

                                      Cellphones don't have them as it's an additional radio + additional cost etc.

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                                      • DashrenderD
                                        Dashrender @MattSpeller
                                        last edited by

                                        @MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                        @Dashrender I believe they do send on the pager system, not SMS. Again we're talking about a very simple relay system - there's no confirmation it worked either way.

                                        Cellphones don't have them as it's an additional radio + additional cost etc.

                                        Yet most if not all cellphones have FM receivers, just they are disabled in the USA. 😞 I'd gladly give up the FM for a pager receiver instead for critical messages. Though - how would that work? would you need a separate phone number?

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                                        • MattSpellerM
                                          MattSpeller @Dashrender
                                          last edited by

                                          @Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                          @MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                          @Dashrender I believe they do send on the pager system, not SMS. Again we're talking about a very simple relay system - there's no confirmation it worked either way.

                                          Cellphones don't have them as it's an additional radio + additional cost etc.

                                          Yet most if not all cellphones have FM receivers, just they are disabled in the USA. 😞 I'd gladly give up the FM for a pager receiver instead for critical messages. Though - how would that work? would you need a separate phone number?

                                          Presumably yes, however they're phasing out the paging network everywhere so there's not much point looking into it

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller
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                                            Netflix is showing ads now?

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