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      gjacobse @jt1001001
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      @jt1001001 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      @gjacobse what SDR hardware and software are you utilizing??

      You can also use SDR# (SDR Sharp) from Airspy

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        gjacobse @gjacobse
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        @gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @jt1001001 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @gjacobse what SDR hardware and software are you utilizing??

        You can also use SDR# (SDR Sharp) from Airspy

        Right now, I like SDR# better:
        0_1494970878060_2017-05-16 17_40_33-.png

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          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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            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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              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?

              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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                scottalanmiller
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                About time for the welcome party at VeeamOn.

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                  gjacobse @momurda
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                  @momurda

                  Huh - apparently Pagers are still a thing

                  POCSag

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                    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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                      gjacobse @dbeato
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                      @dbeato

                      true - forgot about that. Thank

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                        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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                          Dashrender @Dashrender
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                          @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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                            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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                              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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                                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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                                  MattSpeller @Dashrender
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                                  @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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                                    Dashrender @MattSpeller
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                                    @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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                                      MattSpeller @Dashrender
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                                      @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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                                        Dashrender @MattSpeller
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                                        @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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                                          MattSpeller @Dashrender
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                                          @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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                                            Dashrender @MattSpeller
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                                            @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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