[Xastir] More system questions

[Tom Russo]

On Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 09:15:38AM -0700, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the <archer at eskimo.com> flavor, containing:
> On Wed, 27 Jun 2007, Tom Russo wrote:
> 
> > A portable digipeater-in-a-box, however, can be deployed at a mission as
> > needed --- it needn't be man-portable, can be in a rugged waterproof
> > container, and with a mast, big battery, and beefy mobile rig could be
> > very effective.  Our SAR Support team has one and can deploy it as needed
> > (which in our case isn't often).
> 
> *) Steel ammo-can.
> *) Large gell-cell.
> *) Mobile antenna mounted to the lid, perhaps a 1/2 wave antenna so
>    that it doesn't require a ground plane.
> *) 2-meter handheld radio.
> *) Kantronics KPC-3+ TNC, set up to digipeat.
> *) Perhaps a chain to lock it to a tree in case a stray hiker finds
>    it during the mission.
> 
> One problem with this setup is that you have to allocate a resource
> to put it into place and another to retrieve it after the mission.
> Perhaps someone to replace the battery during a longer mission.

But is a proven system that is definitely going to work if you have those
resources.  If you don't have the time to spend on proving and refining a
new technique (which I don't), proven systems with a downside that they
take some extra win.

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