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(specifically told to do it in press conference) https://www.nvoad.org Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone ----- Reply message ----- From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <lists.wavel...@gmail.com> To: <af@afmug.com> Subject: [AFMUG] Harvey damage Date: Mon, Aug 28, 2017 7:59 PM Harvey DIRS FCC report 8/28/17: -There are 4.7% of the cell sites down in the affected area, up from 4.1% yesterday. -There are at least 189,487 subscribers (up from at least 148,565 yesterday) out of service in the affected area. This includes users who get service from cable system or wireline providers. -There are 19 (up from 11 yesterday) non-mobile switching centers out of service and 22 (up from 21 yesterday) switching centers on back-up power. On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 8:34 PM, Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > Kind of hard to move a city with 6.2 million people. But i say the same > thing about new orleans, anybody who didnt bring in fill to get above the > water should never get a dime > > On Aug 28, 2017 7:04 PM, "Sean Heskett" <af...@zirkel.us> wrote: > >> just playing devil's advocate but...if i lived in the path of an >> avalanche up here in the mountains and my house/neighborhood/city kept >> getting hit every [N] winter(s) with an avalanche that crushed everything >> in it's path and the rest of the country kept sending money for me/us to >> rebuild in the same place...wouldn't y'all eventually say "hey stop >> building in the path of the avalanche!?!?" >> >> just wondering ;-) >> >> -sean >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 1:43 PM, Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Tough call any way you cut it...our city has sent nurses and emt help to >>> Houston, utility trucks en route to San Antonio to stage for action, our >>> emergency response center is ready for 1500 evacuees and more if >>> necessary. We did same for Katrina evacuees...many actually stayed... >>> hospitality, great food and affordable housing, and again , great food. >>> >>> Jaime Solorza >>> >>> On Aug 28, 2017 1:05 PM, "CBB - Jay Fuller" <par...@cyberbroadband.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> would you rather have 6.5 million people on the interstates when they >>>> flooded? >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> *From:* Sean Heskett <af...@zirkel.us> >>>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>>> *Sent:* Monday, August 28, 2017 1:33 PM >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Harvey damage >>>> >>>> maybe someone from Texas can explain this to me but it seems that the >>>> Huston evacuation plan for the storm (or really any natural disaster) was >>>> to not evacuate because they can't move 6.5million people out of the city >>>> in time for the storm so everyone was supposed to evacuate "in place"...so >>>> now the plan is to go rescue everyone who stayed in place because it's all >>>> flooded. >>>> >>>> I know Texans have their own sort of reasoning and thinking but this >>>> seems really flawed IMHO. >>>> >>>> am i missing something or do I have my facts wrong?!?! >>>> >>>> -Sean >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Lewis Bergman < >>>> lewis.berg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> No political action better than reaction other than over reaction. >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 11:11 AM Jaime Solorza < >>>>> losguyswirel...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Abbot just called out all Texas National Guard!! About 12000 >>>>>> members... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Jaime Solorza >>>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 28, 2017 8:33 AM, "Cameron Crum" <cc...@wispmon.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> The Wisp response to Katrina was awesome thanks to Mac Dearman. I >>>>>>> tired to offer wifi to some of the shelters up here in Fort Worth after >>>>>>> that and it just turned into a bureaucratic nightmare and nothing ever >>>>>>> got >>>>>>> done. Nobody seemed to know who was in charge of communications. The >>>>>>> shelters in some parts of Houston, as I understand it, are a moving >>>>>>> target >>>>>>> as well right now. My partner's son is currently in one, but it may >>>>>>> soon be >>>>>>> overtaken by water itself and they might have to evac the few hundred >>>>>>> people there. It's a mess for sure. Someone might consider contacting >>>>>>> either Samaritan's Purse or HEB here in TX as they have already >>>>>>> mobilized >>>>>>> huge convoys of trucks with everything from food and water to laundry >>>>>>> trucks, to shower trucks, etc. I wonder if they have ever considered >>>>>>> communications? It might be worth while to have them build a few comms >>>>>>> trucks with hydraulic masts that could be quickly deployed and get >>>>>>> bandwidth from a nearby wisp for just such events. It could be outfitted >>>>>>> with a bunch of couches, usb charging ports, and few APs inside/outside >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> provide communications quickly outside of shelters. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 8:14 AM, Steve Jones < >>>>>>> thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Was reading at&t is setting up temporary cell towers to bring up >>>>>>>> basic outward commimications and limited data. Its filtering out >>>>>>>> streaming >>>>>>>> and video. Of course when the politics takes things over, there will be >>>>>>>> people who try suing for it not being "open internet' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Aug 28, 2017 7:37 AM, "Lewis Bergman" <lewis.berg...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I would imagine it would keep getting worse as they run out of >>>>>>>>> fuel. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 12:34 AM CBB - Jay Fuller < >>>>>>>>> par...@cyberbroadband.net> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for posting these >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ----- Reply message ----- >>>>>>>>>> From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <lists.wavel...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>> To: <af@afmug.com> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Harvey damage >>>>>>>>>> Date: Mon, Aug 28, 2017 12:19 AM >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Communications getting worse from FCC DIRS report differing from >>>>>>>>>> Aug 26 to Aug 27 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-346368A1.pdf >>>>>>>>>> https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-346369A1.pdf >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 9 radio stations out of service (up from 5 on Aug 26 report) >>>>>>>>>> 6 more switching centers, 11 total out of service (up from 5 on >>>>>>>>>> Aug 26 report) >>>>>>>>>> 320 total cell towers out of service (up from 315 on Aug 26 >>>>>>>>>> report) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Will be interesting to see what the Aug 28 report shows, looks >>>>>>>>>> like they come out at 11:30 each morning >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.fcc.gov/harvey >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 1:38 PM, Jason Wilson < >>>>>>>>>> ja...@remotelylocated.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> From NANOG last night..... >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hurrican Harvey DIRS report >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 5 radio stations out of service (WKNC, KKTX, KUNO, KKWV, and >>>>>>>>>>> KAYK) >>>>>>>>>>> 149,909 cable and wireline subscribers out of service (5 >>>>>>>>>>> switching centers >>>>>>>>>>> out of service, and 38 switching centers on backup power) >>>>>>>>>>> 4% of cell sites out of service (Aransas, Reugio and San >>>>>>>>>>> Patricio, TX have >>>>>>>>>>> more than 50% of cell sites out of service) >>>>>>>>>>> 9 PSAPs out of service or calls re-routed to another PSAP >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Aransas, TX is very rural, with only 19 cell sites, 18 out of >>>>>>>>>>> service. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-346368A1.pdf >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 27, 2017 10:32 AM, "Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I saw reports this morning of 22+ inches of rain in certain >>>>>>>>>>>> areas, with > 10 inches expected in the next few days. Rockport >>>>>>>>>>>> seems to be >>>>>>>>>>>> the hardest hit. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> bp >>>>>>>>>>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/27/2017 9:11 AM, Jaime Solorza wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey guys , anyone getting hammered with rain and winds down in >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hill Country areas? Tushar, Alan? Some flooding in San Antonio and >>>>>>>>>>>>> especially Houston but haven't heard about Austin, Llano, Marble >>>>>>>>>>>>> Falls, >>>>>>>>>>>>> etc. I have some Cambium 180s spares and one Epmp1000 .. stay safe >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Jaime Solorza >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >>
