Yes. Used by oil and gas folks On Sep 21, 2017 8:31 PM, "Eric Kuhnke" <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Iridium SBD data functionality (different thing than voice service, very > short message sizes) is extremely useful for all sorts of SCADA. It's very > easy to develop software and scripts for because you can talk to the SBD > modem with a standard AT comment set from a command line, interactively > while doing development, and then use the same technique having a piece of > equipment talk to it in an automated fashion with AT commands at 96008N1. > > > > On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 7:13 PM, Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Yes. That is a useful tool...many of my SCADA clients have them for >> emergencies >> >> On Sep 21, 2017 8:07 PM, "Eric Kuhnke" <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> In a massive disaster or humanitarian relief situation, a satellite >>> phone is also a useful thing for an organization's emergency kit. An >>> Iridium handheld is not dependent on anything local to function and >>> requires a lot less power than a ham radio setup (can be charged from a 10W >>> to 20W sized folding solar panel, by USB interface). The LEO >>> satellite-to-satellite ka band trunk network architecture of Iridium is not >>> dependent on anything in your region functioning except your phone. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 7:02 PM, Jaime Solorza < >>> losguyswirel...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Two years ago I addressed the amateur radio networks exclusion from >>>> First Net vision. Ham radio and short wave is being used in Puerto Rico >>>> right now as cellular networks are mostly down. >>>> >>>> On Sep 21, 2017 7:44 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Short wave radio is used in Puerto Rico >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/09/arecibo- >>>>> hurricane-maria/540600/?google_editors_picks=true >>>>> >>>> >>> >
