Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!snorkelwacker!mit-eddie!rutgers!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: rsiatl!jgd@gatech.edu (John G. De Armond) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Blimp Use and Eathquake Coverage Message-ID: Date: 20 Oct 89 19:15:10 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Reply-To: "John G. De Armond" Organization: Radiation Systems, Inc. (a thinktank, motorcycle, car and Lines: 24 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 465, message 3 of 8 In article wmartin@stl-06sima.army. mil (Will Martin) writes: >Glad you posted that note that mentioned your wife's query about the >blimp not moving South. >I did notice that the blimp was by far the best camera platform, >giving the most stable images. Perhaps ABC felt that having those >better pictures of the SF area was a "competitive advantage" in its >coverage and did't want to lose them, trading them off for unknown >results that the blimp might get further South. Before we attribute too much malice to ABC, we should note the technical reason the blimp stayed in the SF area. The blimp, which is strictly a camera platform in these circumstances, must stay within short-haul microwave range of the ground station that services it. In this case, the ground station was at the stadium. Remember, the blimp does not normally carry recording equipment or long distance microwave gear. There is a defined limit on weight and power consumption. John De Armond, WD4OQC | Manual? ... What manual ?!? Radiation Systems, Inc. Atlanta, GA | This is Unix, My son, You gatech!stiatl!rsiatl!jgd **I am the NRA** | just GOTTA Know!!!