Might be using VHF talking to someone on the International Space Station, talking to someone in another country through an amateur radio satellite or repeater, but probably just another Verizon customer. Sorry for the geek speak.
Looks to me like a satellite phone. He might be receiving with that VHF antenna, but I don’t see how he can use the antenna to transmit. The transmitter must be built into the phone.
And please stop apologizing for being informed. Thanks.
JTB, I can’t tell what device the guy is holding, and I know I’m over analyzing this picture. The antenna elements look to be at length for 144 megahertz, and Sat Phones are in the gigahertz range, much shorter elements needed. He may not be transmitting, but the antenna does have a gamma matching section, which would only be needed to make the antenna resonant for transmitting. I have a bad habit of over thinking things at times, this happens to be one of them and radio is a hobby of mine. I’ll drop it before JK gets pissed at me. Back to the Golden Elixir. And I won’t apologize for that. One more thing, he is probably just a Verizon customer.
I’m reminded of a receiving antenna for those “Project Lifesaver” transmitters. Where I live the County Sheriff’s office and a few municipal police departments will give transmitters to the families of individuals who are at risk of wandering away from home. The transmitters are small and can be worn on bracelets or watch like bands. Batteries last about a month before requiring a replacement. Perhaps our friend in the photo is using a similar device to track wildlife.
Now we got ourselves a story. A Verizon customer from the Hunting and Gathering Economy uses an antenna/transmitter from the Industrial Economy and a phone from the Information Economy to track an animal which was implanted with a bio-telemetry tracking device from the Bio Economy so he can heard it back to his farm in the Agricultural Economy.
Man, I think that tale is somewhere in the jamahertz range.
And thanks for the observations, Erik. I can’t imagine Jeff getting pissed about a simple explanation like that.
jim britton says
January 26, 2014 at 1:57 pmHe must use Verizon wireless, too.
Erik in WV says
January 26, 2014 at 6:20 pmMight be using VHF talking to someone on the International Space Station, talking to someone in another country through an amateur radio satellite or repeater, but probably just another Verizon customer. Sorry for the geek speak.
johnthebasket says
January 26, 2014 at 10:59 pmErik…
Looks to me like a satellite phone. He might be receiving with that VHF antenna, but I don’t see how he can use the antenna to transmit. The transmitter must be built into the phone.
And please stop apologizing for being informed. Thanks.
jtb
Erik in WV says
January 26, 2014 at 11:40 pmJTB, I can’t tell what device the guy is holding, and I know I’m over analyzing this picture. The antenna elements look to be at length for 144 megahertz, and Sat Phones are in the gigahertz range, much shorter elements needed. He may not be transmitting, but the antenna does have a gamma matching section, which would only be needed to make the antenna resonant for transmitting. I have a bad habit of over thinking things at times, this happens to be one of them and radio is a hobby of mine. I’ll drop it before JK gets pissed at me. Back to the Golden Elixir. And I won’t apologize for that. One more thing, he is probably just a Verizon customer.
jim britton says
January 27, 2014 at 12:35 amI’m reminded of a receiving antenna for those “Project Lifesaver” transmitters. Where I live the County Sheriff’s office and a few municipal police departments will give transmitters to the families of individuals who are at risk of wandering away from home. The transmitters are small and can be worn on bracelets or watch like bands. Batteries last about a month before requiring a replacement. Perhaps our friend in the photo is using a similar device to track wildlife.
johnthebasket says
January 27, 2014 at 3:31 amNow we got ourselves a story. A Verizon customer from the Hunting and Gathering Economy uses an antenna/transmitter from the Industrial Economy and a phone from the Information Economy to track an animal which was implanted with a bio-telemetry tracking device from the Bio Economy so he can heard it back to his farm in the Agricultural Economy.
Man, I think that tale is somewhere in the jamahertz range.
And thanks for the observations, Erik. I can’t imagine Jeff getting pissed about a simple explanation like that.
jtb
johnthebasket says
January 27, 2014 at 4:24 amDamn homophones. I don’t mean the communication device for those who prefer partners of their own gender. I mean heard and herd.
jtb
madz1962 says
January 26, 2014 at 6:41 pmCan you hear me now? Good
ob negative says
January 26, 2014 at 6:41 pmModern day interpretation of Moses receiving the Ten Commandants.
Limey says
January 27, 2014 at 9:35 amMoses, like Santa and Jesus, was white with blue eyes.
John Smith says
January 27, 2014 at 10:38 amI thought Moses looked more like Mel Brooks
Buzz in Wheeling says
January 26, 2014 at 8:49 pmHelp, I am stuck in some sort of hellish Bunker-Cam loop! Lemme out!!
Erik in WV says
January 26, 2014 at 11:45 pmBuzz, nice to see a local on the surf report. I’m in Follansbee, drive through Wheeling every day.
Buzz in Wheeling says
January 27, 2014 at 7:32 am@Erik: frequent lurker, sometime poster. Been visiting for what seems like ages.
I fret about JK, though. He needs fewer potholes in his life.
WB in OH says
January 27, 2014 at 12:34 pmMom, I’m sorry I don’t call more often…
John Smith says
January 27, 2014 at 1:32 pmTyler Perry… Day 1.