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.
johnthebasketsays
Erik…
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 WVsays
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.
johnthebasketsays
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.
jtb
johnthebasketsays
Damn homophones. I don’t mean the communication device for those who prefer partners of their own gender. I mean heard and herd.
jtb
madz1962says
Can you hear me now? Good
ob negativesays
Modern day interpretation of Moses receiving the Ten Commandants.
Limeysays
Moses, like Santa and Jesus, was white with blue eyes.
John Smithsays
I thought Moses looked more like Mel Brooks
Buzz in Wheelingsays
Help, I am stuck in some sort of hellish Bunker-Cam loop! Lemme out!!
Erik in WVsays
Buzz, nice to see a local on the surf report. I’m in Follansbee, drive through Wheeling every day.
Buzz in Wheelingsays
@Erik: frequent lurker, sometime poster. Been visiting for what seems like ages.
I fret about JK, though. He needs fewer potholes in his life.
He must use Verizon wireless, too.
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.
Erik…
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
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.
jtb
Damn homophones. I don’t mean the communication device for those who prefer partners of their own gender. I mean heard and herd.
jtb
Can you hear me now? Good
Modern day interpretation of Moses receiving the Ten Commandants.
Moses, like Santa and Jesus, was white with blue eyes.
I thought Moses looked more like Mel Brooks
Help, I am stuck in some sort of hellish Bunker-Cam loop! Lemme out!!
Buzz, nice to see a local on the surf report. I’m in Follansbee, drive through Wheeling every day.
@Erik: frequent lurker, sometime poster. Been visiting for what seems like ages.
I fret about JK, though. He needs fewer potholes in his life.
Mom, I’m sorry I don’t call more often…
Tyler Perry… Day 1.