Re: [TCLUG:18474] Internet to your Sailboat (was: mp3 pirate)

["andrew nemchenko" <drew@usfamily.net>]

What the hell does this have to do with Tom Clancy????????
Does he design communications equipment or something?




----- Original Message -----
From: Philip C Mendelsohn <mend0070@tc.umn.edu>
To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:18474] Internet to your Sailboat (was: mp3 pirate)


> On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Luke Francl wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Philip C Mendelsohn wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, 1 Jul 2000, andrew nemchenko wrote:
> >
> > > Um, this would be fine, except radio doesn't work like that.  And
where
> > > are they getting power for the transmitters?  Don't say solar, because
> > > putting a transmitter under water is sticking it where the sun don't
> > > shine! :)
> >
> > Not to mention that radio waves don't travel very well
> > underwater. (cf: too much Tom Clancy)
>
> I thought that's what the first line of my reply said, too.  But I'd just
> like to add:  radio doesn't work underwater.
>
> Actually, though, Clancy only had subs getting radio at antenna depth or
> ELF, IIRC.  But, the important point is making sure that the underwater
> radio horse is well beaten!
>
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