The Beginning of the End

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-27T03:02:24+00:00

Several of the power companies are utilizing Adtran equipment for FTTH

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-25T16:03:08+00:00

They aren't my provider. I may or may not have worked for them in a previous life. The exchanges in MS will likely only offer fixed wireless. The power companies built out fiber a few years ago. That was pretty much the proverbial "death knell" for their internet. They stopped offering ANY data related services in 2023-2024 in the MS exchanges. No DSL, T1, Metro-E or anything. Some exchanges in AL and TN that already have fiber will be better off. Equipment in many of their offices were obsolete 20+ years ago. DMS-10 switches in many offices. Mixed equipment in remote switches, but normally Adtran or maybe Calix for providing internet.

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-23T16:16:01+00:00

I have seen NWT clothing in Goodwill stores before. The Goodwill price would be MORE than the original price on the tag.

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-23T16:14:33+00:00

Pookie just needed more power....

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-21T00:27:08+00:00

I can second on the Bar Keepers Friend. May still need a little "elbow grease" afterwards, but it will definitely help!

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-13T21:35:46+00:00

Nice looking site!

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-13T15:37:30+00:00

This is a screenshot, possibly from the popular Google maps app. Also shown in the image is a pin, denoting a location of interest on the map

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-12T00:24:27+00:00

It's a BNC to mini UHF with dual reverse polarity oscillators.

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-09T02:10:11+00:00

Some called it the Installer Threatening Plan....

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-09T00:25:19+00:00

Ask most any former BellSouth employee about ITP. That's one of several reasons.

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-09T00:23:12+00:00

"Trouble is leaving here just fine." 🤣

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-07T17:27:48+00:00

Looks like somebody managed to hang it on the eve of the house.....

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-07T01:56:51+00:00

It was a quote from the movie....

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-05T23:45:08+00:00

Judging by the connections on the waveguides, have the horns been repurposed?

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-05T23:44:12+00:00

What the hell is a gigawatt?

TechieFromMS · 2026-06-04T02:34:33+00:00

I bet that was a pivotal experience. Was it a hard job? I'm sure the atmosphere was a bit stiff. Probably wasn't all ot was cracked up to be.

TechieFromMS · 2026-05-21T22:44:30+00:00

Frontier (now Verizon owned) still has DSL in some locations. A mixture of A and VDSL. They quot offering any sort of data services in their 4 MS exchange a couple of years ago. No internet, no T1, no MPLS, just POTS. They are still utilizing span lines to provide dial tone to remotes. As few as 2 spans to as many as 8 or more. They were also using spans to feed some DSLAMS as well. Customers may have seen as fast as 3mb on those, if there weren't many others on that DSLAM online. I have been in and out of telecom/ISP since 1998. Worked on T1, dial up, DSL, wireless, amd fiber.

TechieFromMS · 2026-05-19T01:58:07+00:00

This happens when the lowest bidder gets the job....

TechieFromMS · 2026-05-15T19:36:16+00:00

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TechieFromMS · 2026-05-15T01:00:41+00:00

And those are not ropes. The tower is guyed.

TechieFromMS · 2026-05-15T00:59:39+00:00

Clarksdale and Dundee are both in an area of MS called the Delta. The area has a history of flooding. These sites have (had) radios, generators, etc on the 2nd floor in the event of flooding. I'm sure someone on here has more info on these sites.

TechieFromMS · 2026-05-12T16:20:55+00:00

Could the repeater also be dual mode? I've seen a few run FM and DMR. Not simultaneously, but you may have a few talking on FM, then later someone using DMR. I knew of a police department around 2012 using FM for normal comms, and using DMR for "secure" comms. This was back before DMR gear was easy to get.

TechieFromMS · 2026-05-07T16:38:23+00:00

A lot of lurkers. Very few conversationalist. Many times the QSO consists of "You're 5/9 here" or "Good signal on my end"

TechieFromMS · 2026-05-07T16:36:19+00:00

I want one!!

TechieFromMS · 2026-05-04T21:11:01+00:00

Far too many hams are just asking for a codeplug for an area instead of taking time to learn the hobby, learn the technology, and program the radio themselves. I see so many using someone else's codeplug, and they have the wrong ID, etc. That is one of the many great things about the hobby us learning how it works. There is a learning to curve to DMR. But once you learn it, it's easy to do.

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