[sdiy] Recovery

[KA4HJH]

>> What has this got to do with Synth-DIY? Well it -was- DIY, and it -is-
>> the
>> method I use to access the Synth-DIY list.
>
>FWIW, my wife and I just moved to rural Oregon from downtown Chicago,
>and were somewhat stumped as to what to do about broadband. I ended up
>getting a 2-way satellite connection from DirecWay/Hughes. No DIY at
>all; literally plug-n-play. The installer guy dropped the modem on my
>desk, I ran a cable from the router to same, and presto. It's an odd
>connection that takes some getting used to, (downstream is fast as a
>greased wombat, while upstream is modem-esque) but the cool factor is
>quite high, what with a two-way satellite dish sprouting out of my new
>digs.

How much are you paying? I looked at their web site recently and it was
pretty pricey, especially for Mac/Linux users because you have to get the
ethernet version.

>For the record, it doesn't look anything like a Dish Network/Direct TV
>dish. It has a much larger and more old-school antenna portion, and is
>affixed with three steel struts rather than the single one that the
>television folks use. I assume this is because it needs a more stable
>platform to transmit with any accuracy.

Yes, it's because of the uplink.

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Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"