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In article <7481@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>, ins_atge@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Thomas G Edwards) writes...
>In article <771@sousa.enet.dec.com> smith@sndpit.enet.dec.com (Willie Smith) writes:
>About the Waldo teleop robot...
>>stay tuned for results.

Well, we had a blast churning up the snow in the back yard last nite, and 
Waldo did just fine!  We measured some 4.2 ft/sec (2.8 MPH) on the flat 
concrete, though it slows down somewhat over broken ground.

>Actually, you could actually use a local ATV repeater a few miles
>from the robot, and have the command point be 10-20 miles further

Only if the local ATV repeater can repeat dual FMTV channels, and then what 
do I do with the full-duplex 9600 baud command/telemetry links?  But 
letting the vehicle get miles away isn't a very good idea anyway...

>(just remember Ham bands are for purposes which do not include making
> money)

Is it OK to use them for purposes which include losing money?  As I'm sure 
you noticed when you read the document I posted, Sunswick Engineering isn't 
a company as such, it's just me with my OEM hat on, which allows me to call 
large companies and communicate with them, instead of being brushed off as 
just an end-user or a (yuck) consumer. :+)  I realize it's probably an 
unusual use of the ham bands, but I consider the radio gear a means to an 
end, not an end in itself. (Is that heresy? :+)

Willie Smith
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