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Otherpower ADMIN offline due to Satellite Failure
By ADMIN, Section Site News Posted on Tue Nov 30th, 2004 at 09:06:03 AM MST
The IA-7 satellite is lost, and cannot be repaired......"unknown electrical failure"

We will not be able to answer email or use the baord for an unknown period of time due to the loss of the satellite....We know there are a bunch of inquiries pending regarding logins, passwords, and other board issues; We won't be able to answer them for an unknown period of time. Thankfully TomW is always around to keep postings in order on the board ;~)
Hopefully we'll be back up soon; Starband's offer of a free dial-up connection doesn't help us much since the nearest phone line is 12 miles away....
DAN AND DAN

Otherpower ADMIN offline due to Satellite Failure | 8 comments (8 topical, 0 editorial)

Re: Otherpower ADMIN offline due to Satellite Fail (3.00 / 0) (#1)
by JeroenH on Tue Nov 30th, 2004 at 12:29:11 PM MST
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"unknown electrical failure"

I guess Intelsat should have gone with one of this site's windturbine designs instead of solar ;-)

Well, good luck anyway and I hope your connection gets back up soon.

Re: Otherpower ADMIN offline. (3.00 / 0) (#2)
by hiker (hiker.wild[at]yahoo[dot]com) on Tue Nov 30th, 2004 at 02:58:10 PM MST
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so does this mean we can all run wild and rampent.................
WILD IN ALASKA

Re: Otherpower ADMIN offline. (3.00 / 0) (#3)
by Old F on Tue Nov 30th, 2004 at 04:50:58 PM MST
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Hope not my wild and rampent has turned in to
sedate and spred out : )
old F

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Re: Otherpower ADMIN offline. (3.00 / 0) (#4)
by JW on Tue Nov 30th, 2004 at 05:39:39 PM MST
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Smiles innocently,

Uknowww if the satellite is out, then it really wouldent matter if there were windmills involed, since there's no air in space... in such a case solar would infact be best. Its really to bad most likely a 5 dollar fuse took-out the whole frikinggg satellite. anyhow, I bet its not much consolation to the DAN'S, anyway, since the nearest land line that could offer free back up service is 19 miles away. Guess that's the reason one would get starband in the first place. Just wondering when the Dan's will get fieldlines/otherpower withdraw? :) okay so its like a day and a half now.

JW

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windmills in space (3.00 / 0) (#6)
by John II (jjones2(at)inetvisions.net) on Tue Nov 30th, 2004 at 08:47:05 PM MST
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JW... ever hear of "solar wind" ? I'm claiming windmills will indeed work in space... just have to build-em big enough thats all...haha

John II

Re: windmills in space (3.00 / 0) (#7)
by nack on Wed Dec 1st, 2004 at 02:26:33 AM MST
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The tower might be problematic.

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Re: windmills in space (3.00 / 0) (#8)
by finnsawyer on Wed Dec 1st, 2004 at 09:13:39 AM MST
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The whole thing would head toward Alpha Centari.
GeoM
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vsat (3.00 / 0) (#9)
by JW on Wed Dec 1st, 2004 at 11:59:53 AM MST
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Hey I just found this article on this satellite failure over at spacedaily.

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/vsat-04zzv.html

JW

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