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Found: Motorola Keynote Pager Programmer

From: jcohan@hydro.mb.ca
Subject: RE: Motorola Keynote pager programmer
Date: July 6, 2006 2:44:22 PM CDT
To: brad@braddye.com

Hello Brad,

Thank you for posting the request for a Motorola Keynote Pager programmer. We have found and purchased a replacement. Here is a list of suppliers that indicated they also had units available:

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Leavitt Communications
847-955-0511
Philip Leavitt
pcleavitt@leavittcom.com
http://www.leavittcom.com/doc/Pager_Programming_Chart.pdf
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Larry Callander
Image Communications
1945 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90011
213-747-7099
image@sbcglobal.net
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JR Erickson
Project/Technical Mgr.
Canyon Ridge Communications, Inc.
pagers@canyonridge.cc
877-736-3684 702-736-3683
702-736-4851 fax
www.canyonridge.cc

Amen Brother!

From: Mike Candell
To: brad@braddye.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 5:39 PM
Subject: Cingular puts foot in mouth

Brad,

[...]. In the article about the DHS plan to overhaul the EAS. Did they not read the findings of the post Katrina panel? These guys are still trying to squeeze golden eggs from the goose. Sure SMS is great in larger MSA's; but 50% of the country is very rural. Where is the return for a cell tower in a 6,000 acre corn field?

Let's take the Glenayre's and PURC's out of storage and off of eBay and put them out there where they can do some good. Give every home a pager with a capcode for the US and the specific county/city. Just like the weather alert radios.

Mike

Question for Unipage Experts

I have a question for you about the Unipage terminal. Is there a simple way to send a copy of every page that goes out to a common capcode?

In other words, all messages would go out normally and then be copied and sent to account number "5000."

[From a reader]

Sophos recommends Macs for home users

Humphrey Cheung
July 5, 2006 19:06

Computer users tired of spyware and viruses should consider switching to Macintosh computers, says Sophos in its new "Security Threat Management Report." The report ranks the top ten malware threats of the past six months along with outline current and future security threats. Hacker primarily target Windows machines and the report claims the Macintosh will continue to be a "safer place," at least for a while.

The Sober worm took the top spot garnering 22.4% of the total malware caught by Sophos. The worm was embedded in spoofed emails that appeared to be from the CIA or FBI. The Netsky or Kama Sutra worm was a distant second at 12.2%. That worm was often attached to adult-oriented pictures and movies.

According to Sophos, the United States continues to lead the pack in spam production with China a close second. The USA produced 23.4% of the world's spam while China produced 20.5%. However, Sophos points out that Asia as a whole produces almost twice the amount of spam as the United States.

Ransomware and rootkits apparently are two of the most troubling emerging threats. Ransomware is usually distributed as a Trojan horse that then encrypts important files. Victims are then instructed to pay anywhere from $11 to $300 to have the files unencrypted. Sophos mentions that rootkits are increasing in sophistication and even briefly talks about the Sony rootkit incident.

The report makes a rather bold claim that security-minded consumers may want to switch to Apple Macintosh computers because of the "continued dominance of Windows-based threats". While there has been malware code released for Macs, Sophos says this hasn't resulted in any "in the wild" infections. "It seems likely that Macintosh will continue to be a safer place for computer users to be for some time to come," the firm said.

Source: TG Daily

Five Radio Amateurs Now Aboard the Space Station

New arrival: Expedition 13 astronaut Thomas Reiter, DF4TR, of the European Space Agency. [NASA Photo]	NEWINGTON, CT, July 7, 2006 — Five astronaut-hams now are aboard the International Space Station, and one of them — European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter, DF4TR — has officially joined the Expedition 13 crew for the remainder of its duty tour and for about half of Expedition 14's tour — six months in all, according to NASA. His arrival marks the first time since May 2003 that the ISS has had a three-member crew. Reiter and six other astronauts — two of them also hams — arrived July 6 aboard shuttle Discovery. The shuttle docked to the ISS July 6 at 1452 UTC. There to greet the newcomers when they came aboard the ISS July 6 at 1630 UTC were Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov, RV3BS, and Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ. The shuttle and ISS crews will spend the next week conducting joint operations, including two spacewalks and the transfer of cargo. Discovery delivered hardware and supplies, most of which are located in the Leonardo multi-purpose logistics module, which will be attached to the station's Unity module July 7. Then, the two crews will transfer unneeded items from the station to Leonardo for the trip back to Earth. NASA astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria, KE5GTK, and Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT, have been named as the 14th ISS crew. Expedition 14 is scheduled to begin this fall. Discovery shot into space from Cape Kennedy July 4 — the first Independence Day shuttle launch ever and only the second since the Columbia disaster in 2003. Relieved mission control personnel reacted with hoots, handshakes and hugs after the twice-postponed Discovery mission STS-121 reached preliminary orbit without a hitch. The STS-121 crew includes Commander Steven Lindsey; Pilot Mark Kelly; mission specialists Stephanie Wilson, KD5DZE, Lisa Nowak, KC5ZTB; Michael Fossum and Piers Sellers. Weather worries kept Discovery on the launch pad July 1 and 2. NASA managers also were concerned about a crack discovered in foam insulation near a bracket holding the liquid oxygen feed line in place on the external fuel tank. Some insulation also broke free during launch. To be on the safe side, prior to docking, Lindsey piloted Discovery through a back-flip maneuver to allow Vinogradov and Williams to eyeball and capture imagery of the orbiter's heat shield for any signs of damage. NASA is pinning its hopes on a successful Discovery mission, since the space shuttle is the only vehicle capable of transporting the components remaining to complete the ISS, including the ESA's Columbus module, which has been outfitted to accommodate Amateur Radio. More information on the STS-121 Discovery mission is on the NASA Web site.
Welcoming committee: Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov, RV3BS, and NASA ISS Science Officer Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ. [NASA Photo]
Taking a training break: Astronauts Lisa Nowak, KC5ZTB (left) and Stephanie Wilson, KD5DZE. [NASA Photo]
Expedition 14: Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, KE5GTK (right), and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT, prepare to don their training versions of their spacesuits at Johnson Space Center. [NASA Photo]
Expedition 14: Astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, during training. [NASA Photo]

Source: ARRL

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