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FRIDAY — AUGUST 12, 2011 - ISSUE NO. 468

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Greetings Dear Readers, and Friends of Wireless Messaging,

JUGGERNAUGHT

From Dictionary.com:

Juggernaut: ( often lowercase ) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team.

This is an interesting word. It might well be applied mobile phones and their effect on the paging industry. Before we get too carried away with lamentations, I would like to put the state of our industry in perspective. First of all we have several interesting articles this week — about some of our core competencies — that remain strong and viable.

  • Why doctors’ pagers still trump smartphones
    by: Brian Dolan and Ted McNaught.
  • Pagers and HIPPA Laws
    by: Leslie Prichard and Jon Word.
  • Pamphlet No. 4 on the problem which alerting is trying to solve
    by: Edouard Dervichian.

Next, I have included a List of countries by number of mobile phones in use, copied from Wikipedia, showing that worldwide there are over five billion mobile phones in use — with a breakdown by country or region. This should help us all to face the reality of our situation.

One thing that we should never be guilty of is, “all or nothing thinking.”

Like thinking that just because mobile phone use has grown so dramatically, there is no longer any requirement for pagers.

Au contraire!

One very good example, is the Health-Care Market as Ted McNaught points out in his excellent article, Why doctors’ pagers still trump smartphones. This is just one of many applications where pagers are still the best choice.

This has always been the main theme of this newsletter.

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Last week Ron Mercer sent in a letter to the editor that several readers, (and yours truly) thought was very good.

This week he sent in an apology because someone misinterpreted his statement:

“Also, we should remember that the paging carriers’ collective refusal to support wireless e-mail on ReFLEX networks in the late 90s allowed Blackberry, the earliest Smartphone, to dominate the two-way messaging field leaving ReFLEX in the dust.”

You can read all of his response in the LETTERS TO THE EDITOR section below.

As Mr. Mercer has been my friend and mentor for many years, I wouldn't dream of changing anything that he writes, but I would have just said that some of the paging carriers did this — not all of them.

Maybe some day I will write a “woulda, coulda, shoulda” article about how and why we missed the window of opportunity to imbed wireless text messaging over paging channels in the public consciousness and maintain a major market segment. I was there and saw it happen.

No point in “crying over spilt milk” now.

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It has finally cooled off here in Southern Illinois so I am going outside to work on my lawn. Have a wonderful weekend.

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A new issue of The Wireless Messaging Newsletter is posted on the web each week. A notification goes out by e-mail to subscribers on most Fridays around noon central US time. The notification message has a link to the actual newsletter on the web. That way it doesn't fill up your incoming e-mail account.

There is no charge for subscription and there are no membership restrictions. Readers are a very select group of wireless industry professionals, and include the senior managers of many of the world's major Paging and Wireless Messaging companies. There is an even mix of operations managers, marketing people, and engineers — so I try to include items of interest to all three groups. It's all about staying up-to-date with business trends and technology. I regularly get readers' comments, so this newsletter has become a community forum for the Paging, and Wireless Messaging communities. You are welcome to contribute your ideas and opinions. Unless otherwise requested, all correspondence addressed to me is subject to publication in the newsletter and on my web site. I am very careful to protect the anonymity of those who request it.

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Requirements

  • At least 5 years work experience in telecommunications, specifically in disciplines of RF engineering, paging industry experience preferred.
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  • Ability to prioritize competing projects and multi-task while maintaining composure.
  • Must possess strong organizational skills and the ability to exercise flexibility and resourcefulness in challenging situations.
  • Candidate ideally will reside in Northern Massachusetts or New Hampshire area.
  • Willingness to travel regularly throughout the service area.

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  • To be determined based upon experience.

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Critical Alert Systems is an actively growing company whose mission is to provide fast, efficient, and reliable wireless messaging alerting solutions specifically targeting the healthcare and public safety industries. They currently deliver millions of critical wireless transmissions daily to the northeast (headquartered in Portland, ME) as well in the south central United States. The company prides itself on prioritizing “People”, thus providing the highest level of customer service in a casual working environment that encourages innovation and fosters professional growth.

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Contact: Submit resumes in Word/PDF format to Alan Carle, Director of Engineering, acarle@ucom.com , Critical Alert Systems, 100 Larrabee Road, Suite 150, Westbrook, ME 04092-5105.

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List of countries by number of mobile phones in use

 

Rank Country
or region
Number of
mobile phones
Population % of
population
World Over 5 billion 6,909,500,000
1 China 906,800,000 1,341,000,000 67.1
2 India 851,695,668 1,210,193,422 71.11
3 United States 302,947,098 310,866,000 96
4 Russia 220,550,000 142,905,200 151.9
5 Brazil 217,300,000 190,732,694 111.6
6 Indonesia 168,264,000 237,556,363 73.1
7 Japan 107,490,000 127,370,000 84.1
8 Pakistan 108,894,518 171,901,000 65.4
9 Germany 107,000,000 81,882,342 130.1
10 Nigeria 90,583,306 140,000,000 64.7
11 Mexico 88,797,186 112,322,757 79.8
12 Italy 88,580,000 60,090,400 147.4
13 Philippines 78,000,000 92,226,600 73.6
14 United Kingdom 75,750,000 61,612,300 122.9
15 Bangladesh 74,190,000 150,093,000 48.6
16 Turkey 66,000,000 71,517,100 92.2
17 France 58,730,000 65,073,842 90.2
18 Thailand 516,170,90 65,001,021 81.0
19 Ukraine 54,377,000 46,143,700 117.9
20 Iran 52,000,000 75,078,000 69.3
21 Spain 50,890,000 45,828,172 111.0
22 Argentina 50,409,800 40,134,425 125.6
23 Poland 47,153,200 38,186,860 123.48
24 South Korea 47,000,000 48,333,000 97.2
25 South Africa 42,300,000 47,850,700 82.9
26 Colombia 40,300,000 45,393,050 88.7
27 Vietnam 34,500,000 89,375,000 38.8
28 Egypt 71,460,000 78,300,000 91.3
29 Algeria 33,000,000 35,000,000 94.2
30 Venezuela 27,400,000 28,200,000 98.0
31 Peru 27,100,000 29,000,000 95.5
32 Taiwan 25,412,000 22,974,347 110.6
33 Romania 22,800,000 21,438,000 108.5
34 Canada 24,037,372 34,238,035 70.2
35 Morocco 27,050,000 32,993,000 81.9
36 Netherlands 20,000,000 16,515,057 121.1
37 Australia 21,260,000 21,179,211 100.4
38 Saudi Arabia 46,000,000 27,137,000 169.5
39 Malaysia 30,379,000 28,250,000 106
40 Chile 21,000,000 17,094,270 122.9
41 Sri Lanka 17,359,312 21,000,000 80.95
42 Portugal 14,500,000 10,632,000 137.0
43 Hong Kong 13,264,896 7,008,900 187.9
44 Belgium 11,822,000 10,414,000 113.6
45 Hungary 11,833,000 10,020,000 118.3
46 Bulgaria 10,655,000 7,600,000 140.2
47 Nepal 10,001,670 28,500,000 35.09
48 Israel 9,319,000 7,310,000 127.5
49 Denmark 7,000,000 5,543,819 126.2
50 Azerbaijan 7,000,000 8,900,000 78.7
51 Jordan 6,010,000 5,950,000 101.0
52 Singapore 4,770,000 6,400,000 74.5
53 New Zealand 4,620,000 4,252,277 108.6
54 Estonia 1,982,000 1,340,602 147.8
55 Lebanon 2,720,000 4,224,000 64.4
56 Lithuania 4,960,000 3,341,966 148.4
57 Montenegro 1,294,167 672,180 192.53
Wikipedia contributors, "List of countries by number of mobile phones in use," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_countries_by_number_of_mobile_phones_in_use&oldid=444268758
(accessed August 12, 2011).

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Why doctors’ pagers still trump smartphones

By: Brian Dolan
Aug 11, 2011

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pager More than 80 percent of physicians in the US now have smartphones. About a third have tablets. Despite the aggressive adoption rates of these devices many physicians still carry pagers. Yes, plenty of healthcare-specific messaging services are now available for physicians with smartphones, and we cover the launch of these services at MobiHealthNews. Is it really time to move away from the pager? Ted McNaught, President of Critical Alert Systems , the third largest paging carrier in the United States, argues that smartphones aren't up to snuff when it comes to critical messaging. I invited McNaught to make the case for pagers despite the rise of smartphones in healthcare settings — here’s his take:

By Ted McNaught, President, Critical Alert Systems

New smartphone paging apps are promising emergency medical personnel the same fast, reliable service as pagers. But before you retire your pager, remember that smartphone apps are only as reliable as the cellular or WiFi network they operate on. A comparison of cellular and paging networks and devices shows important differences that can dramatically impact the reliability and speed of critical messaging, as well as patient and public safety.

First and foremost, when using a smartphone paging app, your critical messages will be delivered on a cellular system. Those are the same networks that are notorious for dead zones, dropped calls and poor in-building coverage. Cellular systems were not designed for the delivery of critical messaging. In fact, most cellular carriers provide a disclaimer and caution users not to rely on their system for the delivery of critical messaging.

During many major disasters in the United States over the past 10 to 12 years, local cellular systems were quickly overloaded or disabled — proving virtually useless for emergency communications. Consider the aftermath of the tragic tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. The cellular systems in that area were off line for up to four days.

However, even though the paging transmitter and antenna on top of St. John’s Regional Medical Center were blown off the building, Midwest Paging’s simulcast network delivered uninterrupted critical messaging when it was needed most. The surrounding transmitters continued broadcasting critical messaging to medical personnel inside the hospital, as well as first responders throughout the Joplin area.

Unlike a cellular network that sends a message from only one site at a time, a paging network sends the message over every transmitter in the network at exactly the same time. This is called simulcast technology, it’s unique to paging and is significantly more reliable than the cellular networks used by smartphones.

Paging systems also have the unique capability to set up a common group address in any pager so that the same message is sent and received at exactly the same time to as many people as needed in a group. Stemi and Code teams are generally set up this way. Smartphone apps can’t do that. Mass message delivery with cellular networks can result in different delivery times for each device, often measured in minutes that can be critical for emergency responders.

Paging networks also outperform cellular networks when it comes to broadcast power. Paging systems have up to seven times the power of cellular networks, translating into better signal penetration in buildings and more reliable message delivery. A single paging transmitter site typically covers 176 square miles, while a typical cell site covers only 10 to 15 square miles. Pager systems typically provide better coverage in rugged and remote terrain than cellular networks.

While new smartphone paging apps tout single device convenience, smart phones have several drawbacks that limit their reliability for critical messaging. The smartphone interface can require users to take a number of steps to read a critical message, which can be difficult during emergencies. Busy medical professionals don’t need complexity with their critical messaging device. With a pager, critical messages do not compete with e-mails, text messages, streaming video and other information received by a smartphone. Pagers are easy to use and solely designed to meet the demands of critical messaging.

Power failures often coincide with a crisis, making it difficult or impossible to recharge a Smartphone. And, having a smartphone tethered to a charger on a regular basis just isn’t practical during emergency situations. The disposable battery in a pager generally lasts 3 to 4 weeks and is easily replaced. WiFi and Bluetooth enabled cell phones may provide redundancy, but they also significantly cut back on the phone’s battery life. If you forget to enable those features, you may not receive your critical messages at all even when the cellular system is working perfectly just outside the building.

If you’re still not convinced that trading your pager in for a software app is a bad move, then you should know that smartphones that operate on our nation’s largest cellular network utilizing CDMA technology can’t receive messages or texts when in use on a call. Imagine a critical care physician missing a message in a life or death situation just because they took a phone call. And, after upgrading your smartphone software, some messaging apps may not continue to work as they did before. Lastly, don’t forget that many smartphones are also subject to malware and virus attacks.

Consider all the facts, and the consequences, before you trust your critical messaging to a smartphone app and the cellular network.

Ted McNaught is President of Critical Alert Systems, the third largest paging carrier in the United States. Ted has worked in the paging industry since 1986, was the founding President of the American Association of Paging Carriers and currently serves on the Executive Committee, as well the Enterprise Wireless Association’s Board of Directors.

Source: mobihealthnews.com

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Pagers and HIPPA Laws

By: Leslie Prichard
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Since the enactment of HIPPA medical providers must ensure the privacy of their patient's health information is protected. Medical providers should have policies and procedures in place to make sure compliance with HIPPA is being carried out by their offices. Communication procedures and cell phones should be addressed in the office policy.

Cell phones can pose a problem for medical providers in that most cell phones are readily available with cameras and the widely popular smart phones are also capable of sending photos, emails and other documents via unencrypted emails and other messaging. So, what is a provider to do about confronting this issue?

One solution for medical providers and facilities is to restrict cell phone usage and use more secure means of communication. Developing policies that disallow cell phones on the premises or in areas where confidential client information is contained is an option. In conjunction with that, and to continue to maintain reliable and efficient communications with providers, the logical answer to the issues facing providers is the use of pagers.

Pagers are still the best method of communicating with medical providers, emergency responders and staff who have access to confidential patient information and records. In addition to ensuring the confidentiality and compliance with HIPPA, pagers are more reliable, do not interfere with medical equipment and are implicitly dependable, especially in emergency situations where electricity may not be available.

Pagers have been used consistently in medical and emergency environments sine the 1950s. The reason pagers have such longevity is the benefits they offer. In today's environment, pagers make even more sense due to the increased scrutiny and consequences of HIPPA. Pagers are by design more reliable then cell phones due to the way messages are transmitted. In addition, the transmission of messages via pagers are secure, unlike many cell phones.

Paging systems feature high power transmission of up to 3,500 watts effective power while typical cellular systems have power of 100 watts. Additionally, the simulcast network a pager operates from provides simultaneous delivery of a radio signal from several transmitters providing wider coverage area and better in-building penetration than other technologies. This is an important feature especially in hospitals and facilities where cell phone signals are not available.

In comparison, cellular type networks assign a single channel in a single transmitter to a mobile connection with a smaller range and then rely on the network to "hand off" the call to another tower, if there's a channel available and not overloaded. Paging systems can easily designate priorities and block or limit non-critical users automatically for periods of time where it's imperative the emergency users have access.

Another benefit of using pagers as opposed to cell phones, is the dependability. With pagers there's no electricity needed for functionality because there's no battery charging required as with cell phones. Cell phones will not function without a charged battery and that need is even more dominant with the newer smart phones which have very limited battery life due to the applications typically running on the phones. Pagers, on the other hand, operate on standard batteries which have a life of close to a year for most pagers. That, in and of itself, make pagers inherently more dependable than cell phones.

The mot obvious feature cell phones offer is security of the integrity of information. Many facilities where government securities exist, do not allow cell phones in order to protect classified information. With the consequences to medical providers and healthcare facilities for violating HIPPA, this type of security should be foremost in the plan and policy development for medical facilities as well.

Pagers provide complete communication of important and necessary information to providers, staff and healthcare workers. Pagers are more dependable and reliable, especially in critical and emergency situations. Lastly, protecting the privacy of information in this high-speed technological age is the responsibility of all providers and facilities. Ironically, the way to provide that protection is restoring a tried and true, safe and reliable means of communication, the pager. Not doing this, leaves the facility and the providers open for liability and the patient exposed to personal harm with the compromise of confidential information. Pagers should be a consideration for all medical providers and facilities.

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Jon D. Word , a twenty-plus-year veteran of the paging, cellular phone and wireless telecommunications industries, is currently President and CEO of SelectPath, Inc., a wireless service provider, paging carrier, and tower management company. Contact Wireless, a SelectPath subsidiary is a paging carrier that provides service in the States of New Mexico, Colorado and Texas. Another SelectPath subsidiary, Wireless Repair, Inc. provides repair and refurbishment services for wireless companies nationwide. Mr. Word holds a B.S. degree in Engineering Technology from Texas A & M University. Mr. Word was elected “Who's Who in Denver Telecommunications” in 1990 and “Who's Who in Telecommunications” in 1996. Mr. Word can be contacted at http://www.contactwireless.com

Leslie Prichard is a freelance writer who consults with corporations in order to prepare articles and web content for their industry and specific needs. Leslie's work has been published throughout various media including websites and magazines. She has also won awards for her writing. In addition, Leslie has been a paralegal for twenty plus years and holds a B.A. degree from Texas Tech. University. Leslie can be contacted via e-mail at onenoseybroad@gmail.com

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On August 4, an M9.3 flare (fairly strong-sized) along with a coronal mass ejection (CME) blasted out from the Sun from sunspot group 1261and headed in the general direction of Earth. The still shows the characteristic spreading of light caused by the brightness of the flare as observed in extreme ultraviolet light. But, the CME can be seen distinctly as a darker cloud lifting off and rising up and out into space, something we usually do not get to see so clearly. It is predicted that the particle cloud will impact Earth in a few days, when it will likely generate bright auroras as far south as Pennsylvania and could possibly upset electronic equipment, especially in space. The power of the storm is ranked as K-7 on a 1-9 scale. [Photo and description courtesy of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is keeping an eye on a set of solar storms and explosions that could disrupt satellite, telecommunications and electric equipment here on Earth in the next few days. While activity had reportedly returned to somewhat normal levels when solar winds calmed the morning of Monday, August 8, another explosion at 0805 UTC on Tuesday, August 9 was three times larger than the February 15 flare, which, until now, was the most significant flare of Solar Cycle 24.

Given the location of the activity of Tuesday’s flare, any coronal mass ejection (CMEs) from the flare would likely be directed away from Earth. As such, the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) is not forecasting “significant Geomagnetic Storm activity” and the most recent storms should not affect radio amateurs. But when a CME does hit the Earth’s atmosphere — approximately 72 hours after exploding on the Sun — the low bands will be depressed and signals will be weaker the lower the frequency. The absorption rate will be most severe on 160 meters, less on 80 and somewhat better on 40 meters. The maximum usable frequency (MUF) — the highest frequency by which a radio wave can propagate between given terminals by ionospheric propagation alone, independent of power — will be lower and auroral propagation on the VHF bands is quite possible.

In 2013, solar activity levels are expected to peak with the next solar maximum within the 11-year solar activity cycle. “We now know how powerful space weather can be and how events that begin on the surface of the Sun can end up wreaking havoc here on Earth,” said SWPC Director Tom Bogdan. “This is why NOAA has a Space Weather Prediction Center -- to forecast when space weather is coming our way, so we can avoid or mitigate damages. We’re coming up to the next solar maximum, so we expect to see more of these storms coming from the Sun over the next three to five years.”

Electric and magnetic interference from solar storms blasting electrically charged particles into the Earth’s magnetic field can cause major problems on Earth. When a space weather storm is on the way, satellite operators can switch into standby mode and temporarily forgo communication between ground control and spacecraft in orbit to prevent the garbling of messages. Airlines can reroute planes that normally take fuel-saving polar routes. Along those routes, pilots depend on HF radio communications that are vulnerable to disruptions by space weather. This impact has already occurred in 2011: In February and June, airlines reported loss of HF communication near the Arctic, due to space weather. But pilots and commercial aircraft are not the only ones at risk: NOAA cautions that many systems humans use every day are vulnerable to changes in space weather, including GPS applications in mobile phones and in cars, power grids and military satellites.

People in 1859 didn’t have that advantage when a solar eruption caused a giant aurora visible as far south as the Caribbean Islands and essentially charged the air on Earth with electricity, taking out telegraph offices across the globe. According to NOAA, some telegraph operators received electric shocks and papers within offices caught fire. The interference even caused telegraph equipment to continue distributing signals once the equipment had been turned off. A 2008 report by the National Research Council predicted that a storm of similar magnitude today could cause $1 to $2 trillion in damage, globally. — Thanks to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Space Weather Prediction Center and the Solar Dynamics Observatory for some information.

Source: ARRL

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Published by the Law Offices of Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP

[Reproduced here with the firm's permission.]

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Source: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy and Prendergast, LLP For additional information, contact Hal Mordkofsky at 202-828-5520 or halmor@bloostonlaw.com

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WiPath Communications

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Intelligent Solutions for Paging & Wireless Data

WiPath manufactures a wide range of highly unique and innovative hardware and software solutions in paging and mobile data for:

  • Emergency Mass Alert & Messaging Emergency Services Communications Utilities Job Management Telemetry and Remote Switching Fire House Automation
  • Load Shedding and Electrical Services Control

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  • FLEX & POCSAG Built-in POCSAG encoder Huge capcode capacity Parallel, 2 serial ports, 4 relays
  • Message & system monitoring

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  • Variety of sizes Indoor/outdoor
  • Integrated paging receiver

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  • Highly programmable, off-air decoders Message Logging & remote control Multiple I/O combinations and capabilities
  • Network monitoring and alarm reporting

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  • Emergency Mass Alerting Remote telemetry switching & control Fire station automation PC interfacing and message management Paging software and customized solutions Message interception, filtering, redirection, printing & logging Cross band repeating, paging coverage infill, store and forward
  • Alarm interfaces, satellite linking, IP transmitters, on-site systems

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Mobile Data Terminals & Two Way Wireless  Solutions

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  • Fleet tracking, messaging, job processing, and field service management Automatic vehicle location (AVL), GPS
  • CDMA, GPRS, ReFLEX, conventional, and trunked radio interfaces

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Contact
Postal
Address:
WiPath Communications LLC
4845 Dumbbarton Court
Cumming, GA 30040
Street
Address:
4845 Dumbbarton Court
Cumming, GA 30040
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Phone: 770-844-6218
Fax: 770-844-6574
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Preferred Wireless

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Terminals & Controllers:
1 Motorola ASC1500
2 GL3100 RF Director 
9 Glenayre GLS2164 Satellite Receivers
1 GL3000L Complete w/Spares
1 GL3000ES Terminal
2 Zetron 2200 Terminals
  Unipage — Many Unipage Cards & Chassis
Link Transmitters:
2 Glenayre QT4201 & 6201, 25 & 100W Midband Link TX
2 Glenayre QT6201 Link Repeater and Link Station in Hot Standby
1 Glenayre QT6994, 150W, 900 MHz Link TX
3 Motorola 10W, 900 MHz Link TX (C35JZB6106)
2 Motorola 30W, Midband Link TX (C42JZB6106AC)
2 Eagle Midband Link Transmitters, 125W
5 Glenayre GL C2100 Link Repeaters
VHF Paging Transmitters
1 Motorola VHF PURC-5000 125W, ACB or TRC
6 Glenayre GLT8411, 250W, VHF TX
1 Motorola Nucleus, 125W, VHF, TX
2 Motorola Nucleus, 350W, VHF, TX
UHF Paging Transmitters:
20 Glenayre UHF GLT5340, 125W, DSP Exciter
6 Motorola PURC-5000 110 & 225W, TRC & ACB
2 QT-7795, 250W, UHF TX
900 MHz Paging Transmitters:
3 Glenayre GLT 8600, 500W
2 Glenayre GLT8200, 25W (NEW)
15 Glenayre GLT-8500 250W
35 Glenayre 900 MHz DSP Exciters
25 Glenayre GLT-8500 Final PAs
35 Glenayre GLT-8500 Power Supplies

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Too Much To List • Call or E-Mail
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Preferred Wireless, Inc.
10658 St. Charles Rock Rd.
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P.O. Box 8488
The Woodlands, Texas 77387
Cell: 832-928-9538

E-mail: eastwesttexas@sbcglobal.net

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EastWest Communications Inc.

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Note from Phil Leavitt:

For Sale

I have about 95 new CreataLinks and about 285 DataLinks, all 900 MHz POCSAG.

I have approximately 250 ± J39DNW0050 DataLink II Plus — boards only — new, and approximately 95 CreataLink modules. I also have 2 developer's kits and some CreataLink II units.

Philip C Leavitt, Manager
Leavitt Communications
7508 N Red Ledge Drive
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
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Tel: 847-955-0511
Fax: 270-447-1909
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Hark Technologies

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Wireless Communication Solutions

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USB Paging Encoder

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  • Single channel up to eight zones
  • Connects to Linux computer via USB
  • Programmable timeouts and batch sizes
  • Supports 2-tone, 5/6-tone, POCSAG 512/1200/2400, GOLAY
  • Supports Tone Only, Voice, Numeric, and Alphanumeric
  • PURC or direct connect
  • Pictured version mounts in 5.25" drive bay
  • Other mounting options available
  • Available as a daughter board for our embedded Internet Paging Terminal (IPT)

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Paging Data Receiver (PDR)

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  • Frequency agile - only one receiver to stock
  • USB or RS-232 interface
  • Two contact closures
  • End-user programmable w/o requiring special hardware
  • 16 capcodes
  • POCSAG
  • Eight contact closure version also available
  • Product customization available

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Other products

  • Please see our web site for other products including Internet Messaging Gateways, Unified Messaging Servers, test equipment, and Paging Terminals.
Contact
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717 Old Trolley Rd Ste 6 #163
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Tel: 843-821-6888
Fax: 843-821-6894
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UCOM Paging

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Satellite Uplink
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  • Data input speeds up to 38.4 Kbps Dial-in modem access for Admin Extremely reliable & secure
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its stil here

 

It's still here — the tried and true Motorola Alphamate 250. Now owned, supported, and available from Leavitt Communications. Call us for new or reconditioned units, parts, manuals, and repairs.

We also offer refurbished Alphamate 250’s, Alphamate IIs, the original Alphamate and new and refurbished pagers, pager repairs, pager parts and accessories. We are FULL SERVICE in Paging!

E-mail Phil Leavitt ( pcleavitt@leavittcom.com ) for pricing and delivery information or for a list of other available paging and two-way related equipment.

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847-955-0511
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7508 N. Red Ledge Dr.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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From: Ron Mercer rmercer@pagingplanners.com
Subject: An apology
Date: August 10, 2011 8:30:26 AM CDT
To: Brad Dye

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To The Editor

A Clarification and an Apology

The article that I submitted for publication last week (August 5, 2011), included the statement: “Also, we should remember that the paging carriers’ collective refusal to support wireless e-mail on ReFLEX networks in the late 90s allowed Blackberry, the earliest Smartphone, to dominate the two-way messaging field leaving ReFLEX in the dust”.

Unfortunately, but understandably, several people have interpreted this statement as a commendation of the paging carriers offering ReFLEX service at that time.

No such criticism was intended. Rather, I was attempting to point out that Smartphones have been using text messaging protocols other than SMS for some years and, therefore, references to negative aspects of SMS were counter-productive!

My larger intention, of course, was to underscore the fact that Smartphones are here to stay and that our industry needs to seek out the best Smartphone technologies and develop programs through which we can profit from them.

I trust that my purpose was clear and I apologize for my poor choice of wording that was insulting to many, albeit unintentionally.

Ron Mercer

Paging & Wireless Network Planners LLC
217 First Street
East Northport, NY 11731
Tel: (631) 266-2604
Cell Phone: (631) 786-9359

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Obituary

CHANDOS A. RYPINSKI Jr.

Chandos A. Rypinski, Jr. Chandos "Chan" Rypinski, a long-time resident of Tiburon, died of cancer at his home in Novato, California, on July 27, 2011. He was 86. Chan was an engineer, entrepreneur, and inventor, and a pioneer developer of mobile telephone technology. He was a Life Fellow of the IEEE, and a Fellow of the Radio Club of America. He received the Centennial Medal from the IEEE in 1984 for his contributions to vehicular radio technology, and the E. F. Johnson Citation (1994) from the Radio Club of America. He held eleven patents, and founded at least five companies. Chan dropped out of Cal Tech in 1943 to join the Marine Corps, and served in the Pacific as a radar crew chief in an anti-aircraft battery. Returning in 1946 to complete his degree in Electrical Engineering, he courted and subsequently married Cal Tech librarian Catherine Birch. In 1961, he moved with his family to Tiburon. He started several firms in Marin. In recent years, Chan actively participated in several industry standards committees, including IEEE 802.11. Chan is survived by Catherine Birch Rypinski, his wife of 61 years, his brother Richard Rypinski of Sacramento, daughter Margaret Buss of Novato, son Arthur Rypinski of Rockville, Maryland, and three grandchildren. He was a lifetime member of the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon. A private family memorial is planned at a later date. Memorial donations to the California Institute of Technology (CalTech) are appreciated, as Chan wanted to benefit education of the next generation.

Published in Marin Independent Journal from August 11 to August 14, 2011

Source:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/marinij/obituary.aspx?n=chandos-a-rypinski&pid=153036134

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From: Dervichian, Edouard
Subject: Pamphlet No. 4
Date: August 10, 2011 8:43:16 AM CDT
To: Brad Dye

Good morning Brad,

I hope this e-mail finds you in good cheer.

right arrow   Please find herewith Pamphlet No. 4 on the problem which alerting is trying to solve.

It discusses the difference between non-interlocutory and interlocutory processes and why the difference is important in alerting.

Warm regards,

Edouard
Business Development

Swissphone Telecom AG
Faelmisstrasse 21
Postfach 81
CH-8833 Samstagern
Tel: +41 44 786 77 70
Direct: +41 44 786 75 05
Fax: +41 44 786 77 71
mailto: edouard.dervichian@swissphone.com
http://www.swissphone.com

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From: Dervichian, Edouard
Subject: RE: Pamphlet No. 4
Date: August 12, 2011 4:34:28 AM CDT
To: Brad Dye

Good morning Brad,

I hope this e-mail finds you in good cheer.

Here is a case of how technology to control information (and people) is perceived to be detrimental to other modes of controlling information (political, parental or otherwise).

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/camerons-law-pm-planning-crackdown-on-rioters-2336308.html

Without a real case it is easy to misunderstand Pamphlet No. 4 and the danger to occidental politics from a mono culture.

Warm regards,

Edouard

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UNTIL NEXT WEEK

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Brad Dye
With best regards,

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Newsletter Editor

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Brad Dye, Editor
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E–mail: brad@braddye.com
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