Replies to post #28585 on World Surveillance Group Inc (fka WSGI)

[siriuslyricher]

Multi, in the case of fire/smog detection and phone service in metro areas, the Hotzone system does not need the stratellite. From Rocky's board:

Subject: Sensor Testing/Hotzone Posted By: Rocky1
Date/Time: 06/13/2006 10:09 AM CST Message #: 870 of 871

In reply to questions being asked as to whether this testing procedure applies to only the use on Strat.

No. As mentioned in update the Hotzone 4010 terrestrial radio is a "standalone" product. The Hotzone units would be placed at different locations to transmit data back to home base operations.

[ShakeyGuy]

I have given it a lot of thought and cannot argue with the laws of physics. If you are suggesting the strats broadcast to each other then we will need strats placed within wi-max range about 32 miles of each other.
"Do you really think the NASA guys are that stupid or made such a gross mistake? That's really kind of insulting."
No I do not think they are stupid but I think they see other uses than cell phones. The insulting part is our ability to accept things that are outside of the range of radio capabilities without question.
SG

[symphyl]

No, I didn't say they are stupid. I am trying to work out what they already know. They have a plan but we do not know what it is.

I'm not saying it will take 13 strats to cover Chicago. I'm saying it will take 13 strats with no ground units and only knowing we do today. There are some pieces of the puzzle that I am missing and I was trying to figure those out.

I think a lot of people assume that the Strat flies over an area and suddenly a circle with a radius of 200 miles has all the full services - broadband, cell phone and others. I doubt that a cell phone can send signal to a strat 13 miles high at a ground distance of 170 miles.

They have other plans. I suspect at this point that ground units will be placed around any coverage area and the strat will "enhance" the services (TV, Radio, Remote sensing) but HotZone units will be installed on the ground to provide the end user connections. So, I think we agree on this point.

This makes the ground tests of the HotZone equipment all the more important and any contracts for terrestrial installations not at all separate from eventual strat rollout (like some were suggesting with the Russian deal).

This is the best I can figure. I am not doing this to bash the company or to say they haven't figured this out yet. I am a curios person and I enjoy puzzles. I was just trying to figure it out and thought others might have some input.