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Re: [TCLUG:18474] Internet to your Sailboat (was: mp3 pirate)



Well if you had any imagination you would figure out that a part of the
tower would be above water. You know like the Oil rigs. Except it would be
anchored to the sea floor and have a cable running to the bottom.


----- Original Message -----
From: Luke Francl <fran0382@tc.umn.edu>
To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:18474] Internet to your Sailboat (was: mp3 pirate)


> On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Philip C Mendelsohn wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 1 Jul 2000, andrew nemchenko wrote:
>
> > Um, this would be fine, except radio doesn't work like that.  And where
> > are they getting power for the transmitters?  Don't say solar, because
> > putting a transmitter under water is sticking it where the sun don't
> > shine! :)
>
> Not to mention that radio waves don't travel very well
> underwater. (cf: too much Tom Clancy)
>
> Luke
>
>
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