Steveo wrote:
jim wrote:
Steveo wrote:
jim wrote:
Steveo wrote:
jim wrote:
Steveo wrote:
wrote:
+++The need is for less than a week. Senseless to buy something
for that
+++short of period. That's why I was looking for a web site.
Thanks.
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your out of luck then
james
He could loan them his scanner but he doesn't want it back in
pieces. Some friend Jim turned out to be.
Eh?
You don't have a scanner?
nope. had a gc radio but sold it and gave the proceeds to my mates
widow who has three kids. He was an amateur operator who also enjoyed
11 meters.
I might have an old marine radio laying around if you really need it.
You'll need some sort of an antenna to go with it tho.
Thanks Steve but i was needing it this week as the Army Corp of
Engineering subcontracted a firm to replenish the beach on the south
shore of the island and I wanted to listen to the proceedings as our
fiber optic cable runs right through their work area. Whew, long
sentence... Thats why i was asking if I could listen via the net instead
of getting hardware.
Oh well, tell the purchasing agent to spring for a scanner anyway. Ya never
know when it may be needed. 
Listening to the marine radio will not do you any good. The contractors
will not be using those frequencies. If they use any two way radios they
will be on the business band frequencies. What you need to do is have
the line of the fiver optic cable marked with flags so that the
contractors will know where your company has them buried. Usually there
is a agency that marks all underground utilities at no cost to the
contractor to prevent damage to the utilities. I recommend you contact
the Corps and request that they have the survey done prior to any work
being done. If they don't have the survey they become responsible for
any damage and subsequent repairs.
Dave N