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jim · March 31st 07, 02:14 AM posted to rec.radio.cb

David G. Nagel wrote:
jim wrote:

David G. Nagel wrote:

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.

**************

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

Sorry Dave but in this instance you are wrong. I have the MOP and it
includes the provision for listening to marine ops on the channels
mentioned. The cable in question is submerged off the south shore of
Long Island so any markouts via flags is moot. On the terrestrial side
we dont use flags rather orange paint on pavement and if in the dirt,
flags, though there is nothing in the dirt. Been doing this many years
mate so your advice whilst respectfully taken is not accurate in this
scenario. Thanks, Jim.

Jim;

It was an easy one to make as you didn't mention the fact the cable was
all wet.

As to marking the cable location can't you just paint the marks on the
bottom of the boat/barge? ;^).

Thanks for the correction though. Good luck.

Dave

No worries Dave. Its wet for about 6100 km's but it has to terminate at
a dry point which is a few km's land side of the beach. Cheers, Jim.