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To: robert b furman who wrote (6870)	3/16/2019 2:15:05 PM
From: Kirk ©	Read Replies (1) of 26807

The smart phone has been wonderful for my windsurfing. I save so much time planning which freeway to take to go windsurfing with both Waze and Google Maps to mix with the AI between my ears to predict the best way up and back to Coyote Pt. About 26 yrs ago I paid $400 for a portable scanner that allowed me to listen to the Tower giving the pilots landing at SFO the wind speed. With a proper antenna and standing just right, I could get the signal at my home in Sunnyvale and not have to pay for an expensive pager that gave hourly wind updates of what the phone would tell you if you could get through to get wind speed. It was a very popular sport back then so the phone line was always busy. A friend wrote a program to get the data on the net and post wind speeds but you needed internet access and a computer... both fairly rare for non engineering geeks back then. Today I get the wind reports updated every few minutes over several sources on the phone with the fancy browser to look at often better web site versions. Knowing WHEN the wind is up can save hours of driving plus sitting and waiting time. Of course I miss the party days of the early 1990s when everyone got to Coyote Pt early for lunch and a parking spot then waited for the wind that often didn't come up until as late as 4PM late in the season. I also bought a CB radio and would time when to leave the house with a good buddy so we could meet up on the road when we were in range and chat on the drive up and back. Today we don't have to meet since the phones can work anywhere. Back in the very early 90s... a few parts "fell off" the circuit board for a "not so legal" hack to the circuit board of the scanner so I could listen in on the analog calls to these new fangled G1 phones.... It was really funny because in the evenings the only people who could afford them were call girls and their pimps so it was fun to "accidentally" overhear some of the conversations. G2 ruined it by making the calls digital... Kirk

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