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To: Wright Sullivan who wrote (3612)	5/10/1999 11:09:00 PM
From: ftth	Respond to of 12823

LOL, all this talk about water pipe communications got me thinking about an equally funny-sounding technology, yet one that actually exists: meteor communications (yes, it's just as it sounds--using meteors as part of a communications channel) [Note I'm not implying that water pipes couldn't be used for some sort of communications...but does the error rate increase when you flush?:o)] Here's a blurb on Meteor Communications: Meteor-burst communications rejuvenated by remote data. Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 15, 1996 p59 (Summary) Meteor Communications Corp. of Kent, WA, is selling turn-key meteor-burst and extended line-of-sight VHF communications networks for specialized data-collection systems. This type of communication bounces a compressed-data VHF signal off the ionized trail of millions of micro-meteors that burn up in the Earth's atmosphere on a daily basis. The systems offer the benefits of low equipment complexity. They offer a single-hop range of around 1,000 miles in rugged terrain where line-of-sight radio communications is not possible and telephone lines are unavailable. Transmissions are made in the range of 40 Mhz to 50 MHz. dh