[NJARC] Hamfest on Cape Cod = Found Ameco AC-1

[Dave Sica]

On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 14:52:07 +0000 oldradio at att.net writes:
> BTW= I'm surfing wireless on someones network near my daughter's 
> home.  This is kind of exciting!

Two years ago we were out at the Early Television Convention and one of
the guys was worried that he was going to miss an auction on eBay that
was ending during the festivities. I had my then-new wifi-capable
notebook with me so we went driving around the neighborhood. Within a few
blocks we found a signal, he snagged his treasure, amazed, and we were
back at the museum before the break was over. Later I was visiting a
friend who had dialup service and it kinda p'd him off that, before he
had finished loggin in, I was able to download a large file for him while
simultaneously calling him on his phone from my computer (while sitting
two feet from him), all courtesy of one of his neighbors! It was pretty
hilarious in a geeky sort of way. Last summer, while vacationing, I
stayed in touch but just barely. It must have been a strange sight: me
with the laptop held over my head pressed against the wall of the second
story bathroom, the only place I could get a signal of any kind! I should
probably protect my own home network, but like apparently 90% of the
people out there, I never bothered.

--Dave