[MLB-WIRELESS] Possible use for the network

[Peter Berrett]

Yes, unique content is my main interest. I suppose one has to ask 
oneself - if the internet exists why build a parrallel network?

*What unique advantages does the network have
*
- speed (if optimized for such)
- capacity to provide communications to places that don't have internet 
connectivity (rare nowadays)
- no download/upload limits or costs

The latter point is interesting in that the network is great for 
downloading purposes but the content is on another network namely the 
internet!

*What unique disadvantages does the network have
*
- speed not optimized at the moment (about equivalent to broadband 
internet so not much advantage there)
- no/little access to internet content
- limited amount of content available
- not easy for noobs to connect in

In some ways this reminds me of the melbourne packet radio group 
(amateur radio).  Packet radio really  suffered because of its slowness 
and to some extent its limited content. Mind you it was ok for sending 
emails, did have a little space related unique content and was also very 
useful for APRS (Automatic Position Reporting System).

APRS is something we should probably try and implement on the MW 
network. Could be fun tracking everyones car.

Probably the future for MW is as follows

1. APRS with connected voice to voice VOIP/video communications (car to 
car, base station to car)

2. Mechanism for transmitting large files including video thus avoiding 
internet bandwidth limits

3. Access to large non-commercial video repository (amateurlogic, BSOD, 
archive.org files etc)

4. Quality NASA Tv retransmission (via multicasting provided bandwidth 
is available)

Just some ideas...

cheers Peter











Gary Winder wrote:
> mate, I think you've raised the question that has been plaguing MW for
> years. What the hell to do with it once you've got it. The answer is
> content. We need stuff on it to attract people to it. Of which there really
> is none. Well, nothing that you can't get from the net anyway.
>
>  We also need a search function of whatever content there is, and there is
> none that I know of. Getting the government involved would be great if they
> could offer a free link into all .vic.gov.au sites for example. Or major
> file mirrors. It really needs something to revive it. But I gave up on MW
> some time ago as there was no real content.
>
>  However I still wait in hope and still hang around on the mailing list
> waiting for something great to happen to make me want to get involved again.
> Like being a key node in a link or something, but that needs a grand plan
> and direction as well as directives from the committee.
>
>  To me, the only current attraction would be a VPN link to a mates place,
> yet non of my mates are either close enough or nerdy enough to have a MW
> link.
>
> ;)
>
> Regards,
> g at z.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au
> [mailto:melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of Peter Berrett
> Sent: Tuesday, 2 October 2007 6:56 PM
> To: 'Melbwireless'
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Possible use for the network
>
> Hi all
>
> Something crossed my mind which may interest MW members.
>
> Many years ago (90s) I used to play with packet radio a bit and was for 
> a time a member of the Melbourne Packet Radio Group.They had (and may 
> still have) a half duplex 1200 baud radio network on the 2m band.
>
> Anyway I recall that at one stage there was talks between the Bureau of 
> Meteorology and the MPRG about using the network to feed data back to 
> BOM HQ from a network of weather stations scattered around Melbourne. I 
> don't know whether this proceeded but I have noted that on 
> http://www.bom.gov.au you can see details of the weather from a small 
> network of weather sites around Melbourne.
>
> It might be worth somebody from the Committee approaching the Bureau of 
> Meteorology to see whether they could make some use of the MW network to 
> transfer data and they might even provide some funding.
>
> cheers Peter
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