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- Path: FreeNet.Carleton.CA!an171
- From: an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony Hill)
- Subject: Re: Modems in Outdoor Environments?
- Message-ID: <DLEyqB.9M4@freenet.carleton.ca>
- Sender: an171@freenet2.carleton.ca (Anthony Hill)
- Reply-To: an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony Hill)
- Organization: The National Capital FreeNet
- References: <4dh8fv$3jm@panix.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 05:46:58 GMT
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- Ed Ravin (eravin@panix.com) writes:
- > I need to help a scientist who's installing a modem in a survey
- > instrument that's going to live outdoors. The modem will be inside
- > a (hopefully) water-tight box, but with no climate control. The box
- > will be outside, with no climate control, in a place with pretty wide
- > temperature extremes (i.e. freezing at night some times of year,
- > broiling in the day other times of year).
- >
- > Does anyone know of a modem manufacturer who makes modems designed
- > to operate in such harsh environments? Anyone else have experience
- > in setting up this kind of remote outpost setup and have suggestions?
-
- Check out some of the companies that make real industrial strength
- modems, they almost always list their operational temperature ranges, and
- for this sort of use, you'll really need an industrial strength modem
- unless your scientist friend wants to make regular trips out to reset the
- modem. Anyway, a few companies you might want to check out could be:
-
- AT&T Paradyne www.att.paradyne.com
- Motorola ISG www.mot.com/MIMS/ISG
- Penril www.penril.com
- Telebit www.telebit.com
-
- There are probably some others. Anyway, as I said, these sites
- should list the specs of the modems, including their operative temp.
- range.
-
- Anthony
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- Anthony Hill | an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA
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