From:	"J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@****.CAIS.COM>
Subject:	Re: Cellular links again
Date:	Tue, 15 Nov 1994 18:26:51 -0500

On Mon, 14 Nov 1994, Magister wrote:

> If you're going to be using IR or cellular...why not use microwaves.
> They are used to transmit television signals from a station to the
> transmitter. The hardware is a bit more expensive than cellular, but,
> the quality is excellent.

Microwave (at least, as utilized for television) is about 95%
line-of-sight. That's why you rarely see live reports from remote
locations during rainstorms (that, and the fact that lightning _really_
likes microwave trucks.)

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