Is the Dog Fence a Phone Aerial ?
Submitted: Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 12:57
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Member - Oldbaz. NSW.
Just had a mobile call from Brother in Law from between
William Creek &
Coober Pedy. He was amazed to have service. He was in the vicinity of the
dog fence...mobile...reception was good, he crossed fence & then service failed shortly after. Could the fence assist reception ? Handy to know for future reference.
.......oldbaz.
Reply By: Member - Olcoolone (S.A) - Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 13:00
Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 13:00
No
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Reply By: Notso - Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 13:05
Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 13:05
Probably would work as good as standing on your left leg with your tongue hanging out the left corner of your mouth.
It happens with Mobiles, move a metre or two and things change.
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Follow Up By: Ozboc - Friday, Aug 08, 2008 at 08:45
Friday, Aug 08, 2008 at 08:45
you forgot the left finger must be in your right ear hole .... , if you have a bad back - this procedure is not recommended ..
Boc
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Reply By: Hairy (NT) - Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 14:26
Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 14:26
Gday,
Coober Pedy itself has had mobile coverage for years...Either 25km or 50 km radius.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Oldbaz. NSW. - Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 15:07
Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 15:07
G'day Hairy, probably a stupid question but I'm not the smartest
bloke around when it comes to technology, but I will ask.......
not sure how far it is from the fence to
Coober Pedy but sounds
like a reasonable assumption. 5 deg here & raining...rain is good
but temp is a real PITA.....cheers....oldbaz.
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Follow Up By: Hairy (NT) - Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 15:37
Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 15:37
Gday Oldbaz,
You aint Robinson Carusso there.
Cheers
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Reply By: Member - lyndon K (SA) - Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 16:06
Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 16:06
Hi
Don't know about this particular instance, but in general when you get unexpected coverage in a remote area you can just about bet there in a indigenous community close by.
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Reply By: Kiwi & "Grenade" - Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 16:15
Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 16:15
It might be like standing on top of Uluru....you get reception up there.....!!
Well there you go....he'll remember that place for the future wont !!LOL!!
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Reply By: Mike Harding - Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 17:04
Thursday, Aug 07, 2008 at 17:04
Coober Pedy and the
Dog Fence are 14km distant so even GSM with it's 33km maximum (dual time slots excepted) should be able to make that.
"Is the
Dog Fence a phone aerial?" - maybe. It may also be an attenuator (negative aerial). Because the propagation of radio signals is so dependent upon their environment there is no way we could say with certainty exactly what impact such a large metal structure (especially a linear one) would have upon either the signal your BIL was receiving or the one he was transmitting.
Given the country around there is pretty flat and that he was only 14km from the cell my _guess_ is that the fence was attenuating the signal?
Mike Harding
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