johannrissik Posted June 7, 2017 Posted June 7, 2017 Massive cold front coming through Cape Town tonight and tomorrow. Wonder what that is going to deliver to the first couple of batches when it gets further inland. Good luck all.Strong headwind for batch 1 into Masakala on Thursday.
johannrissik Posted June 7, 2017 Posted June 7, 2017 Looks like Philipa is still not feeling to well ?Philippa is well-endowed with the stoicism for which her home island is famous
Shebeen Posted June 7, 2017 Posted June 7, 2017 i have seen episodes of Days of our Lives even less predictable than this development....So for everybody guessing, my luck has changed, in the motor industry there will never be a best time in the mayhem chaos among st us, yesterday I have decided that the best time ever will be the next two weeks, my plane ticket is booked, game on.......
dirtrider Posted June 7, 2017 Posted June 7, 2017 True . We should have known when he started making suggestions and promises where this was going !
Shebeen Posted June 7, 2017 Posted June 7, 2017 True . We should have known when he started making suggestions and promises where this was going ! I have now not done RASA 9 years in a row, I'll do it when Marnitz quits.
johannrissik Posted June 7, 2017 Posted June 7, 2017 I have now not done RASA 9 years in a row, I'll do it when Marnitz quits.I think you're safe....for few more years
Shebeen Posted June 7, 2017 Posted June 7, 2017 I think you're safe....for few more yearsmy method hasn't failed me yet!!
Marnitz Nienaber Posted June 8, 2017 Author Posted June 8, 2017 I have now not done RASA 9 years in a row, I'll do it when Marnitz quits. I will take you up on your offer, but beware you might be 50 when you'll have to do your next RASA.........
johannrissik Posted June 8, 2017 Posted June 8, 2017 Johann, how frequent are the Spot trackers polling?I was told they are set at 5 min intervals, but they are clearly missing/losing some pings.
Thug Posted June 8, 2017 Posted June 8, 2017 Kevin and Derrick going somewhere else ? Because the trackers aren't updating that frequently, I can't really tell. Looks like the pings are every 30 minutes or so in certain instances.
johannrissik Posted June 8, 2017 Posted June 8, 2017 Because the trackers aren't updating that frequently, I can't really tell. Looks like the pings are every 30 minutes or so in certain instances.Those Spots are a challenge. They must face upwards, if they are lying at an angle their reply signal gets lost.Unfortunately, at the moment, it's either GSM report back trackers which work a treat until they lose GSM signal (and are no use in Baviaans and Stettyns for example) or Spot. Obviously they both use satellite to determine their position, it's the "reporting" that is the problem. The obvious solution is a tracker that uses GSM until it senses no GSM signal and then switches to satellite to report it's position. I don't know if such a beast exists?
Thorn199 Posted June 8, 2017 Posted June 8, 2017 Those Spots are a challenge. They must face upwards, if they are lying at an angle their reply signal gets lost.Unfortunately, at the moment, it's either GSM report back trackers which work a treat until they lose GSM signal (and are no use in Baviaans and Stettyns for example) or Spot. Obviously they both use satellite to determine their position, it's the "reporting" that is the problem. The obvious solution is a tracker that uses GSM until it senses no GSM signal and then switches to satellite to report it's position. I don't know if such a beast exists?Used these guys for the Roof of Africa dirtbike race tracking. Think they cover both Sat & GSM in a single unit and worked successfully in Lesotho. https://www.africanstuff.co.za/about/
Thug Posted June 8, 2017 Posted June 8, 2017 You are correct Johann, a combination device would be ideal.
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