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  1. Hippyty79

    sat comms in the Pilbara

    Ive got the same issue, been with Pivotel since late 2017, I’m curious to see which way you go.
  2. Hippyty79

    concrete/sewer lid advice.

    If your close to a batch plant, I’d get a quote for 0.2m3, particularly if the company takes orders direct, here in Wa they use to charge m3 ordered plus a pro rate rate upto 3.4m3, if it’s trafficable I’d go 100mm thick with sl 82 mesh
  3. Hippyty79

    concrete/sewer lid advice.

    If it rectangular 0.175m3
  4. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    It seem like they use Inmarsat for 2 way communication and global coverage. https://orchardandvine.net/news/john-deere-%E2%80%98kill-switch%E2%80%99-renders-stolen-tractors-useless/
  5. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    Sorry, pocket posted before I could finish writing. The quote was from an article a year ago, I couldn’t read the NY times article without joining and came across this article...
  6. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    Katie McRobert, general manager at the Australia Farm Institute, said Australian farmers sourced their GPS signal from one satellite, which was a critical risk to rural industries. “Having all your GPS eggs in one basket is a vulnerability on a good day, and a fatal weakness on a bad one,”...
  7. Hippyty79

    Southern Lights

    Zoomed in and ET got his hand in.
  8. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    We could all wander around with our compasses🤣
  9. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    Well over a hundred satellites, which are all owned by country’s with nuclear capability’s,. There would be more of a chance of a nuclear war.
  10. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    I agree and carry one, but after over 25yrs of using electric gps without any issue, I’m confident in the modern compass.
  11. Hippyty79

    Coil storage

    I use an old DD Leather gpZ bag behind the back seat in the wagon for my coils and sensitive gear, DD use to make coil bags.
  12. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    Great to see the apps back up and running, but now my thuraya satellite phone is good for bugger all now, as their satellites gone awol, the plan provider pivotal has cancelled plans for the time being after all attempts to get the satellite back on track failed. I think for a couple hundred...
  13. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    I run trilobite both on iPad and iPhone, although trails and waypoints don’t sync between the two, I read maybe on the website the licence allows for 2 devices If you use the link I posted above you can save all your trails and waypoints and reload them if you need to delete the app. Here’s a...
  14. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    https://trilobite.solutions/maps/ Click the red Data recuse link, I saved this to files. After opening the link clink the square and arrow scroll right right and clink the last button and open with the trilobite app. If your out bush don’t try and save trails or drop pins, and don’t simply rely...
  15. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    Yep, deleted and downloaded 3 times now, if you try to create a track or drop a pin the app crashes, if you go the website there is an emergency backup link for your trails, this didn’t work for me the first time, but i tried again today and worked, but if you close out of the app you need to...
  16. Hippyty79

    Internet coverage out bush

    Here’s an interesting little right up. https://mashable.com/article/google-maps-satellite-connectivity I get the feeling it will not be long before mobile satellite coverage will be the norm, but I wasn’t that long ago that snake, postage stamp size screens and polyphonic ringtones of your...
  17. Hippyty79

    Internet coverage out bush

    I’m not to sure about android phones, from a google search the latest Samsung was rumoured prior to its release as going to have emergency satellite sos, but never came through. I’m not sure how the technology works and if it’s something a firmware update could activate? Its active in Aus with...
  18. Hippyty79

    Unbelievable Facts

    I asked why a Aus company would chose a chinise company for their caravans, it’s simply cost.
  19. Hippyty79

    Unbelievable Facts

    Yep, cause everyone wants to earn $150000 a year and do bugger all for it. I’ve just been to the caravan show and I feel 50% of the the caravans are from china as they are identical, but with different names, and halve the price as the Aussie counterpart I think Australia is for a shock when...
  20. Hippyty79

    Unbelievable Facts

    Love 34😆😂
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