Key West fiber upgrade

2024.12.09 09:30 一 AT&T is on site in Key West replacing the fiber optic gateway that had been accumulating more and more network errors. Hopefully when it is back up we should have a solid Internet connection once again.

10:58 一 The public Internet connection is back up, but there might be interruptions as testing continues.

Key West Feed Network TRBL

The Windows Event Log shows the Southernmost Feed is bickering with the Ethernet switch serving it. So today I locked it at 100Mbps on both ends which will hopefully eliminate these random drops resulting from the port bouncing. It started after a Windows Update a few months ago and nothing else I've tried seemed to cure it.

It was especially bad right after a reboot. I like to apply Windows Updates and reboot the thing weekly because...Windows, so you can see how that would be a problem.

I will keep an eye on it, but I think it should be solid from now on.

Railfan Scanner Is Here

 Uniden has finally released the BCD260DN scanner that receives analog FM as well as NXDN and DMR (MotoTRBO) digital modes. It does not follow trunking systems, they want the big bucks for the SDS200 to do that.

The AAR (American Association of Railroads) has settled on NXDN as the digital mode of choice for U.S. railroads going to narrowband. F.E.C. has made a couple attempts, but is still in good old analog FM. If and when they ever switch this scanner should be ready for them and all the others.

 

Plus, a recent road trip revealed that many public safety agencies in smaller jurisdictions have switched to MotoTRBO or NDXN, so this would be good for someone, say, in south Georgia or along the panhandle of Floriduhhh. 

 

I don't own one, in fact nobody does yet because they're still in pre-sale at the time of this writing in late February 2024, but they're supposed to start shipping some time in March.

I get a cut from Amazon if you buy it from them, as you would expect.

 

Amazon link to buy