[Noisebridge-discuss] Solar-power radios popping up around the Mission

[Dr. Jesus]

On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Jonathan Lassoff <jof at thejof.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 2:12 AM, Dr. Jesus <j at hug.gs> wrote:
>> Looks like a ShotSpotter.  I can't think of anything else that would
>> involve bolting a solar panel to a city-owned pole that already has AC
>> service.  The board of supervisors has wanted to expand the existing
>> GDS network into the Mission since at least 2008.  I guess they
>> finally found the cash to do it:
>
> I'm not certain about it being a ShotSpotter or not. There's on at
> 16th and Mission that looks totally different.
>
> Most of the other ones I've been seeing around the neighborhood look
> like this: http://flickr.com/gp/thejof/f08M91

Huh, I'm not sure what that is.  Maybe it's part of the wifi mesh for
the section 8 housing, but I don't know why they would use a solar
panel instead of the power in the pole, and I don't see a battery.  I
might be able to look up the pole number if it's on a NCJPA owned
pole.  I'll have a look when I'm there before the meeting.