The PersonalTelco group hopes to shortly acquire a used satellite truck from KOIN (Channel 6). The Satellite Truck page will serve as the coordination point for all issues pertaining to the vehicle.
Erik Walthinsen got the ball rolling and Nigel Ballard has agreed to buy the van itself. Quite a few others have pledged $50 which will be used for all the refit work. The original plan was to get 10 people with $50 each, then Nigel offered to buy it outright.
Erik Walthinsen says there are any number of bizarre things that the group can use such a van for:
- Internet access for meetings with no Internet access
- Park out front, find the nearest node, and relay into the meeting space
- Event webcasting, either audio, video, or both
- Site surveys
- Really long-shot testing, say from Mt. Hood
- Driving around in a really cool looking van with piles of gear
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