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1. Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: Jon Wennerberg <jon@infodestruction.com>; Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:56:40 -0400; Okay: First, my stipulation that I don't know what research has gone into this subject, so I may be asking a question that's been answered. Why is the timing light system connected by hard wires? Why; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00178.html (7,867 bytes)
2. Re: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>; Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:17:54 -0600; I'LL let the experts answer this, it's been discussed and the cost is big BUCK$$. All new timing and radios etc. We are doing wireless time slips and still have some bugs to work out on that. For 2 c; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00180.html (8,929 bytes)
3. RE: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: "MEIERLE Mike" <Mike.Meierle@alcatel.com>; Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:19:17 -0500; Physics. Hard wire has a measurable and consistent delay component, necessary for the accuracy were timing at. Wireless is unreliable (for timing purposes) and affected by many atmospheric and ambie; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00181.html (9,160 bytes)
4. Re: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: Jon Wennerberg <jon@infodestruction.com>; Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:32:41 -0400; And GPS delivers how much accuracy from how many miles through how much poor atmospheric conditions? WiMax internet service moves digital data -- more than a timing system would need to move - at ext; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00182.html (9,511 bytes)
5. Re: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: "Ellen Wilkinson" <gary_ellen@msn.com>; Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:58:57 -0600; Accurate, certifiable, timing is the important thing. Wire labor is an inconvenience. Nobody wants to go wireless any more than those of us involved with wire laydown, pickup and maintenance. Dan Wri; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00186.html (8,521 bytes)
6. Re: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:21:49 -0400; I think I was the one who started the wireless timing thing a few years ago after seeing the manhours involved with laying down and picking up and maintaining 23 miles of wire 3 times a year . My fri; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00187.html (8,361 bytes)
7. RE: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:29:35 -0500; It would be possible to design a battery- powered RF system that would do the job but its cost might be a factor. If there were a high enough tower or pole so that line-of-sight could be used all th; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00188.html (10,464 bytes)
8. Fwd: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: Jon Wennerberg <jon@infodestruction.com>; Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:41:08 -0400; I'm going home for the night, so you folks carry on without me 'til morning, okay? Jon Wennerberg Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing Marquette, Michigan (that's 'way up north); /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00190.html (9,013 bytes)
9. Fwd: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: Wester Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:00:02 -0600; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00191.html (10,369 bytes)
10. Fw: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>; Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:43:01 -0600; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00201.html (10,099 bytes)
11. Re: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: "Ed Van Scoy" <ed@vetteracing.com>; Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:04:44 +0000; If you wanted to go wireless on the cheap, you could require each carto have their own transponders. A computer would take care ofidentifying 500 different freqs...... And all of this could be set up; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00206.html (10,058 bytes)
12. Re: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: Jon Bishop <jon.the.wise@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:59:18 -0700; What about a data link via a laser-beam? I realize that the distance you're covering is enough that you will have to calculate for the curvature of the earth, but if you had towers at either end you; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00210.html (8,864 bytes)
13. Re: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: "Ed Van Scoy" <ed@vetteracing.com>; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:54:42 +0000; The "weapon of choice" in the sports car racing venues is the AMBTranx260, which retails for a bit over $300, but the tracks sell at adiscount to get you to use it, since that is what their recievers; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00211.html (10,208 bytes)
14. Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 04:32:34 -0700; Bonneville is constantly troubled with lightening, thunder storms and other electrical issues. Any wireless, radio frequency based system surely is NOT the sign of the future. A laser base system is; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00217.html (8,699 bytes)
15. RE: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: "MEIERLE Mike" <Mike.Meierle@alcatel.com>; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:23:31 -0500; Fiber has the same problem as wire, but is more expensive, and harder to repair if broken. Mr. Potter understands the issue. It's not the technology, it's the cost of the technology. I think we all w; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00219.html (9,369 bytes)
16. Re: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:49:00 -0500; I honestly don't think Money is the driving force for the SCTA... it might be for USFRA.. only because their meets are smaller... but funding should be avalible... ( increased attendance means increa; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00220.html (8,568 bytes)
17. Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 14:30:16 -0700; I am not talking about laying down 5 miles of fiber optic! Only a laser BEAM would communicate between mile marks. All that is needed is a laser and a target. I'm suggesting fiber optics only in the; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00248.html (8,556 bytes)
18. RE: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:16:57 -0500; The problems with using a laser for free- space communications are: 1. Alignment-- a laser has an extremely narrow beam which makes alignment difficult. This can be overcome by using a beam expander; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00315.html (9,140 bytes)
19. Re: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: "Ed Van Scoy" <ed@vetteracing.com>; Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:15:02 +0000; Well Neil, The Gilbert Police Dept. doesn't seem to have problems withtheir alignment and scintillation......... They were able to ticket mewith a lasar gun at 15 MPH over the limit on my Harley, in; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00319.html (9,335 bytes)
20. RE: Timing light wires (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:43:56 -0500; Unfortunately for you, their laser is always pointed where their receiver is pointed-it's one unit. Fortunately for you, their laser can't read your bike's speed at a range of 5 miles! Regards, Neil; /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00320.html (8,707 bytes)

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