[Ham radio griping]
"We can't use the backup ham radio repeater, even though our primary repeater is down"
"Why?"
"It doesn't have power and it will run out of battery if we use it"
🙄
#hamradio
"We can't use the backup ham radio repeater, even though our primary repeater is down"
"Why?"
"It doesn't have power and it will run out of battery if we use it"
🙄
#hamradio
Comments
> A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
- Douglas Adams
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy
(It's very possible to build your systems to not have these issues -- mainly, enough battery + solar backup + minimize energy requirements of your repeater -- but, we don't appear to be there).