On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:32:21 -0700, miso wrote:

For these remote data sites, satellite internet is probably good enough.
They probably only upload when enough shaking occurs. The ones I found
turn out to get moved, which seems odd to me unless they set them up and
perhaps set off a charge to see it ping.

They setup a ground station with satellite first. If it looks like
it's usable, they order a lease line, or install a 400MHz uplink.

Nice 5.3 shaker a few minutes ago:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/helicorders/nca/20120826/
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/helicorders/nca/102/20120826/

There is a band just above Ku I thought. 18GGZ or so?

Yep. There's K band above Ku band.
http://transition.fcc.gov/oet/spectrum/table/fcctable.pdf
Roughly starting on Pg 50. Nothing suitable for satellite internet
until you get to Ka band.

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