[garybob]

Behind in my posting of Mikes' reports. Parts six and seven to be posted later

[Travis McGee]

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[garybob]

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[gubamyster]

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[archy]

Shortly after that, Chris and I heard one very human-sounding cough less than 30 yards away across the road to our direct front. Then we heard another. It scared the crap out us, but night vision again showed nothing. This incident again showed the limitations of our decades-old seismic equipment. What we need is a radio link sensor like the PSID/TRC-3 with the geophone reporting detail of the PSR1A. The Army tried to come up with such in the PEWS (Platoon Early Warning System) in the 80s and 90s but it was a boondoggle with a dismal record of failure after failure in the field. One of us owned a set that we were never able to make work. They would circuit test fine, THEY JUST WOULDN'T WORK. Other Minutemen reading this shouldn't waste their money on PEWS-- they are just fancy collectible junk and a sad example of your tax dollars at work.

Look here. Yes, the PEWS was a dismal piece of crap, but there's MUCH better equipment available now, some available from foreign sources.

And the old AN/PPS4 and PPS5 ground surveillance radars work pretty well out to around 10 klicks or so....