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Thomas Farely

Tom has produced privateline.com since 1995. He is now a freelance technology writer who contributes regularly to the site.

His knowledge of telecommunications has served, most notably, the American Heritage Invention and Technology Magazine and The History Channel.
His interview on Alexander Graham Bell will air on the History Channel the end of 2006.

Ken Schmidt

Ken is a licensed attorney who has worked in the tower industry for seven years. He has managed the development of broadcast towers nationwide and developed and built cell towers.

He has been quoted in newspapers and magazines on issues regarding cell towers and has spoke at industry and non-industry conferences on cell tower related issues.

He is recognized as an expert on cell tower leases and due diligence processes for tower acquisitions.

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February 16, 2004

Posted by Tom Farley & Mark van der Hoek at 01:13 AM

Dial a Buoy

Telephone to find out conditions at your favorite off shore and Great Lake Buoy. Check out this web page first:

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dial.shtml

Dial (228) 688-1948 and enter your buoy number, such as 46013 for Bodega Bay, California. Or enter the longitude and latitude you're interested in and the service will give you a report from the nearest buoy. That includes air temperature, wave height, water temperature, and so on. Even a forecast. Dial when a really big storm hits. A reporter might not go twenty miles out to sea in a gale, but this automated system will patiently report back conditions.

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