[BC] In search of Harris SX1

[Cowboy]

On Monday 09 March 2009 07:18 am, Alan Alsobrook wrote:
>  Xmitters at aol.com wrote:
>  >> "The reliability of the main is irrelevant.  The reliability of the back-up 
>  >> must be nothing short of absolute."
>  >> MM
>  
>  > not sure what you mean by that last line, even though I am a bit of a Trek 
>  > fan :-) My main and auxiliary need to have equal reliability. I do not like 
>  > midday carrier interruptions even if I had the most reliable backup on earth.
>  
>  Here's my thought on what he meant by that last line. The main no matter 
>  how reliable WILL fail, and when it does the backup better WORK!

 That's also my take.
 When the main fails, for whatever reason, you NEED the backup to work,
 unquestionably, without hesitation.

 Nobody *likes* carrier interruptions, no matter how brief, but someday,
 someway, somehow, it WILL happen.
 If the backup is not absolutely reliable, the interruption could go from
 a few seconds to a few days instantly.
 If the backup fails, then it's no backup at all, but merely an oversized
 paper weight. A placebo worth less than nothing, as it takes valuable
 space, and instills false confidence.

 Another way to look at it.....
 Many of you know that I climb.
 A line to carry a man must be rated at 5000 pounds load minimum.
 That's fine for a "main" but it could become frayed, snagged in a block,
 or whatever.
 Is a 50 pound rated Kmart clothesline "good enough" for backup ?
 Not when it's MY a$$ hanging on it !!

 How's that for a "zinger" ? 

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Cowboy