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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>There are many things that can pierce cable sheaths allowing moisture in without necessarily breaking communications.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The odd rat bite, tree roots, ants, backhoe, termites etc as many years of sheathed copper has shown. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>What I‘m curious about now is:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>whether moisture directly against a fibre changes the refractive index of the fibre to an extent that communications is affected.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The construction profile of fibre cables being laid by the NBN from the exchange (redundant term in the NBN world??) to the home.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It has been many many years since I was last inside a manhole looking into cables. Still remember some on-the-job training and once beating a lead joint into <s>submission</s> shape and turning some brown paper coated wires a slightly darker shade of brown. Gotta respect those blow torches </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Rod<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Darren Ward (darrward)<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 8 March 2012 7:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jake Anderson<br><b>Cc:</b> ausnog@lists.ausnog.net; Paul Brooks<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] Solar flare<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>In a PON environment unless you have an unsealed junction/splitter water should be irrelevant?<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On 08/03/2012, at 6:23 PM, "Jake Anderson" <<a href="mailto:yahoo@vapourforge.com">yahoo@vapourforge.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>You don't need to be on satellite to suffer from rain fade....<br>my home Adsl drops ~3mbit (50% of the epic 6 I usually achieve) when it rains.<br><br>That's my biggest fear for the NBN, currently a slightly dodgy connection somewhere that gets a bit wet is irritating but not the end of the world, methinks a smidge of water against a fiber is going to be game over.<br><br>On 03/08/2012 05:10 PM, Paul Brooks wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And to think I held off posting anything when the alert came through, thinking astronomical discussions would be uninteresting!<br><br>If your satellite dishes haven't blown away or floated away in the floods, or been affected by rain-fade within the atmosphere, then the solar wind may well fix your quiet evening.<br><br>If you have an interest in being alerted to this sort of thing in the future , <a href="http://www.spaceweather.com">www.spaceweather.com</a> has a mailing list you can subscribe to.<br><br>This came through at 2:11am this morning, local Sydney time....<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-------- Original Message -------- <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Subject: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal>Another Major Flare<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Date: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:11:44 -0600<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>From: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://SpaceWeather.com">SpaceWeather.com</a> <a href="mailto:swlist@spaceweather.com"><swlist@spaceweather.com></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>To: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://SpaceWeather.com">SpaceWeather.com</a> <a href="mailto:swlist@spaceweather.com"><swlist@spaceweather.com></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><pre>Space Weather News for March 7, 2012<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://spaceweather.com">http://spaceweather.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>SOLAR ACTIVITY: Big sunspot AR1429 has unleashed another major flare--an X5-class eruption on March 7th at 00:28 UT. As a result of the blast, a radiation storm is underway and a CME will likely hit Earth's magnetic field in a day or so. Geomagnetic storms are already in progress at high latitudes due to earlier eruptions from the active sunspot. Last night, auroras were spotted over several northern-tier US states including Michigan and Wisconsin. Check <a href="http://spaceweather.com">http://spaceweather.com</a> for updates and images.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>SPACE WEATHER ALERTS: Would you like a call when geomagnetic storms are in progress? Space weather alerts are available from <a href="http://spaceweathertext.com">http://spaceweathertext.com</a> (text) and <a href="http://spaceweatherphone.com">http://spaceweatherphone.com</a> (voice).<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of <a href="http://Spaceweather.com">Spaceweather.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>New subscribers may sign up for free space weather alerts at <a href="http://spaceweather.com/services/">http://spaceweather.com/services/</a> .<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>To unsubscribe click here: <a href="http://www.spaceweather2.com/u?id=976206S&n=T&l=spaceweather">http://www.spaceweather2.com/u?id=976206S&n=T&l=spaceweather</a> or send a blank email to <a href="mailto:leave-spaceweather-976206S@www.spaceweather2.com">leave-spaceweather-976206S@www.spaceweather2.com</a> <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>Lots of pretty pictures of CMEs and auroras at <a href="http://www.spaceweather.com">www.spaceweather.com</a>.<br><br>cheers,<br> Paul.<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>AusNOG mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog">http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</a><o:p></o:p></pre><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>AusNOG mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog">http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>