Code Neon Blue!

I can’t resist a story like this, which shows that sensible but innovative government IS possible.

Two computer analysts for the county, Ryan Sneller and Kevin Rink, were pricing mobile radio uplink towers a few years ago. When they found the going rate was around $15-20K, they decided they could do better.

So they bought a trailer locally, bought the telescoping 45 foot antenna separately, and did the rest of the work themselves. They might pound keys for a living NOW, but they were both raised on the farm and know how to Make Stuff Work.

Final cost, about $5,500.

Now if there is an emergency that wipes out the usual communications network, this trailer can be hauled to a central location, and in about 30 minutes it will provide access to a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) telephone system, analog telephone lines, fax lines and county databases.

Gotta love it when a plan comes together.

(Photo from Lamar Ledger editor Mary Breslin)

Full story here at the Lamar Ledger