Abstract: A circuit for attenuating a surge. The circuit includes an input conductor for receiving a signal, an output conductor for outputting the signal, a plurality of stages, and at least one electrically reactive component. The plurality of stages are coupled in series in pairs between the input conductor and the output conductor. Each of the plurality of stages is configured for attenuating a portion of a surge input into the circuit via the input conductor. Each pair of coupled stages is coupled via at least one of the at least one electrically reactive component. The circuit may be provided in a system includes a source of power and a load. The circuit couples the source of power to the load. The source of power may be a direct current source of power, and the load may be a cellular telephone site.

Abstract: A sports monitoring system and method. One disclosed system can be used during skiing and includes a controller transceiver that can be hand held, two ski boot pressure monitor/transmitters, and earphones connectable to the controller/transceiver. The system can be used to provide, through the earphones, sound indicative of pressure applied or not applied by a skier toward a portion of a boot while skiing. The system may also include a proximity sensor mounted within one of the ski boot pressure monitor/transmitters. The system can thereby provide sound responsive to the proximity detector's detection of one boot being at or not at a distance, or within or outside of a distance range, with respect to the other boot.

Abstract: A sports monitoring system and method. One disclosed system can be used during skiing and includes a controller transceiver that can be hand held, two ski boot pressure monitor/transmitters, and earphones connectable to the controller/transceiver. The system can be used to provide, through the earphones, sound indicative of pressure applied or not applied by a skier toward a portion of a boot while skiing. The system may also include a proximity sensor mounted within one of the ski boot pressure monitor/transmitters. The system can thereby provide sound responsive to the proximity detector's detection of one boot being at or not at a distance, or within or outside of a distance range, with respect to the other boot.

Abstract: A sports monitoring system and method. One disclosed system can be used during skiing and includes a controller transceiver that can be hand held, two ski boot pressure monitor/transmitters, and earphones connectable to the controller/transceiver. The system can be used to provide, through the earphones, sound indicative of pressure applied or not applied by a skier toward a portion of a boot while skiing. The system may also include a proximity sensor mounted within one of the ski boot pressure monitor/transmitters. The system can thereby provide sound responsive to the proximity detector's detection of one boot being at or not at a distance, or within or outside of a distance range, with respect to the other boot.

Abstract: A transient protector for protecting wireless communications equipment that includes but is not limited to broadband wireless access (BWA) and wireless local area networks (WLAN) from damage by high energy transient events.