Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing self-standing, self-supporting, rapid-deployable (S4RD) towers for communications and similar applications, and in particular to ballast base systems that enable the self-standing, self-supporting, rapid-deployable features while eliminating the need for a permanent foundation for the tower. Novel and inventive tower designs, wherein a user may climb through an interior volume of the tower while using the tower structure as both ladder and man cage, are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing self-standing, self-supporting, rapid-deployable (S4RD) towers for communications and similar applications, and in particular to ballast base systems that enable the self-standing, self-supporting, rapid-deployable features while eliminating the need for a permanent foundation for the tower. Novel and inventive tower designs, wherein a user may climb through an interior volume of the tower while using the tower structure as both ladder and man cage, are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing self-standing, self-supporting, rapid-deployable (S4RD) towers for communications and similar applications, and in particular to ballast base systems that enable the self-standing, self-supporting, rapid-deployable features while eliminating the need for a permanent foundation for the tower. Novel and inventive tower designs, wherein a user may climb through an interior volume of the tower while using the tower structure as both ladder and man cage, are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing self-standing, self-supporting, rapid-deployable (S4RD) towers for communications and similar applications, and in particular to ballast base systems that enable the self-standing, self-supporting, rapid-deployable features while eliminating the need for a permanent foundation for the tower. Novel and inventive tower designs, wherein a user may climb through an interior volume of the tower while using the tower structure as both ladder and man cage, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A personal data lending system and method. Data may be generated by a communication device for transmission to another communication device. The data may be contact or scheduling data. The owner can selectively choose to share portions of the data. The data remains in control of the owner even after the data is lent.

Abstract: A frequency hopping radio communications system has a plurality of radios each incorporating a transmitter and a receiver. When a radio is not transmitting or receiving, a switch switches it into a mode in which it monitors the signal strength in each of the available hop channels so as to assess the level of interference, and selects a subset of the total number of channels, those having the lowest interference level. The identities of this subset of channels are stored in a store. When the radio is to transmit a message, it first transmits the identities of the subset of channels stored in the store--using the full number of hop channels (the information being transmitted with sufficient redundancy to overcome likely interference). The receiving radios receive the identities of the subset of channels. The transmitting radio then transmits, pseudo-randomly, on this subset only and each of the receivers receives on this subset only.