Shadytel Equipment Compatibility List for 2022
æstrid smith
Hi everyone. Shadytel here. We have a couple surprises planned this year and don't want to completely spoil them, but they're the sort of thing that is much more interesting if there's a rich ecosystem of compatible equipment. So here's a suggested equipment list to inspire you.
Normal analog phone
Once again Shadytel brings real analog dialtone service to your tent.
We will furnish plugs throughout the camping areas to which you can self-install your line. Bring a long enough cable for your phone! The end that plugs into us will require a standard RJ-11 connector.
We suggest 20 feet or better.
Please come prepared to arrange your line so that it is not a trip hazard. Carpet scraps are handy for this if you have them.
If you haven't already, you can preregister a phone number at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-wwclEz15QAnnApvsQvEhpRab-JwGbBycugecb8wW6EgD3w/viewform
We can tell you for sure the number that you've been allocated once you do this, in case you are, like, I dunno, printing those glossy rave fliers or qsl cards (glossy rave fliers but for hams) for your camp or whatever. Just ask.
Telephone. Yes, even rotary. Loud bells are good. ring ring.
Answering machine. Fax machine. BBS. Dial-a-joke.
Dialup internet. External modem. Laptop with integrated modem.
Almost anything that plugs into a telephone line will do.
You may incur an additional charge for foreign attachments.
We won't have caller-id.
DSL modem – A limited number of DSL-capable lines may be available in some areas.
ISDN telephone – A limited number of ISDN BRI lines may be available in some areas. We speak only the AT&T Custom variant of ISDN, not NI-1 or Euro or DSS1 or Nortel or whatever.
Cup – reusable, for holding liquids that you intend to drink.
Bluebox – we'll be hosting a soldering workshop if you want to build one.
Magstripe reader – especially the kind that outputs the stripe data as keystrokes. Most cheap USB credit card readers do.
i2c reader with iso7816 smartcard contacts might be interesting (the usual pc/sc readers, like used for sim card hacking, won't quite work. wrong protocol. sorry.)
Cash money American petro-dollars to buy our swag!