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The R/C frequencies here are the same as those elswhere in the world - with 2.4Ghz now fast becoming the preffered choice - and so too are the ISM bands, which means: so long as you stay within the max radiated power limits you can use any of the ISM frenquencies for your intended purpose without having to worry about licensing. Go over the max radiated power limit and licensing becomes an issue.
The other point to keep in mind is modulation - what type of modulation do you intend to use - analoge or digital, and if digital what type of digital mod do you have in mind, QPSK, spread spectrum, QAM, DVB - S or S2 (which is common when it comes to digital video/audion content). Some mod techniques can be used on certain frequencies and bands within the ISM rules & regs, and some can't. 2,4Ghz ISM for model radio controll can be one of 2 different types of digital modulation, but 2.4Ghz as used for IP content (e.g. WiFi connections) is a different type of digital mod compared to R/C flying and control.
You best bet - touch base with one of the guys who fly R/C heli's for filming (there are a few of them in Thailand) - they'll be the best folk to guide you through all the rules and reg's. Unfotuneatly I fly/control my R/C model plane with Silverstone R/C gear from Australia - which to the best of my knowledge is not legal.
PS ..... I saw a couple uTube vid's the other day on the exact subject you are talking about. Looked pretty impressive. That guy was using 2,4Ghz IP type modems (Wifi type links) - with a tripod mounted servo driven 2.4Ghz patch antenna which followed the plane flight path. He just sat back on a beach chair with a pair of goggles on. Looked impressive - I dont belive for one moment it's as striaght forward as it looked though - lots of rf data travelling back and forth and lots of scope for things to go wrong. One big plus point you will have in Thailand (especialy if you go out to the rural areas) is that the rf specturm is nowhere near as crowded as it is in Western countries.
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I think if a 25 year old thought that a Thai lady was only going out with him for his money......he would be gutted.....possible permanent ego deflation!!
So he can never allow himself to consider the possibilty............
That's not true. Not every young tourist or expat is naive to these things. I know of many people in this age group who understand the dynamics a lot better than people twice there age who come to Thailand - and they embrace it. If you know they are just after your money you can protect yourself and not get attached, but still shag them silly and have their company. It's not as fun when you know most of what they say is bullshit and they probably have Thai boyfriends or kik's on the side - but at least it prevents you from getting hurt and/or losing a lot of money.
The Op quite clearly states that the 25 year olds do not require these warnings..........well.......which is it????
He didn't say they don't require the warnings he said they are less likely be taken advantage of. He didn't say why this was but the implication was because Thai women would actually want to be in a relationship with those men. The OP clearly doesn't know many 25-35 year old expats. I've seen many of them get taken advantage of by Thai women (see the thread just started by a mid-twenties guy in this forum).
What differentiates the guys who get scammed from the guys who don't is not age - it's how well they understand Thailand and the motives and methods of the type of Thai women who take advantage of foreigners. Those women don't care how old you are - they just want your money.
You're quite right Degen, on both this point and that raised in your earlier note ..... the thing to understand about these situations is that they usualy involve ex-pats who get into relationships and relationship situations they wouldn't let themselves get into back home. Quite how/why they think "oh, but it's okay in Thailand" is the part I have never understood.
If it ain't a situation one would be getting into with a girl back home, then why do it Thailand - the chances are for the same reason's one wouldn't get involved in whatever the scenario is back home in their own country, they are the same reasons why they shouldn't in Thailand, but for some reason I have never grasped, they think it's okay to do so in Thailand ........ and then wonder why it goes all pearshaped.
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How can anybody be so stupid to let a bargirl sign forms for insurance! that has got nothing to do with her???
a fool and his money........
nothing surprises me here, but this is just crazy and anybody that falls for it .......well as they say...som nam na!
Exactly what I thought ...... oh well, a fool and his money are quickly parted.
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Cant you also do things in a supervisory capacity, or offer "help and guidence"?
Not just for farming, but for most things you have a vested interest in
Penkoprod
Yes .... and that is exactly how many of the ex-pats who are legally employed by Cargill, Syngenta and other big ag type-multinationals Thailand employ foreign staff - they are given work permitts which id their job roles in some or other training and/or consultancy/advisory capacity.
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The NH (New Holland) TS90 is one of the models that is avaliable in Cambodia - through Anglo Thai in Thailand, who receive the machine in "KND" form on a pallet, and assemble it in Thailand at their depot (not far from the old Bkk international airport), and then send it on to a number of countries around Thailand. And the price you have quoted is more or less right.
So - yes, thats a possibility, but I have to tell you that I have doubts about this: the TS90 is a relatively "sophisticated" tractor with electronics and a hydraulic system that requires more than a basic mechanical skill to maintain, and the issue with respect to choosing which models to make avalible on the Asian market is very much one about maintenance and skill level (of local dealers and workshops). Manufacturers try to discourage importation of models that have have anything more than basic mechanics, because the skill levels required for maintanence and the logistics required to support parts distrabution and stocking add's a layer of admin that to date has not proved really profitable for the manufacturers.
What I suspect is been looked at here is one or other of the Chinese "counterfeits", which has been dressed up to look like a New Holland TS90 model - and there are quite a few of those around!
The 3rd possibility is a Eastern European model which is titled something along the lines of ST or TS 90. If I recall correctly this tractor is not painted blue (both the above examples are painted blue with grey or blue coloured engine blocks), but is painted the same colour as the old Spanish SAME tractors - a orange/reddish colour.
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Degen farang
Putting it a bit harsh aren't you??
Yes - some truth to your statement though.
I think many ex-pats become somewhat disallusioned. The "romance" wears off and reality sets in - but, wherever one choices to live they take themselves (and their baggage) with. The experience becomes what one makes of it.
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If it is small scale & you consider it a hobby the man isn't really prone to hunt you down. Unless you really rubbed someone wrong.
Where I live I got to teach 6 guys how to make water go down into a drainage pipe they put in. It was on our 4 &1/2 rai so I had a vested interested in getting it done right. They asked if I could help & I did. You don't always need a work permit if your just enjoying your hobby
Correct ....... the restrictions on farming and/or been involved in agriculture really need to be understood in their correct context: there is certainly no intention by legislators (or the rules) to stop ex-pats getting involved in any way along the lines that Beardog has described.
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The Nikon camera dealership at the low end of Silom that stocks negative for both convential 35mm format, as well as most medium and large format sizes - in black & white, colour, slow speed fine grains, high speed types - they stock the full range of Fuji and Kodak consumer and pro types of negative, process chemicals and a huge variety of paper sizes and types.
Excellent selection of pro Agfafilm types and papers.
All film, chemicals (and some of the specialist papers) are stocked in 2 or 3 glass fronted fridges - and it's always within it's sell by date. Yes, it's a professional shop - they do a good job.
Where exactly?
Down Silom - towards the Chinatown. Walking down you want to be on the right hand side (i.e. against the traffic). If you get to the junction of Silom and Sarasin you have gone past the shop. It's about a block of 2 (at most) before you get to the Sarasin/Silom junction - and on the right hand side of Silom.
Sarasin road is the last major road across Silom, and around 100yards before the motorway flyover cross's Silom, at which point (i.e. another 100 hundred yards or so after going under the motorway, you turn off to the right to get into China town).
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Foreigners can't own land - farm, business, residential or otherwise - period (excepting in a very very few situations, and even then within a bunch of rules, restrictions and regulations).
As far as farming goes - one needs to understand, that like the land laws which prevent foreign ownership to prevent forex from distorting national land values, the farming rules and regs are in place to prevent foreign control over national food production. But, what exactly constitutes (in Thai law) a "foreigner farming", or involved in farming?
Is one farming as a foreigner if they work for a Thai registered company e.g. Syngenta is a Thai reg'd company that is a subsidary of a large multinational that employ's ex-pats in Thailand - and owns several thousand rai of Thai farmland (mostly around the Saraburi area).
Look at Thai Danish, the milk producer - a Thai/Danish company - that employs ex-pats and owns farmland (milk production).
Cargill is another example - although they are mostly bulk traders as opposed to land owners (though they do own some farm land)
.... and I can cite a few more. What constitutes a foreigner farming in Thailand is very much defined by how they are employed, who employs them, what their work permitt says, what the legal structure is of the Thai registered company that they work for ect ect ........ these are the issues that define what constitutes a foreigner farning in Thailand.
It is not simply a case that been a foreigner excludes one from farming, or been involved in farming.
The farming rules and reg's are not at all aimed at ex-pats who grow a few rai of veggies, have some chicken houses, a few fish ponds ...... or similar. Go ahead - no one is going to hassle you.
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Well well ......... I bet that gave the family a shock, albeit a very pleasent one
Whats his condition now(?) - I'd be inclined to get him back to hospital pronto pronto, but for heavens sake - not the same hospital.
By the way - what does the death cert say for cause of death? - not many living folk around who can add their death cert to their CV!!!!
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Tocliffy - not much good diving in the Phillipines, unless you can get to the outlying dive spots. For what it worth, give some thought to trying out Sri Lanka - the water is generaly clearer (and cleaner) - between Hikkaduwa and Gaul there are some fantastic offshore reefs - way better than most of the stuff the Thai dive co's take folk to - and much much cheaper as well.
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Is it a world record?? - quite possibly - certainly extremly rare. Most I have ever had from a cow is twins - and that is rare enough.
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Aaah yes - thats a point - not all types of euc timber will be suitable for post use.
To be honest, I don't know which varieties is suitable and which are not, but suitability needs to be understood in its correct context. In Thailand a lot of the tel poles are euc (which is something I have only just found out), and the criteria is diameter at time of cutting (which means age) and subsequent treament - not variety. "Not suitable" in Thailand (for tel pole use) means it won't last long enough - and how long to the telephone department means 16years min.
Well, I have never paid attention to what type of euc any of the fence posts I have on the farm are, but many of those I put into the ground when I first set up shop in the 80's, are still in the ground and as solid as the day I put them in. Many were sourced from different sources and I can;t imagine they are all the same variety. Some have rotted away and my take on that is that they weren't treated properly - nothing to do with age because the ring spacing on those that have rotted is more or less the same as those that have lasted.
Variety certainly could have impact on suitability, the question is how is suitability measured when it comes to fence posts and poles? In the case of a fence post or tel pole suitability can't be much more involved than the question about how long it's going to last before having to be replaced. My experience with timber as a general rule, timber type and treament aside, the denser it is the longer it is likely to last.
Select euc timber that is dry and dense - ensure it is treated well, and as far as poles and or fence posts are concerned, it should give you a good few years of service.
When it comes to things like building stairs or rafters - where you have many pieces joined together and expected to work together, changes in the timber and over time could have a big affect on shape, structual integrity, pest resistance ect ect ....... Those certainly are applications where variety would be an issue of concern.
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Heart diesese and cancer are Thailands 2 biggest killers.
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RedBullHorn
Any idea what flow rate are you getting from those Honda pumps per minute, per hour ..... or however measured??
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Maizefarmer.
Termites not a problem in New Zealand!
BAYBOY
...... nope, but they are a big problem in Africa, and they are very popular as tel poles in Africa (I know in South Africa and Tanzania for fact - but probably other countries as well) - they get treated with creosote and seem to last forever.
Personaly I hate concreate poles - they are brittle and snap - but if the size is right, the mix is correct and they are set properly they can last well.
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They do just fine if treated properly (soaked in a long trough with copper sulphate solution) - half the fence posts and telephone poles in New Zealand are Eucalyptus treated like this!
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Another one of these "why do Thai's do this...."., or "why do Thai's do that...." type threads?
Who cares a hel_l if they don't turn up: if the punter doesn;t arrive and hasn't cancelled or postponed within the terms and agreement of the booking, just cash in on the deposit.
A Thai problem...... ?? Nothing at all "Thai" about it .... it's a universal problem - it's why hoteliers take deposits and card authorisation.
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Just a question about pesticide safety in Thailand in General. Are there Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS ) available giving such info as LD50 rating, safe handling precautions , what to do in the event of poisioning or chemical spill etc.If so does anybody read them? Also information on the label as to correct usage rates etc. My wifes Grandfather died from using paraquat without safety percautions and i know paraquat is easily absorbed thru the pores of the skin particularly on hot days (I have spent time in hospital many years ago from paraquat spraying around bananas on a very hot day and i had coveralls on and was using a mask but i had my selves rolled up and my neck area was bare.)
A general google search on Material Safety Data Sheets on any chemical you use may be very helpful. To find them for your workers in Thai may be more difficult tho.
All brand name chemicals have to be retailed with MSDS info in Thailand - and in most cases you can also find the MSDS on the web in English and in Thai.
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Somo
Good/correct/best (whatever word one wishes to use ........) choice of herbicide is not only, or, all about which brandname product, or, active ingredient will best kill competing plant growth - there are other factors which should be taken into consideration in deciding which product to use. These factors are primarily financial and application method in type, so let me ask you if I may, 2 additional questions before sharing an opinion and why I think a particular herbicide type/brandname would be best suited for your circumstances.
- how many rai need will you be applying herbicide to?
- do you irrigate - and if so, how do you irrigate (e.g. impact/sprinkler of flood.... or other)?
Sorry if this all sounds a little "over the top" - why not just give us a couple names? Why not - because control of weeds (and to lessor extent, pests, when considering which pesticide to use) requires a bit more thought and care with below ground crops than it does when making a herbicide choice for an above ground field crop like maize or sugar cane. I won't bore you with all the fine detail and relivance of terms like "pre-emergence" versus "post-emergence", or "contact" versus "systemic" types of herbicides - they are relivant considerations when deciding what herbicide or pesticide to use, which in my opinion many cassava farmers [in Thailand] fail to think through sufficiently when deciding what to use on a cassava field, but for the purpose of these notes out of context I think.
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Stumbo
I don;t know what you know about electronics/sat comm's ect ect ..... and I don't know what your living arrangements are regards avaliable space, but the best way to monitor sat news channels is to put together a TVRO setup. Check out "TVRO" on google it's a small but growing hobby in Europe in the USA ..... it's also a very interesting hobby subject if you are so inclined(?). I enjoy it very much .... especially listening to INMARSAT telephone calls!!!! (naughty!).
I have a 2 TVRO dishes at home - a 3.2m diameter dish and a 4.1m diameter dish - with changable LNA's and LNB's for coverage of the different bands (e.g. C, Ka, Ku ect ect ....). This gives me several hundred digital and analouge channels - alot of this is raw news feed and live on the spot reporting- the stuff that reporters film in the field and send back to studio's in the USA and Europe for editing..... so I see alot of stuff that subscribers don't see.
I'll take a complex subject and try and squeeze it into a couple of paragraphs - enough info for you to go away and do some research if you wish: To get/view sat news onto a computer or a TV set, you need over and above the parabolic dish and LNA's/LNB's a desktop box that can be user tuned to diffrent frequencies (i.e. is not tied into just one or other of the subcriber offerings), or even better, a profesional PCI card from designed for the job - that can handle 3 things: rf recption, rf demodulation and transport stream decoding. It works like this:
1) Receive the radio frequency signal: which is what the microwave dish does - the LNA/LNB used with the dish will step the signal frequency down to something that is usulay between 750/900Mhz - 2150Mhz - and sned it along the coax cable to your computer.
2) The card in your computer will demodulate the radio signal i.e. it will recognise the how the radio signal has been modulated (QAM, QPSK and COFDM are common modulatuon techniques - but there are many more types)
3) Then the transport stream has to be decoded i.e. because TV signals contain so much information and data and satelittes can only handle a certain amount, TV signals get compressed for transmission - you've heard of MPEG I'm sure - another common compression technique used nowadays is H.264.
Those are the 3 things your PCI card needs to be able to do ........... now, so long as the signal has not been cyphered (i.e. encrpyted - and 99% of raw digital and analoge news feeds are not encrypted, and about 50% of the edited news channnels are encrypted) you'll be able to watch whatever you want whenever you want......
I can watch BBC Wolrd Service, a lot of Fox stuff, CNBC, ABC, CNN and tons of other European sat channels - just have to know where in the sky the satellite is (and all that info is on the web nowadays), and a few other technical details - but if you do a google search using the abbreviation "TVRO" followed with different words like "satellite", then another search replaing it with "dish", another using "TVRO" with "frequencies", another with "equipment" ... and after a few hours you'll have collated quite a bit of info to work out exactly what you need hardware and software wise to be able to cover satellite news viewing.
The bigger your dish the better and the more you will be able to receive - with my 4 meter dish i can receive some sat channels in Thailand that broadcast only to Europe - and can on occassion watch sat broadcasting that beamed for the South African and Austarlian markets only! I know an ex-pat in Chang Rai who has a 7.2m dish - and the stuff he can watch is really quite amazing!
For suitable PCI types cards check out Advanced Digital Inc and dveo.com ... and there are a few more who make PCI cards for the rf reception and demod and decode of sat TV transport streams.
Have fun ...........
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Found another website with more reasons for filling the tires with water.
http://www.carverequipment.com/weight.htm
Guess I've got the answer to my original question. Nobody does it in Thailand (so far)..........
Er .... nope, I water ballast on a regular basis with duals on my NH 8970 ..... just that there ain't many 8970's in Thailand, or folk that use duals (2 others I know of - both belong to sugar mills)
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They are excellent little vehicles - so long as there is a road for them to run on.
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How longs a piece of string ..........?
Are you looking for a universal type herbicide, or are you trying to tackle a specific weed problem in a specific crop/flower type?
Beekeepers In Thailand
in Farming in Thailand Forum
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Yes ..... I have supers (Langstroth hive).
The problem with supers and the Langstroth is: hive volume - it's a constant battle, I wouldn't reccomend it - though it might be a different situation up round Chang Mai and Chang Rai.
In the North East we simply don't have the fauna/flora densities (except in some of the small remaining natural forest areas) to support swarm sizes large enough to justify, or make sense of, keeping bees in super type hives (i.e Langstroth type hives). Check out the the size/volume of a Eastern/Thai type hive with that size/volume of a Langstroth with a brood box and just one super, let alone any more than one.
Chang Mai/Rai areas are Thailands' bee keeping areas - both the climate and agriculture (fruit farms) work together to provide an enviroment that is great for beekeeping. Swarms are larger and yields are higher than else in Thailand and you may well be able to support colonies successfully in Langstroth type hives.
Alternatives for extraction?
Cap the comb (thick long bladed very sharp edged knife and boiling water - to periodicaly reheat the blade) then hang the frames somewhere warm (in the sun) - above a large bowl: a 2" x 2" wooden framework covered with transperant plastic sheeting serves [me] well to keep bees/insects and wind blown dust off dripping frames. Slower - yes, but if the sun is shinning and its a hot day, 3 or 4 hrs hanging will do as good a job as any drum extractor. Cover the bowl with a sheet of musalin cloth or fine mosquito type mesh to catch any pieces of comb/wax/brood ect .....
...... before folk ask where I have been: just getting over a dose of good old meningitis (bacterial) - theres no mistake like the mistake of thinking you have flu and deciding to ignore the symptoms!