I like hotspotting my phone and pulling up google earth on a laptop when it gets serious, ill draw out all the pattern edges and shadows and mark options for customers then send them the image, a monkey tech probably would just drag their knuckles across the keyboard ad poop in the van though trying to get them to do that. . powercode has the view elevation profile that draws the line, its handy on a roof or tower to pull the landmarks up. Cheat will draw a line to every AP n range and show you where to go
On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 3:29 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > I didn’t mean that to be an insult, more like kudos, you honey badger you. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Paul McCall > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 2, 2020 3:16 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Favorite AP for tower locating for techs > > > > Not in total agreement with that assessment Ken. > > > > 20 years of having a fixed wireless division without really working > aggressively for customer acquisition, over 1000 customers, while doing a > bunch of other things. Network running like a well-oiled machine, less > than 10 tech phone calls per 24 hours, sometimes just 2 or 3. We are well > aware of future proofing and are doing that wherever possible. I think we > have a few years at least even at 2.4, running 45 degree sectors, and > smaller fill towers. We overlay what we can in 5 Ghz to give peak speeds. > Licensed BH links wherever possible. If I had a local company that could > provide 50Mbit plans for less than Mr. musk, I would take it all day long. > Not everyone would of course. ATT has had fixed wireless in 80% of our > coverage area, and we have lost 4 customers in 2 years to it. > > > > But, I have other businesses, and a recording musician if that industry > ever comes back. > > > > They key is to be a honey badger at whatever you are doing! > > > > I’m good 😊 > > > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:07 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Favorite AP for tower locating for techs > > > > You are a brave man trying to make a business out of NLOS fixed wireless. > On the one hand, it’s magic not science. On the other hand, Elon Musk and > T-Mobile are wanting to eat your lunch, not to mention government funded > fiber. > > > > I think it’s like getting people to pay to see you juggle running > chainsaws, while they could instead watch Netflix or play Call Of Duty. > Very difficult, yet customers would rather be doing something else. > > > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown via AF > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 2, 2020 2:49 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Chuck McCown <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Favorite AP for tower locating for techs > > > > Theodolite will. > > > > *From:* AF [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Paul McCall > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 2, 2020 1:37 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Favorite AP for tower locating for techs > > > > LOL, definitely not in LOS territory. 90% of our rural stuff won’t see > the towers. > > > > We use tower coverage as well, but it doesn’t show the angle (degrees) to > the tower. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 2, 2020 12:53 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Favorite AP for tower locating for techs > > > > When an account (in Powercode) is made through Towercoverage API, it'll > add the estimated signals to the tower starting with the closest ones. > That ticket could always be pulled up. > > > > As far as alignment, I would think you're in LOS territory with 5 GHz so > once you know where the tower is, you can aim for it by eyeball instead of > app. > > > > Josh Luthman > 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 12:44 PM Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: > > We have that… looking for more of a compass time app that will point him > to a tower, based on stored LAT / LONG > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown via AF > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 2, 2020 12:15 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Chuck McCown <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Favorite AP for tower locating for techs > > > > Google Earth > > > > *From:* AF [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Paul McCall > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 2, 2020 10:07 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Favorite AP for tower locating for techs > > > > Anyone have a favorite app?? (android or iPhone) for putting in the > LAT/LONG of all the towers, so that the newbies have a general direction to > a tower from their location. > > > > Looking to import (or type them) in all the towers.. > > > > Thanks! > > > > *Paul McCall, President * > > *Florida Broadband / PDMNet* > > *658 Old Dixie Highway* > > *Vero Beach, FL 32962* > > *772-564-6800* > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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