Wispmon had an app for installers that did this... big arrow on the screen that pointed to the tower you wanted and gave you distance and bearing from your phone. VISP may soon have this capability ;)
On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 9:27 AM Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: > Are you 900/2.4? I didn't realize Florida had elevation, I'm surprised > you use any elevation at all, I'd probably avoid my techs using the number > calculated for fear they'd just wing it by what the phone says instead of > aligning by RSSI. > > 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 3:38 PM Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote: > >> 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 <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of * Josh Luthman >> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 2, 2020 12:53 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> *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 <pa...@pdmnet.net> 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 <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown via AF >> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 2, 2020 12:15 PM >> *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Cc:* Chuck McCown <ch...@go-mtc.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Favorite AP for tower locating for techs >> >> >> >> Google Earth >> >> >> >> *From:* AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com <af-boun...@af.afmug.com>] *On >> Behalf Of *Paul McCall >> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 2, 2020 10:07 AM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> *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 >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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