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On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 2:15 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > Remember WISPCON? I think I attended WISPCON II in something like 2002. > There was some startup called Motorola with a product called Canopy. Also > a competitor called Trango. I probably still have a binder from the show > in a bookcase somewhere. Not sure if Wireless Beehive existed yet. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince > *Sent:* Friday, December 4, 2020 1:38 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] I QUIT! jk > > > > That's how I came to create my email address (part15 Skyline Broadband > Service). In my mind this place is still part 15, even though we manage to > cover quite a range of topics. > > > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 12/4/2020 11:31 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > > One day, mid day Michael was upset because someone cross posted or wrongly > posted something about Motorola in a Trango list or some such thing. He > was pretty much a list nazi about that because you had to subscribe to each > list and he didn’t want Motorola folks from answering Trango questions if > they were not a subscriber to both lists or something like that. > > > > In any event he was grouchy and trying to police this kind of stuff. And > then he sent an email with I QUIT as the subject line. > > Then, like immediately, the list serve went down and stayed down. I was > getting emails all afternoon about it and so I had my guys start up a list > serv, put all the Motorola people on it and away we go. > > > > In a day or two, Michael became aware his site was down and fixed it but > by then ... the barn door had been left open. > > > > I am sure he never forgave me. But we did it out of a want to keep in > contact rather than malice. We had no idea the meaning of I QUIT. As it > turns out he was just frustrated and the outage was just coincidental. > > > > Pretty sure part 15 went out of business because of this. > > > > *From:* Adam Moffett > > *Sent:* Friday, December 4, 2020 6:57 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] I QUIT! jk > > > > What was the deal with Bullit anyway? Some sort of control issues? > > On 12/2/2020 4:59 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > > > > > > *From:* Paul McCall > > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 2, 2020 2:52 PM > > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Favorite AP for tower locating for techs > > > > Its all good Ken 😊 > > Didn’t mean to sound defensive LOL. > > But if I get any more crap, I QUIT hahahah > > (only us “long-times” will get that reference) > > *From:* AF mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:29 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Favorite AP for tower locating for techs > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > 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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