Re: [AFMUG] defunct WISPs

2024-09-23 Thread chuck
. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Drive Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell www mccowntech.com www.microtrench.pro www.terabitnetworks.com From: Mike Hammett Sent: Monday, September 23, 2024 11:05 AM To

Re: [AFMUG] defunct WISPs

2024-09-23 Thread chuck
Ahhh, yes, that is is. I remembered sprint being involved somehow. Wimax 70 miles, 70 mbps and there was a third 70 but I don’t remember the promise. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Drive Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell

Re: [AFMUG] defunct WISPs

2024-09-23 Thread chuck
One of those companies got some nice spectrum, licensed. 2.1GHz I think. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Drive Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell www mccowntech.com www.microtrench.pro www.terabitnetworks.com From: Ken

Re: [AFMUG] OT Apollo 13

2024-09-22 Thread Chuck McCown
It was a good joke.Sent from my iPhoneOn Sep 22, 2024, at 4:15 PM, Josh Luthman wrote:I'm more impressed with the 30 day term + cash discount.On Sun, Sep 22, 2024 at 2:07 PM Steve Jones wrote:can you imagine being that owners swinging dick when that invoice was submitt

Re: [AFMUG] OT movie review

2024-09-20 Thread Chuck McCown
There were some good examples of what he wanted to highlight but his clumsy Borat shtick drew focus at important moments. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 20, 2024, at 6:23 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > Am I Racist > Some amusing bits. Many cringy bits. Essentially Matt Wa

[AFMUG] OT movie review

2024-09-20 Thread Chuck McCown
Am I Racist Some amusing bits. Many cringy bits. Essentially Matt Walsh as Borat. Certainly don’t pay for it. You need the ability to fast forward. He could have made it much better. Sent from my iPhone -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] race to the bottom?

2024-09-20 Thread chuck
I would not buy retail. Never wanted to do those things. From: TJ Trout Sent: Friday, September 20, 2024 1:44 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] race to the bottom? I'm showing SLC has carrier pricing available for dia, EPL and waves. Chuck, be really cau

Re: [AFMUG] race to the bottom?

2024-09-20 Thread chuck
: [AFMUG] race to the bottom? I am hoping I can get a reasonably priced DIA or dark fiber or transport via comcast for another rout out of here. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell

Re: [AFMUG] race to the bottom?

2024-09-20 Thread chuck
I am hoping I can get a reasonably priced DIA or dark fiber or transport via comcast for another rout out of here. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell www.mccowntech.com www.microtrench.pro

Re: [AFMUG] race to the bottom?

2024-09-20 Thread chuck
Comcast is overbuilding fiber with fiber here. In semi rural areas. From: Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] Sent: Friday, September 20, 2024 8:46 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] race to the bottom? I’m pretty sure it’s burning other people’s money. Nextlink, for example

Re: [AFMUG] IP TV

2024-09-17 Thread chuck
t, I currently *am* advocating your product to our upper management. I only have the one issue, and I know I’ll be asked about it, and I want to have an answer prepared ahead of time when it comes up. -Adam From: AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com On Behalf

Re: [AFMUG] IP TV

2024-09-17 Thread chuck
ne. In fact, I currently *am* advocating your product to our upper management. I only have the one issue, and I know I’ll be asked about it, and I want to have an answer prepared ahead of time when it comes up. -Adam From: AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com On Behalf Of Chu

Re: [AFMUG] IP TV

2024-09-17 Thread Chuck McCown
I have been through this several times.  Huge pita, not worth the effort.  Sent from my iPhoneOn Sep 16, 2024, at 11:28 PM, Darin Steffl wrote:It's probably best to avoid TV at this point. Very low margin, lots of issues, increasing wholesale rates, churn, etc.Lots of companies are dropping TV an

Re: [AFMUG] OT Problem employees

2024-09-16 Thread chuck
AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Problem employees We do write them up. But a bit of a harsh ass chewing seems to yield much better results much quicker than gentle feed back, mentoring, multiple reviews etc. Best Regards, Chuck McCow

Re: [AFMUG] OT Problem employees

2024-09-16 Thread chuck
nday, September 16, 2024 10:29 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Problem employees We do write them up. But a bit of a harsh ass chewing seems to yield much better results much quicker than gentle feed back, mentoring, multiple reviews etc. Best R

Re: [AFMUG] OT Problem employees

2024-09-16 Thread chuck
entle feed back, mentoring, multiple reviews etc. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell www.mccowntech.com www.microtrench.pro www.terabitnetworks.com From: dmmoff...@gmail.com Se

Re: [AFMUG] OT Problem employees

2024-09-16 Thread chuck
We do write them up. But a bit of a harsh ass chewing seems to yield much better results much quicker than gentle feed back, mentoring, multiple reviews etc. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306

Re: [AFMUG] OT Problem employees

2024-09-14 Thread chuck
I guess I just got old enough and cranky enough to just get it off my chest and move on. Never a good thing to try to be friends with employees. Some distance is useful. Yeah, having an HR person is very nice. I had a good one back when I had 100 employees. My latest incarnation is a bit

[AFMUG] OT Problem employees

2024-09-14 Thread chuck
I many years ago I went to a skilpath seminar on what to do with problem employees. After two days the bottom line was that you probably will not change them, learn to live with them or fire them. So for a number of years I gave them gentle performance reviews, some respectful feedback and t

Re: [AFMUG] Cybertruck for advertising

2024-09-12 Thread chuck
I think using girls in the back of the truck is the secret. You could advertise with a yugo if you had the right girls on the hood. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2024 8:53 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: [AFMUG] Cybertruck for advertising Finally a good

Re: [AFMUG] OT question for the borg

2024-09-09 Thread chuck
coatings. I think we may use some UV cure stuff. It doesn’t heat, one of the reasons I went with MOSFETs. So airflow is probably not a consideration. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell

Re: [AFMUG] OT question for the borg

2024-09-09 Thread chuck
trying different coatings. I think we may use some UV cure stuff. It doesn’t heat, one of the reasons I went with MOSFETs. So airflow is probably not a consideration. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435

[AFMUG] OT question for the borg

2024-09-09 Thread chuck
I have a motion control PCB that runs some hydraulic valves via pwm in one of my products. We discovered that a drop of water on the right place on the PCB will turn on a MOSFET causing uncommanded movement of the system. The argument around here is potting vs conformal coating. The boards

[AFMUG] OT Apollo 13

2024-09-08 Thread chuck
New movie on Netflix made up entirely of original footage. Enjoyed every bit of it. They didn’t mention this artifact. One of my favorite things. https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/static/history/afj/ap13fj/pics/towingbill.jpg -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailm

Re: [AFMUG] War Games

2024-09-05 Thread chuck
The browser-tab title goes hereNot as OK as it should be. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Thursday, September 5, 2024 6:57 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] War Games We probably overestimate how much credit or blame we can take for how our kids turn out. And if they

Re: [AFMUG] War Games

2024-09-04 Thread chuck
The browser-tab title goes hereI know I am not an elite. I am a deplorable. With respect to popping out babies, my wife and I had 8 kids. 7 survived to be adults. 1 has no use for the parents. 2 have minimal interaction and 4 pretend to love us. As with all manufacturing processes there

Re: [AFMUG] War Games

2024-09-04 Thread chuck
The browser-tab title goes herehttps://youtu.be/RBEmLhO4KO4?si=-fksWDwU1s9Efooo From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2024 1:34 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] War Games If elite males ruled the world and procreated prodigiously, we wouldn’t have all thes

Re: [AFMUG] War Games

2024-09-04 Thread chuck
The browser-tab title goes hereI guess we need to add the internet to the list. That really is allowing places like North Korea to learn what the real world is like. So give everyone high speed internet, color TV, (gee what is a non color TV...?) and a microwave oven and 1000 years of peace w

Re: [AFMUG] War Games

2024-09-04 Thread chuck
The browser-tab title goes hereI have always said the microwave oven and color TV defused communism. If the whole world is addicted to consumer goods, why upset that apple cart? From: Shayne Lebrun Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2024 11:55 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [

Re: [AFMUG] War Games

2024-09-01 Thread chuck
“The Fantastic Mr. Feynman” is one of my favs of his. Of course Ferris... From: Bill Prince Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2024 10:01 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] War Games I saw Mathew Broaderick in a recent movie, and he was playing an older man... -- bp par

Re: [AFMUG] War Games

2024-08-31 Thread chuck
Wasn’t there a scene on a beach where Matthew and his girlfriend were walking with Frank Herbert? From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2024 3:45 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: [AFMUG] War Games Some here must remember that movie, right? Can you believe it’s from 4

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-30 Thread chuck
Drove me nuts too. In college they had us start with Motorola processors and end with Intel. Very early days of the 8080/6502 stuff. I think I even worked on a 4004 once. From: Bill Prince Sent: Friday, August 30, 2024 5:02 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] fib

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-30 Thread chuck
the focus prior to installation and launch. Wanted to save time and money they said. They could have caught it. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell www.mccowntech.com www.micro

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-30 Thread chuck
The browser-tab title goes hereThey still have double speeds posted in places in the UK and they use F & C for temps. Confusing. Canada used to sell gasoline by imperial gallons (do they still?) which are more than one US gallon. I sometimes refer to our system of measure as imperial units bu

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-30 Thread chuck
skipped double checking the focus prior to installation and launch. Wanted to save time and money they said. They could have caught it. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell www.mccowntech.com

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-30 Thread chuck
they said. They could have caught it. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell www.mccowntech.com www.microtrench.pro www.terabitnetworks.com From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Friday, August 30, 2024 9:02 AM

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-30 Thread chuck
The browser-tab title goes hereI am surprised that it even existed in 1958 as that program was not even announced until the 1960s. From: Shayne Lebrun Sent: Friday, August 30, 2024 8:54 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables Say, did you know that the

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-29 Thread chuck
they will read to the meter, but if you have a fiber cut out 25 miles, I will bet good money that when you dig up the spot where your OTDR says the fault is, you will be off by 100 feet or more if you did not do a test from the nearest splice point. In reality it will be off by thousands of feet

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-29 Thread chuck
t when you dig up the spot where your OTDR says the fault is, you will be off by 100 feet or more if you did not do a test from the nearest splice point. In reality it will be off by thousands of feet. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Co

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-29 Thread chuck
er, but if you have a fiber cut out 25 miles, I will bet good money that when you dig up the spot where your OTDR says the fault is, you will be off by 100 feet or more if you did not do a test from the nearest splice point. In reality it will be off by thousands of feet.

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-29 Thread chuck
I will bet good money that when you dig up the spot where your OTDR says the fault is, you will be off by 100 feet or more if you did not do a test from the nearest splice point. In reality it will be off by thousands of feet. Best Regards, Chuck McCown

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-29 Thread chuck
nds of feet. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell www.mccowntech.com www.microtrench.pro www.ter

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-29 Thread chuck
Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell www.mccowntech.com www.microtrench.pro www.terabitnetworks.com

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-29 Thread chuck
DR says the fault is, you will be off by 100 feet or more if you did not do a test from the nearest splice point. In reality it will be off by thousands of feet. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, U

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-29 Thread chuck
Where I go, you may be 100 miles from the nearest pole. And they don't come free. -Original Message- From: Trey Scarborough Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2024 8:47 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables You know those brown wooden thing that grow up along roa

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-28 Thread chuck
fiber cut out 25 miles, I will bet good money that when you dig up the spot where your OTDR says the fault is, you will be off by 100 feet or more if you did not do a test from the nearest splice point. In reality it will be off by thousands of feet. Best Regards, Chuck McCow

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-28 Thread chuck
d not do a test from the nearest splice point. In reality it will be off by thousands of feet. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-28 Thread chuck
e your OTDR says the fault is, you will be off by 100 feet or more if you did not do a test from the nearest splice point. In reality it will be off by thousands of feet. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point,

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-28 Thread chuck
that when you dig up the spot where your OTDR says the fault is, you will be off by 100 feet or more if you did not do a test from the nearest splice point. In reality it will be off by thousands of feet. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerc

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-28 Thread chuck
you dig up the spot where your OTDR says the fault is, you will be off by 100 feet or more if you did not do a test from the nearest splice point. In reality it will be off by thousands of feet. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Po

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-28 Thread chuck
rom the nearest splice point. In reality it will be off by thousands of feet. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell www.mccowntech.com www.microtrench.pro www.terabitnetworks.co

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-28 Thread chuck
off by thousands of feet. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell www.mccowntech.com www.microtrench.pro www.terabitnetworks.com From: Ryan Ray Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2024 9:58 PM To

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-27 Thread chuck
Magical device called a fusion splicer. Our reels were typically 33,000’ From: Josh Luthman Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2024 3:51 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables I don't see how you have a 50 mile span. Even if you get 80k reels that's 15 miles.

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-27 Thread chuck
When you have spans up to 50-75 miles at times, you have to use longer high power pulses. There is a lot of variability in velocity of propagation, earth temperature, splice slack loops, fiber twist. 1 mile error over 50 miles is only 2%. You can easily be off by several thousand feet. You c

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-27 Thread chuck
Wow, sometimes looking for gopher damager over 20 miles I have been off a mile. From: Josh Luthman Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2024 1:30 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables So far every time we've used the OTDR it's been accurate within 1 foot. On

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-26 Thread chuck
Or they just have super fast tx/rx switching. From: Josh Luthman Sent: Monday, August 26, 2024 3:46 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables I'd be very impressed there's a lot of cable in these small things but I suppose that is possible and it automati

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-26 Thread chuck
Maybe the cheap China one has one built in. From: Josh Luthman Sent: Monday, August 26, 2024 3:19 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables People say you need a launch cable but our cheap china OTDRs have no issues seeing the connector at the end of t

Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables

2024-08-26 Thread chuck
Only minimum length I know of is the OTDR dead zone. If that is a problem you purposely lengthen the cable with a launch cable. From: Josh Luthman Sent: Monday, August 26, 2024 1:59 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] fiber patch cables Reddit is wrong. Gasp. Con

Re: [AFMUG] OT deep thoughts

2024-08-26 Thread chuck
Pretty cool. Using one in our C.O. From: TJ Trout Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2024 5:54 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT deep thoughts Chuck, have you seen the solar mini splits? https://signaturesolar.com/all-products/high-efficiency-appliances/?_bc_fsnf=1

Re: [AFMUG] OT deep thoughts

2024-08-25 Thread chuck
Well if the compressor was connected to a series wound motor, either would work. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2024 12:43 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT deep thoughts And should it be A/C? From: AF On Behalf Of ch...@go-mtc.com Sent: Sunday

Re: [AFMUG] OT deep thoughts

2024-08-25 Thread chuck
I say turn up the AC and almost everyone thinks I am cold. From: Bill Prince Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2024 11:59 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT deep thoughts I tell my staff to make it cooler. -- bp part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com On Sun, Aug 25, 2024 at 9:2

[AFMUG] OT deep thoughts

2024-08-25 Thread chuck
If the room is to warm do you turn the AC up or down? -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] parabolic shield calculator

2024-08-14 Thread chuck
You can always add a shroud to all parabolic reflectors to eliminate sidelobes. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 10:54 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] parabolic shield calculator So he's not trying to implement something like horse blinders? Original Messa

Re: [AFMUG] parabolic shield calculator

2024-08-14 Thread chuck
If it comes in off axis, it will appear on the opposite side of the focal point. You can actually move the feed horn around quite a bit and compensate for it by re aiming the reflector. Minor loss of gain, more loss the more you deviate from boresight. And the actual boresight focal point

Re: [AFMUG] Vines on utility pole growing into power space - safety questions

2024-08-12 Thread chuck
Removed by you guys or the utility? From: dmmoff...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, August 12, 2024 12:29 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Vines on utility pole growing into power space - safety questions They did get removed eventually, but they didn’t dig out the root

Re: [AFMUG] Vines on utility pole growing into power space - safety questions

2024-08-11 Thread chuck
So, are the vines getting removed and killed? From: dmmoff...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2024 1:13 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Vines on utility pole growing into power space - safety questions Since posting about this on Friday I reviewed OSHA and N

Re: [AFMUG] Vines on utility pole growing into power space - safety questions

2024-08-09 Thread Chuck McCown
Back in the day, I think aerial phone drops only needed 12” of clearance from secondary.  10’ for primary.Sent from my iPhoneOn Aug 9, 2024, at 6:51 PM, dmmoff...@gmail.com wrote:Just venting now.  The more I think about this the more annoyed I’m getting. We were going through the meeting agenda i

Re: [AFMUG] Hughesnet Fusion

2024-08-09 Thread chuck
They got in trouble with the FCC over some of the requests. They were disqualified. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Friday, August 9, 2024 10:30 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Hughesnet Fusion Since you mention Starlink, answer this for me. They have expressed inte

Re: [AFMUG] Hughesnet Fusion

2024-08-09 Thread chuck
Is hughesnet still a thing? From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Friday, August 9, 2024 7:54 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: [AFMUG] Hughesnet Fusion Has anyone tried (or know somebody who has) Hughesnet Fusion? The scheme to reroute latency sensitive traffic over a cellular connecti

Re: [AFMUG] fun history (not political) quiz

2024-08-09 Thread chuck
Yeah they taught us in grade school that JFK was the youngest and yes gasp, Catholic as if the Pope would be calling the shots. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2024 10:51 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] fun history (not political) quiz I had assume

Re: [AFMUG] fun history (not political) quiz

2024-08-08 Thread chuck
Obama was the first president that was younger than myself in my lifetime. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2024 6:31 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: [AFMUG] fun history (not political) quiz It’s pretty easy to check so no need to post your answer. I thought I k

Re: [AFMUG] movies.....

2024-08-08 Thread chuck
. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell www.mccowntech.com www.microtrench.pro www.terabitnetworks.com From: Steve Jones Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2024 3:38 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group

Re: [AFMUG] movies.....

2024-08-08 Thread chuck
I did crawl over an acoustic tile ceiling once. It has a lattice framework of 1x2 sticks. I spread myself out as far as I could. Never collapsed but I am sure it was close. From: Bill Prince Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2024 12:54 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] movies. Yo

Re: [AFMUG] movies.....

2024-08-08 Thread chuck
Air ducts are always very clean in the movies. From: Nate Burke Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2024 1:07 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] movies. Have you ever seen a movie? Once you get into the drop ceiling, you can run and jump just like it's a floor. They'r

Re: [AFMUG] movies.....

2024-08-08 Thread chuck
I rented a storage unit once, it had a drywall ceiling. I cut an access door and found that I then had access to all the other storage units. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell

Re: [AFMUG] Power relay sockets and mount types

2024-08-07 Thread chuck
Might work if the terminals are long enough. From: dmmoff...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 1:45 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Power relay sockets and mount types Interesting….Other 11-pin blade sockets also seem to match up. So….there’s a standa

Re: [AFMUG] Power relay sockets and mount types

2024-08-07 Thread chuck
Looks like crimp on quick connect terminals. Has mounting tabs for screwing the whole relay to a flat surface. I am guessing the plug in refers to the quick connect terminals. From: dmmoff...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 1:25 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject

[AFMUG] email oddness

2024-08-06 Thread chuck
We have an email server and we have some group email lists. One of them is named “flash” and goes to the whole company. Yesterday we had an issue with something that happened that was ungood. So I sent a flash, “Hey everyone, someone sure left a mess in one of the restrooms, just remember

Re: [AFMUG] Kei trucks

2024-08-06 Thread chuck
I could not make and sell the front axle at a profit for $2000 From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 1:39 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Kei trucks Well, you could order a Chinese electric minitruck off Alibaba. https://www.motorbiscuit.com/order-electri

Re: [AFMUG] ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** OT Silicon Breast implant

2024-08-06 Thread chuck
Yeah, that is why my eyesight is so bad. From: jay weekley Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 6:14 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** OT Silicon Breast implant You've probably been masticating a lot since you were a young boy too. On Mon, Aug 5, 20

Re: [AFMUG] Kei trucks

2024-08-05 Thread chuck
Never heard of them. -Original Message- From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Monday, August 5, 2024 6:20 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Kei trucks Anybody using a kei truck in your business? Which one, and for what? -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/lis

Re: [AFMUG] Is this thing on?

2024-07-29 Thread chuck
I haven't. Not much of a car buff. -Original Message- From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Monday, July 29, 2024 10:18 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Is this thing on? So Chuck, have you ever gone to Kindig-It Designs? Do they have tours? (custom

Re: [AFMUG] Is this thing on?

2024-07-29 Thread chuck
Harris, Trump, Global Warming, Covid, Gaza, Ukraine, Olympics, Electric Vehicles, Proj 2025 Pick your poison and start the conversation! (please don't) Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306

Re: [AFMUG] OT Movie Review

2024-07-13 Thread Chuck McCown
YesSent from my iPhoneOn Jul 12, 2024, at 8:57 PM, Josh Luthman wrote:This???  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW7enw6mFxsIt looks absolutely awful.On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 9:44 PM wrote: Scarlett Johansson Apollo 11 movie.   If you remember Apollo 11 or are a buff of t

[AFMUG] OT Movie Review

2024-07-12 Thread chuck
Scarlett Johansson Apollo 11 movie. If you remember Apollo 11 or are a buff of the Apollo program, you may not like it. They did not try to have realistic props or to portray the crew of mission control in a realistic manner. Even the consoles were cheap low effort imitations. The plot was O

Re: [AFMUG] OT Evap cooling

2024-07-12 Thread chuck
Means you are cool. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Friday, July 12, 2024 1:31 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Evap cooling We know what it means when someone calls you a dim bulb, but what about wet bulb? Original Message From: ch...@go-mtc.com Sent: 7/12/2024 2:14:31 PM

Re: [AFMUG] OT Evap cooling

2024-07-12 Thread chuck
https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/wet-bulb From: ch...@go-mtc.com Sent: Friday, July 12, 2024 9:34 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Evap cooling You do need to do annual maintenance prior to start up each year. From: Robert Sent: Friday, July 12, 2024 7:15 AM To: af@af.

Re: [AFMUG] OT Evap cooling

2024-07-12 Thread chuck
You do need to do annual maintenance prior to start up each year. From: Robert Sent: Friday, July 12, 2024 7:15 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Evap cooling And they last a long time, with just a little work... https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/07/07/nearly-90-years-old-wyomin

Re: [AFMUG] OT Evap cooling

2024-07-11 Thread chuck
Yeah, you sure cannot pump this air into a closed box. We open up our big roll up doors a few feet each morning when they turn on all the swampers. At night we leave one on to pre chill the building. It vents back through the two units that are off as well as the paint booth. From: Dan P

Re: [AFMUG] OT Evap cooling

2024-07-11 Thread Chuck McCown
Unless it clouds up and gets muggy.Sent from my iPhoneOn Jul 11, 2024, at 5:47 PM, Bill Prince wrote:Yeah. Those swamp coolers are the hot ticket (pun intended) in the central valley here in California.In my early days here I dated a woman who taught school out by Fresno. She and all her neighbor

Re: [AFMUG] OT Evap cooling

2024-07-11 Thread chuck
I used to think that a swamp cooler could get you down to the dew point. But I learned it can only hit the wet bulb temperature. According to the interwebs: The wet bulb temperature is higher than the dew point temperature. The wet bulb temperature represents the lowest possible temperature t

Re: [AFMUG] OT Evap cooling

2024-07-11 Thread chuck
In Phoenix, during a 120 degree day, in the shade, with a breeze, it isn’t too bad. You gotta have the shade and breeze though so you get some evaporative cooling from your sweat. But yeah, hotter than hell. I still think Florida sunshine is hotter than AZ. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Thursday

[AFMUG] OT Evap cooling

2024-07-11 Thread chuck
It is 100 outside and 75 inside. 22,400 square feet of metal shop building. All due to swamp cooling. 16% humidity outdoors 75% indoors. All for the cost of spinning a blower and pumping a tiny bit of water. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.af

Re: [AFMUG] OT Happy Holidays

2024-07-08 Thread chuck
I am guessing there are some CPA type of ethics rules for companies managing blind trusts. But I really don’t know much about them. From: Bill Prince Sent: Monday, July 8, 2024 8:28 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Happy Holidays Is it blind if it's your kids managing it? b

Re: [AFMUG] OT Happy Holidays

2024-07-08 Thread chuck
I doubt they would ever go for that but I do think their investments need to be managed by a blind trust. From: Steve Jones Sent: Monday, July 8, 2024 10:33 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Happy Holidays Id support it to a degree for basic care and privatize

Re: [AFMUG] OT Happy Holidays

2024-07-08 Thread chuck
I actually draw zero pay... have for years. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell www.mccowntech.com www.microtrench.pro www.terabitnetworks.com From: Robert Sent: Monday, July 8, 2024 10:28

Re: [AFMUG] OT Happy Holidays

2024-07-08 Thread chuck
I am all for nationalized health care. But I am old enough that it is right around the corner for me. My wife just about croaked in Barcelona last summer. Spent a week in a hospital there until I arranged a jail break. Paid absolutely nothing. From: dmmoff...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, Jul

Re: [AFMUG] OT Happy Holidays

2024-07-06 Thread chuck
work out pretty well for them. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell www.mccowntech.com www.microtrench.pro www.terabitnetworks.com From: Chuck McCown Sent: Saturday, July 6, 2024 9:53 AM To: An

Re: [AFMUG] OT Happy Holidays

2024-07-06 Thread chuck
o work out pretty well for them. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503 Office 435-830-4306 Cell www.mccowntech.com www.microtrench.pro www.terabitnetworks.com From: Chuck McCown Sent: Saturday, July 6, 2024 9

Re: [AFMUG] OT Happy Holidays

2024-07-06 Thread chuck
I have two British grandsons. They are tested at 15 to determine whether they take a vocational track or an academic track for college. Seems to work out pretty well for them. Best Regards, Chuck McCown McCown Technology Corporation 8401 N Commerce Dr Lake Point, Utah 84074 801-250-9503

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