Re: [AFMUG] mass GPS issues

[Brian Sullivan]

Rebooted both of my affected sites and GPS seems normal now.

On 12/31/2019 4:13 PM, Brian Kelly wrote:


We’ve had a bunch of ap’s lose sync as well, right across the province 
(Nova Scotia)


Brian

On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 18:09 Ken Hohhof > wrote:


I’ve got a Cambium cnPulse (uGPS) apparently with the same
problem, so it’s not just Packetflux.  I’m trying the power cycle
thing on the cnPulse now. It’s saying 24 sats visible 12 tracked
so maybe I’ve got to power cycle all of them?  That’s going to be
a problem since I’ve got some Syncpipe/Syncbox Parasitics that can
only be power cycled by being physically onsite.

*From:*AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> *On Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof
*Sent:* Tuesday, December 31, 2019 3:57 PM
*To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' mailto:af@af.afmug.com>>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] mass GPS issues

I’ve got Packetflux Rackinjectors only seeing GLONASS satellites
and no 1pps pulse.  I’ve powered the GPS port power off and back
on for 2 of them and that seemed to make them happy, can’t
guarantee yet that actually fixed it.

(this is in Illinois)

I still have a couple CTMs I need to check, and some APs with
standalone Syncpipes or Cambium sync devices.

*From:*AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> *On Behalf Of *Nate Burke
*Sent:* Tuesday, December 31, 2019 3:50 PM
*To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group mailto:af@af.afmug.com>>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] mass GPS issues

Yes, Native EPMP GPS.

An EPMP 3000 AP lost half it's tracked satellites and has not yet
recovered.

Isn't a new GPS constellation coming online sometime soon.  China,
Russia, someone like that.

On 12/31/2019 3:46 PM, Mike Hammett wrote:

Doing native ePMP 1000 GPS?


I've heard from others on Facebook reporting CMM4\CMM5 losses
as well.



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*From: *"Nate Burke" 

*To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" 

*Sent: *Tuesday, December 31, 2019 3:39:39 PM
*Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] mass GPS issues

West of Chicago EPMP1000 GPS.  Lots of sites lost
satellites/sync.  Now they are back seeing about 25% more than
they ever have before.

On 12/31/2019 3:35 PM, John Babineaux wrote:

We are seeing it happening with PacketFlux is that true
with you all? CMMs seem to be stable



John Babineaux

/System Administrator/

REACH4 Communications |Website: *www.REACH4Com.com
*

Phone:337-783-3436 x105| Email:
*/_john.babine...@reach4com.com
_/*

927 N Parkerson Ave, Crowley, LA 70526



*From:*AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] *On Behalf Of
*castarritt .
*Sent:* Tuesday, December 31, 2019 3:30 PM
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*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] mass GPS issues

We had three APs on three different towers all drop sync
at the same time.

On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 3:26 PM Roland Houin
mailto:rho...@fourway.net>> wrote:

We are seeing an increasing number of ap's not getting
sync, now more than
50 in the last 25 minutes,
We're in northern Indiana

roland

-Original Message-
From: AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2019 4:22 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group mailto:af@af.afmug.com>>
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] mass GPS issues

All clear in PA.

> On Dec 31, 2019, at 4:17 PM, Eric Muehleisen
mailto:ericm...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Anyone else having GPS issues this afternoon? 

Re: [AFMUG] mass GPS issues

[Brian Sullivan]

FWIW I have three types of GPS receivers at one particular site 
affected, and the PacketFlux SyncBox12 is the only one having difficulty 
right now.  Seems to be flapping.  Motorola CMM + UBNT Radios look OK.


On 12/31/2019 3:29 PM, castarritt . wrote:

We had three APs on three different towers all drop sync at the same time.

On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 3:26 PM Roland Houin > wrote:


We are seeing an increasing number of ap's not getting sync, now
more than
50 in the last 25 minutes,
We're in northern Indiana

roland

-Original Message-
From: AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2019 4:22 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group mailto:af@af.afmug.com>>
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] mass GPS issues

All clear in PA.

> On Dec 31, 2019, at 4:17 PM, Eric Muehleisen mailto:ericm...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Anyone else having GPS issues this afternoon? Nearly every tower
I have
across western Kansas is having GPS issues. Start around 3pm CST.
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Re: [AFMUG] mass GPS issues

[Brian Sullivan]

35 Miles West of Chicago I am having some too starting about the same time.

On 12/31/2019 3:17 PM, Eric Muehleisen wrote:
Anyone else having GPS issues this afternoon? Nearly every tower I 
have across western Kansas is having GPS issues. Start around 3pm CST.




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Re: [AFMUG] OT: Screw the WPS button

[Brian Sullivan]

I use it at random places to get online without asking someone the 
password (which they don't remember).


Some WiFi repeaters use WPS to configure as well.

On 11/8/2019 9:53 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
Has anyone ever used the WPS button to do anything other than break 
the internet?


I want to find whoever invented this and kick them in the groin.





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Re: [AFMUG] 20 Db Loss with AF-11FX Adapters

[Brian Sullivan]

It's important to note when you attach the duplexors to the radio that 
you are tightening both SMA connectors at the same time.
They warn about damage than can occur if you tighten them down one at a 
time.


On 7/3/2019 10:14 AM, Keefe John wrote:

They are N Connectors and they came with the adapter from Chuck.

We're going to double-check the tightness of the adapter and swap the 
leads tonight.



On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 10:05 AM > wrote:


Could be the adapter.  They are pretty simple and hard to screw
up, but the cables could be bad too.  I have made very few of
these things.  So far, no failures that I know about but there is
always the first time.
*From:* Ken Hohhof
*Sent:* Wednesday, July 3, 2019 9:00 AM
*To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 20 Db Loss with AF-11FX Adapters

Make sure you don’t have a mixup between SMA and RPSMA
connectors.  I did that once, I assumed everything was RP and got
an antenna with regular SMA connectors on it.  Had to buy
different coax cables.  Signal was trying to jump the air gap
between two female inner connectors.

*From:* AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> *On Behalf Of *Keefe John
*Sent:* Wednesday, July 3, 2019 9:28 AM
*To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group mailto:af@af.afmug.com>>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 20 Db Loss with AF-11FX Adapters

The TX power is correct.

We'll double check the tightness but the techs said they didn't
see an issue when installed.

It is possible the leads are switched at one end, however you are
correct Chuck that UBNT claims that doesn't matter with this radio.

Is anyone sure the Dragonwave dishes actually work with two
polarities at once?  I believe the literature says single pol.  I
know they are dual pol in that you can connect a Dragonwave either
horizontally or vertically on the back of the dish but can you use
two polarities at once?

Keefe


Keefe John

CEO

Ethoplex
Direct: 262.345.5200


Ethoplex Business Internet
http://www.ethoplex.com/
Signal Residential Internet
http://www.signalisp.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/keefejohn/

On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 8:56 AM Chuck McCown  wrote:

Both chains and both directions?  Cross pol would be about
20db down but doesn’t that radio automagically take care of
that for you?

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 3, 2019, at 7:24 AM, Keefe John 
wrote:
>
> We took a Dragonwave Horizon Compact Pluses off a link and
used Chuck's adapters to install AF-11FXs on the Dragonwave
dishes. Now we're seeing a 20 Db signal loss on the RSL. The
DSL with the original Dragonwaves was 1 or 2 db off the PCN.
What could be the problem?
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Re: [AFMUG] Looking for a way to see how many of my subs are limited to 20 mbps

[Brian Sullivan]

If you only need to look at one or two AP's, why not just look at 
Session Status> Configuration?  There is a column named Sustained Data 
Rate Cap.



On 4/18/2019 7:35 AM, Sam Lambie wrote:
I would like to do an audit of all of my subscribers on a specific 
access point to see how many of them are limited to the 20 megabit 
license cap. Does anyone know of SNMP can do that? And if so what is 
the mib? Or is there a better way to do it?





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Re: [AFMUG] OT Notre Dame

[Brian Sullivan]

David Muir on ABC last night said it took 12,000 trees to build.

On 4/17/2019 11:03 AM, Bill Prince wrote:


Latest thing I heard is that the large timbers used to make the spire 
do not exist any more. If they have to replace all the large timbers 
with engineered lumber, will it still be a historic building, or a 
replica of a historical building?



bp


On 4/17/2019 8:59 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:

Smart ass
Perhaps some bureaucracy would not allow the modification.  I have a 
kid that lives in England.  They have structures that cannot be 
repaired, even in the most minor way, without detailed plans, 
approvals and using only a select set of approved handymen.

*From:* Bill Prince
*Sent:* Wednesday, April 17, 2019 9:55 AM
*To:* af@af.afmug.com
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Notre Dame

Maybe because it was built 800 years ago?

bp


On 4/17/2019 8:50 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:

According to the series of tubes I consulted:
*“Notre*-*Dame did*not*have*automatic*sprinklers*in the framework of 
the roof, and its attic space*was*not compartmentalized with 
fire-breaking walls, said Frédéric Létoffé, a construction expert.“

Too bad and I wonder why.



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Re: [AFMUG] Cambium 450b high gain cable gland & cover

[Brian Sullivan]

I hate it too.  Seems like they should have that design for ePMP and 
something nicer for 450.  =)
What would be nice is a door with a hinge, so there aren't multiple 
pieces you can drop and ruin your day.


On 2/20/2019 9:38 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:


Does everyone hate the 450b high gain cover with the cable gland as 
much as we do?  Not sure why they felt the need to do this on the high 
gain but not the mid gain.


I wish somebody (Chuck?) would sell an aftermarket conversion kit to 
make it like the mid gain or the original Canopy SM.  With a snap on 
cover, water kept out by gravity, and readily accessible alignment 
tool port.


There are other mechanical things I hate about the product, like the 
screw in the back that you have to tighten ever so gingerly, and the 4 
threaded inserts that seem to have manufacturing quality issues like 
getting covered over with plastic.  Or the occasional feedtube that 
doesn't quite want to latch into place.  Or how much work it is to 
convert them to mount on the left side of the pole.  But the stupid 
cover with the cable gland is an annoyance every single time.





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Re: [AFMUG] HDTV antenna

[Brian Sullivan]

I had to re-read that.  OTA History channel?

On 2/7/2019 9:59 AM, Cameron Crum wrote:

Brand/source?

On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 9:50 PM Jaime Solorza 
mailto:losguyswirel...@gmail.com>> wrote:


My brother got this system and has tons of channels...all the
local digital ones of traditional broadcasters but a ton of others
called IP plus three digit station number.. history, tbs, etc
29.00
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Re: [AFMUG] Finally starting to catch up

[Brian Sullivan]

Cool product!

On 12/8/2018 12:20 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
Oh, and PTP802C is also in the works.  Not sure what that interface 
looks like yet.  Have a radio on its way to me to reverse engineer the 
mechanics.

*From:* ch...@wbmfg.com
*Sent:* Saturday, December 8, 2018 11:10 AM
*To:* af@af.afmug.com
*Subject:* Finally starting to catch up
Getting more AF11X antenna adapters in the lineup.
We have Remec, Dragonwave and Andrew VLP (pictured) complete.
Exalt is in testing and SAF is planned.
We are shipping to beta testers only at the moment, but they will hit 
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Re: [AFMUG] Wasps

[Brian Sullivan]

Been there.  I have seen them swarm inside water towers I service.
Go first thing in the AM when it's cold and they are still sleeping.

On 11/6/2018 2:58 PM, Jay Weekley wrote:
One of our primary towers is a retired forestry observation tower and 
it has been invaded by 1000's brown wasps. We needed to replace a 
radio today and there were so many he didn't think he could safely 
perform the work. He even had to be careful climbing down since they 
were swarming the entire way. Also, he didn't see any nests so even if 
we could use wasp spray we wouldn't know where to use it. What is the 
best way to deal with this? Fake owls?



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Re: [AFMUG] Suitable Cambium replacement 600SS

[Brian Sullivan]

Thank you for making this!!  Our first sample of 10 just arrived!

On 9/17/2018 9:59 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:

Lots of solutions:
https://www.mccowntech.com/product/cambium-600ss-surge-protector-gige-upgrade-pcb/
*From:* Sam Lambie
*Sent:* Monday, September 17, 2018 8:44 AM
*To:* af@af.afmug.com
*Subject:* [AFMUG] Suitable Cambium replacement 600SS
Yo guys,
The 600ss has gotten expensive as a surge suppressor. Are you all 
using anything else that is cheaper and effective?

Thanks
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Re: [AFMUG] water ballast

[Brian Sullivan]

The basic rectangle non-pen's are $20 + ~$8 in bricks.  How much do 
these run from Perfect10.com?


On 9/12/2018 12:44 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:

I would be more worried about the longevity of the plastic.
If it is the right stuff and thick enough it will be OK.
*From:* Steve Jones
*Sent:* Wednesday, September 12, 2018 10:40 AM
*To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
*Subject:* [AFMUG] water ballast
http://www.hydro-mount.com/
For residential/light commercial stuff, running a hose up is nicer 
than lugging up blocks
Anybody ever try this outfit out? freezing and mosquito larva come to 
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Re: [AFMUG] OT: Space station leak

[Brian Sullivan]

Matt Damon used duct tape on Mars...

On 9/4/2018 2:37 PM, Adam Moffett wrote:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russians-blame-soyuz-leak-on-human-error/ar-BBMSpBQ?ocid=spartanntp 



Some wing-ding building a Russian Soyuz crew ferry ship drilled an 
accidental hole in the hull and figured it would be ok to just put 
some caulk in the hole.  Sounds like somebody's going to the Gulag.







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Re: [AFMUG] Customers wont stop texting personal cell

[Brian Sullivan]

Type up a quick auto reply and save it somewhere on your phone. Next 
time you get one of these texts, reply with your "Auto-reply" and they 
will stop sending you messages.  No one wants to talk to a bot.


On 8/28/2018 10:58 AM, Jeremy wrote:
We use a Google Voice number for outbound calls, and it goes straight 
to a voicemail that states "this number is for outbound technician 
calls only.  For support, please call x".  I never gave out my 
personal cell number, but a few people managed to get it off of caller 
id when I was having Google Voice issues for about a month.  I have 
been slowly steering those customers to another provider because they 
text incessantly.  I just block the number if they call inbound. Call 
my cell = find a new provider.  It's extreme, I know.


On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 9:50 AM Matt Hoppes 
> wrote:


I don’t know that I can offer you any advice at this point, but
this is why we all carry a VoIP soft phone on our cell phone, so
we can call customers from the company phone number.

> On Aug 28, 2018, at 11:45, Kurt Fankhauser
mailto:lists.wavel...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I have had the same personal cell number for almost 10 years now
and because of things like me calling a client while on the road
and them saving my number I have a boatload of them that are
always texting/calling it whenever they have an issue. Its really
annoying since I have hired an office assistant and I am paying
them to answer calls now. I had an outage a month ago and probably
had 20 of the same message from numbers I did not know who they
were all asking if the internet was down. I am considering
changing my personal cell number now and keeping the old one and
just having it forward to the office number and maybe get some
sort of text auto reply set up on it to send a message back
whenever anyone texts it saying that this is an auto response, for
support issues please call the office number at xxx-xxx-. Then
when I get my new number I now have a VOIP app that can call out
from the cell and make it appear like the office number so this
issue doesn't happen again.
>
> The only downfall to this is there are a lot of important
contacts i have that have the cell number that I do need to be in
contact with for emergency situations. And is anyone doing any
sort of SMS messaging for customer service? Or should that be avoided?
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Re: [AFMUG] OT Nice tool boxes

[Brian Sullivan]

There is a 15k member group on FB called "Milwaukee Fuel Snap On 
Gearwrench Mechanics Tools Buy/sell/trade"

People selling nice tool boxes there all the time.

On 8/20/2018 9:01 AM, Cameron Crum wrote:

I see decent ones from time to time on FB Marketplace.

On Sun, Aug 19, 2018 at 1:38 PM, Jon Langeler 
mailto:jon-ispli...@michwave.net>> wrote:


Check out Milwaukee’s at HD. But I haven’t bitten the bullet on
any yet either

Jon Langeler
Michwave Technologies, Inc.


On Aug 19, 2018, at 12:03 PM, Chuck McCown mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote:


I need a larger tool box for my shop.  I have several nice
Kennedy boxes but they are not suitable for larger mechanics tools.
So looking for a nice used box.  Snap On, MAC, Mattco etc.
In Utah, we have KSL classifieds. Generally bargains can be found
there.  So I did some data entry.  I also checked Ebay.
I found that nice high quality tool boxes run from 2 cents to 12
cents per cubic inch.
Ebay is higher than KSL.
Matco was about at the top for price, Mac and Cornwall were in
the middle, Pro Series (they claim to be a Snap On competitor)
were at the bottom.
Snap Ons were scattered through the whole spread sheet.  I
currently have 21 entries.
Lowest cost is $990 Highest $8000
I did not include Husky or any of the bargain brands.
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