Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Adam Moffett
You can definitely mount a splice case on the pole.  Whether you mount it at the bottom or the top doesn't make much difference.  So for new installation and drop termination you could pre-plan and leave slack in all the right places.  The issue I see is when there's a break and I have to

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Ken Hohhof
But they are OK with a pole in the cornfield? Seems like there should be some kind of splice case you could mount on the pole maybe 5 feet off the ground. Unless you worry that the farm equipment will hit it when making turns in the field. Seems like they would have to be turning within

[AFMUG] odd Force 200 backhaul issues.

2018-12-03 Thread Brandon Yuchasz
Looking to see if anyone has experienced a similar issue to this: We have a force 200 backhaul on a small bridged network. Several times a day now it stops passing most traffic. It can be humming along at 25mbps down and 5mbps upload and then drop down to 2mbps download and less than 1mbps

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Ken Hohhof
Searching with Google, I'm guessing what I saw was an Altec DB37 "backyard digger/derrick". I see a used DB35 on eBay for only $22,500. Such a deal. -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof Sent: Monday, December 3, 2018 5:56 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Jason McKemie
Good point - at least leave yourself enough slack to get it down to the ground. Certain splice locations on my network don't have that luxury. On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 5:36 PM wrote: > Run it down the pole and splice in a ped or hand hole. > > *From:* Jason McKemie > *Sent:* Monday, December 3,

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread chuck
Run it down the pole and splice in a ped or hand hole. From: Jason McKemie Sent: Monday, December 3, 2018 4:22 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road I've been using a Werner work platform. They're actually made to stand on, but provide me

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Jason McKemie
I've been using a Werner work platform. They're actually made to stand on, but provide me with some work space. Various manufacturers make ladder-mount splicing workstations, most are outrageously expensive though. On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 5:09 PM Adam Moffett wrote: > Do you mount a work table

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Adam Moffett
Do you mount a work table on the ladder? On 12/3/2018 5:39 PM, Jason McKemie wrote: I have several locations that I splice from a ladder on a pole.  It isn't my favorite way to do things, but it is workable.  If you're going to need to do it in inclement weather, I would probably purchase a

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Jason McKemie
I have several locations that I splice from a ladder on a pole. It isn't my favorite way to do things, but it is workable. If you're going to need to do it in inclement weather, I would probably purchase a strand-mountable ladder tent - providing steel strand is present. -Jason On Mon, Dec 3,

[AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Adam Moffett
I'm looking at some rural places where for some reason the power company chose to run their pole line about 100 yards off the road behind the houses. I cannot drive a bucket truck to some of these places.  Sometimes you'd be crushing a corn field to get there or other times it's brushy and

Re: [AFMUG] off topic Audio Sensing

2018-12-03 Thread Cameron Crum
I have used the Cyberdata stuff before and it has worked well, but a little overkill for this. I found one on Amazon and am going to try it out. I think it was the same one Jason recommended. Thanks! Cameron On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 9:27 PM Ken Hohhof wrote: > I am not familiar with the SNOM