Re: [AFMUG] GPS GNSS Accuracy

2018-07-31 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Check out Javad. Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7 active, an AT 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Chuck McCown Date: 7/31/18 10:45 AM (GMT-06:00) To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] GPS GNSS Accuracy I need a survey stick with as much accuracy as I can get for the

Re: [AFMUG] OT finishing a degree

2018-08-25 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
As someone who screwed up plenty, I would suggest having him physically visit someone in the department that he needs to be in for the CS degree. When I sat across the desk from someone who knew exactly what needed to be done, I got my marching orders and followed them to a T. Years of

Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti Ufiber

2018-08-31 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
te: So, other than the obvious strand count advantages, why would you use this vs active ethernet? From: Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 12:04 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti Ufiber It works fine. We have it in 2 subdivisions. It is

Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti Ufiber

2018-08-29 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
All good points. I am using UNMS to monitor it currently but am looking at other options. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Colin Stanners Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 12:45 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re:

Re: [AFMUG] Used/Test Ubiquiti GPON?

2018-07-11 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
It is pretty well stupid-proof. Plug in OLT. Plug in fiber. Plug in ONU on other end of fiber. Boom! Layer2 connectivity from OLT to ONU port. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Timothy Steele Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 6:02 PM To:

Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti phone support? (big problem with all GPON OLTs)

2018-11-12 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
I haven't seen this on my deployments. Tag @ubnt-james in a post on the gpon forum. He can offer assistance. Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Colin Stanners Date: 11/12/18 3:34 PM (GMT-06:00) To: AnimalFarm Microwave

Re: [AFMUG] microfiber

2018-11-16 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Interesting. What are you ending up at for cost per foot on long runs like that? Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com Sent: Friday, November 16, 2018 3:44 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] microfiber Blew about 11,000

Re: [AFMUG] Recommendation for fusion splicer and otdr

2019-03-06 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
. It seems to work well. I have never used another type so it may be lacking but I'm not aware. I saw yesterday that fiberstore has handheld otdr for about $850. They could work too. Jim Bouse Brazos WiFi Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution smartphone Original

Re: [AFMUG] Centurylink/Level3 Bandwidth

2019-01-31 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Lots of taxes and fees. Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution smartphone Original message From: Nate Burke Date: 1/31/19 5:27 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] Centurylink/Level3 Bandwidth Anyone using Centurylink branded Fiber+ Internet?

Re: [AFMUG] Sling TV

2019-04-10 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
How can you resell sling? Jim Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution capable smartphone Original message From: Adam Moffett Date: 4/10/19 4:50 PM (GMT-06:00) To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] Sling TV Anybody reselling sling? Any

Re: [AFMUG] 1.25 innerduct capacity

2019-06-28 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
In my experience, it is tough to get a second cable through a conduit even if there is a mule tape. It seems the first cable seems to clog things up. We have had limited success inside subdivisions where we have flat drop cable and running 1 or 2 more flat drops in a conduit. Jim Bouse Owner -

Re: [AFMUG] 1.25 innerduct capacity

2019-06-28 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
, 2019 at 9:09 AM Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] mailto:j...@brazoswifi.com>> wrote: In my experience, it is tough to get a second cable through a conduit even if there is a mule tape. It seems the first cable seems to clog things up. We have had limited success inside subdivisions where we hav

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Email Etiquette

2019-07-01 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
+1 Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution capable smartphone Original message From: Nate Burke Date: 7/1/19 6:09 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Email Etiquette So I've noticed a slide recently of what I would consider 'Email

Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti UFiber

2019-08-13 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
, 2019 at 6:22 PM Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] mailto:j...@brazoswifi.com>> wrote: We have been using it in production since July 30, 2018. Much testing before then. Nearly 100 subs on them so far and no issues in current firmware. Early beta FW had some memory leaks in the ONU but I don’t think w

Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti UFiber

2019-08-12 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
We have been using it in production since July 30, 2018. Much testing before then. Nearly 100 subs on them so far and no issues in current firmware. Early beta FW had some memory leaks in the ONU but I don’t think we have had a single trouble call in months from a fiber customer. Overall, it

Re: [AFMUG] GPON SFP switch?

2019-09-09 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
GPON uses a TDMA system. The OLT handles the timing and scheduling. That's why you can't use a standard switch. The PON module is dumb and takes orders from the OLT. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Dev

Re: [AFMUG] tecnu

2019-08-06 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
It works. I've used it many times. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 8:22 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: [AFMUG] tecnu There's a product on Amazon called Tecnu that claims to

Re: [AFMUG] Hmmm: 10Gbps @ 10Km

2019-10-01 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Aviat has a radio like that. 18 + 80ghz in the same dish. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Mathew Howard Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 8:20 PM To: AFMUG Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Hmmm: 10Gbps @ 10Km Definitely. If you need 10 gig, 5ghz

Re: [AFMUG] Priority on Speedtest.net

2019-11-05 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Howdy Adam, How are you detecting/classifying the test data? Isn't it all SSL? Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Monday, November 4, 2019 1:32 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG]

Re: [AFMUG] Bandwidth Broker/IX

2019-12-12 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
I've used Dan Piercy for years. Good guy. Tell him that I shared his info. I might get a free beer next time he is in town. Dan Piercy Mobile (512) 773-6860 Email pie...@supremefiber.com Jim Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution capable smartphone Original

Re: [AFMUG] Larger Scale Solar

2019-12-16 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
104KW of panels?! Wowzers. Bitcoin mining or something else? Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Monday, December 16, 2019 12:04 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] Larger Scale Solar I used the

Re: [AFMUG] Sangoma buying Voip Innovations

2019-10-19 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Sangoma is the company behind freepbx. They have been good to work with. Jim Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution capable smartphone Original message From: Nate Burke Date: 10/19/19 3:39 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] Sangoma buying

Re: [AFMUG] Fw: Edgeswitch question

2019-10-05 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
If this is a unifi switch, you must use the controller. If it is an edgeswitch, you should be able to access. Jim Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution capable smartphone Original message From: ch...@wbmfg.com Date: 10/5/19 6:06 PM (GMT-06:00) To:

Re: [AFMUG] tower owner says underbilled 5 years

2020-02-24 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
underbilled 5 years How did you know? From: AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> On Behalf Of Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] Sent: Monday, February 24, 2020 11:33 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group mailto:af@af.afmug.com>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tower owner says underbilled 5 years Sounds l

Re: [AFMUG] Trencher

2020-01-28 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
I think that is going to vary depending on how much you use it. We have a Ditch Witch SX100. Good little machine for 4-6” depth. We have probably only run it 100 hours so far. We also have a Ditch Witch 4010DD with the plow attachment. It has about 2000 hours on it and required a bit of work

Re: [AFMUG] Utility Easement over private property

2020-01-16 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
“If you are paying for a pole attachment, then you are covered by the easement of the pole owner. “ IANAL but this is not true. If there is an easement granted for “electrical service” but nothing else, then it does not cover fiber/telephone/catv/water/gas/magic. Spend some time in the

[AFMUG] FW: Digital tv upsell for your subscribers

2020-01-10 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Anyone know of this company? Their spam is not very good since they didn't get our company name right. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com -Original Message- From: jase wilson Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 9:59 AM To: Brazos WiFi Subject: Digital tv

Re: [AFMUG] OT Benefits

2019-12-24 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
We go to skeleton crew December 24 z January 2nd. We give them this PTO as a thank you for the year. Jim Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution capable smartphone Original message From: Chuck McCown Date: 12/24/19 1:34 PM (GMT-06:00) To:

Re: [AFMUG] customers with repeat DDoS attacks

2020-04-19 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
We give 1 warning. Second time. Banned for 1 month. If they sign back up and get a second, banned for 1 year. I haven't had to do a permanent ban yet. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2020 6:29 PM

Re: [AFMUG] Airfiber 24 HD long distance usage

2020-03-31 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
I have a 6 mile regular AF24. It does 550Mbps…. Until it rains. Then it drops pretty quickly. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Sam Lambie Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 12:49 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG]

Re: [AFMUG] Aviat vs Cambium 820c

2020-03-30 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
We put up an 80Ghz Aviat and it IS a nice radio. Time will tell if it REMAINS a nice radio. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof Sent: Monday, March 30, 2020 8:02 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG]

Re: [AFMUG] CCR2004 coming out

2020-04-23 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
ETA? Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Dennis Burgess via AF Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 1:18 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Cc: Dennis Burgess Subject: [AFMUG] CCR2004 coming out

Re: [AFMUG] Backup Solutions

2020-10-09 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
I built a "airgap" solution. Our backups run Sunday morning at 1AM. Sunday morning at 12:30AM, our mikrotik router enables the 10G port going to the backup hard-drive array. Sunday night at 11:55PM, the mikrotik router disables the 10G port going to the backup hard-drive array. This way, the

Re: [AFMUG] a basic question

2020-08-26 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
We use a program called NetSetMan. It’s inexpensive for commercial use. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 10:25 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] a basic

Re: [AFMUG] Virtual machines

2020-09-28 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
I just rolled out CEPH in a new cluster and it is great! I’m stoked about essentially a “RAID” array of servers. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Monday, September 28, 2020 7:38 AM To:

Re: [AFMUG] Virtual machines

2020-09-27 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
I'm a big fan of proxmox. It works well and the price is right (free). Jim Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution capable smartphone Original message From: Lewis Bergman Date: 9/27/20 9:28 AM (GMT-06:00) To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject:

Re: [AFMUG] Air Conditioned Cabinets

2020-10-02 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
How big of a cabinet do you need? Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Nate Burke Sent: Friday, October 2, 2020 3:10 PM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] Air Conditioned Cabinets Looking for leads on an Outdoor

Re: [AFMUG] 1GBps link option

2020-10-03 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
GigaBeam from UBNT AF60-LR from UBNT (will be back on store.ui.com soon) Mikrotik 60ghz PTP. All of those are sub $500 for something approaching 1G. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Jaime Solorza Sent: Saturday, October 3, 2020 10:14 PM

Re: [AFMUG] wiring up an battery shunt

2020-05-22 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
What are you trying to achieve? You can monitor 1-80v on V1-V4 ports. Do you need more than 80v? Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Tim Reichhart Sent: Friday, May 22, 2020 2:29 PM To: af@af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] HDD TCO

2020-10-23 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
u must be drilling dirt. We are lucky to get 100’ some days when we are in cobble. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 22, 2020, at 6:00 PM, Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] mailto:j...@brazoswifi.com>> wrote:  Rough number for 2 men, 1 vermeer 20x22 drill, 1 mini-x, 2 trucks, 2 trailers, and 1 hydro

Re: [AFMUG] Design consideration

2020-10-26 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
We had a similar situation, but shorter route at 25 miles. I chose to use 10G BiDi optics on each strand. In the future, we can upgrade to 40G BiDi easily. DC has 2 strands leaving. 1st strand stops at hop 1. 2nd strand continues on. 2nd strand stops at hop 2. 1st strand continues on. 1st

Re: [AFMUG] Splice Case Documentation

2020-07-18 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
I haven’t found a nice alternative. So we are moving INTO Vetro because of this. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Jason McKemie Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2020 11:26 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group

Re: [AFMUG] Ot: I want my money back

2020-07-14 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
As a Faultologist, I can confirm those mounts are faulty! Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 4:38 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] Ot: I want my

Re: [AFMUG] Lightning/Grid Damage to Gear

2020-06-22 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
We cover everything up to their router at no cost to the customer. Acts of God are our responsibility. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Darin Steffl Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 10:34 AM To: AnimalFarm

Re: [AFMUG] Tesla competitor Kandi

2020-07-30 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Anyone know if this is “cheap china knockoff” quality or something decent? Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Erich Kaiser Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 12:11 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject:

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Emergency Vehicle LEDs

2020-12-01 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
I agree. I brought this up at a fire department meeting and they acted as if I had proposed removing all lights. I was just pointing out that at some point, it becomes dangerous to bystanders. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com -Original Message-

Re: [AFMUG] Remote Hands Pricing

2020-11-23 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Remote Hands Pricing So they get 2 hr per month, or you charge them base 2hr every month then actual time on top of that? On 11/23/2020 11:07 AM, Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] wrote: > We charge our base labor rate with a 2 hr minimum. $60/hr x 2. > >

Re: [AFMUG] Remote Hands Pricing

2020-11-23 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
We charge our base labor rate with a 2 hr minimum. $60/hr x 2. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Nate Burke Sent: Monday, November 23, 2020 11:03 AM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] Remote Hands Pricing

Re: [AFMUG] Unifi UAP AC pro

2020-11-19 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Make sure “Uplink Connectivity Monitor” is turned off. I believe if it can’t connect to the controller, it turns off the WiFi. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Jaime Solorza Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2020

Re: [AFMUG] HDD TCO

2020-10-22 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Rough number for 2 men, 1 vermeer 20x22 drill, 1 mini-x, 2 trucks, 2 trailers, and 1 hydrovac is about $50k a month (including materials). My guys produce about 800ft a day of conduit and vaults on 4x10 work weeks. This yields roughly 12000ft a month which breaks down to about $4/ft. Once

Re: [AFMUG] vmware/veeam alternatives

2021-01-08 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Proxomox is opensource and free if you don’t want the enterprise repo. Although, I do pay for the licenses on mine. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Friday, January 8, 2021 4:02 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group

Re: [AFMUG] Adobe Notice

2021-01-28 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Sounds like spam. I'd treat it as such. Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution capable smartphone Original message From: Jason McKemie Date: 1/28/21 4:54 PM (GMT-06:00) To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] Adobe Notice I've gotten a

Re: [AFMUG] Ot: gamestop

2021-01-28 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
That’s the gist of it. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2021 11:26 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] Ot: gamestop Can someone break this down for me to a window licker

Re: [AFMUG] WISPAMERICA COVID

2021-05-05 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
I know of one guy who had the J vaccine who has now tested positive. He did fly into Dallas with a few hundred of his closest friends in a big metal tube. Not to alarm anyone. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of

Re: [AFMUG] Intuit & Billing

2021-05-06 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Self hosted UISP checks your boxes. It even has a QB online plugin that copies over revenue and invoices. Its decent for free. Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution capable smartphone Original message From: Chuck McCown via AF Date: 5/6/21 9:57 AM

Re: [AFMUG] Intuit & Billing

2021-05-06 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Be careful about PCI compliance. I’d rather go with someone who tokenizes the card and stores it for you. We use Stripe.com for our processor with UISP. Zero PCI liability on our side. We never store the card. For that matter, the actual numbers never even pass through our servers. Directly

Re: [AFMUG] 10G FTTH access switch / CRS326-24S+2Q+RM

2021-02-08 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Not that I have seen but our 1G circuits are lightly used. Almost everything is 10G interfaces now. 10G traffic destined for 1G interfaces could be an issue if the traffic load is greater than 1G. We haven't seen this though. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000

Re: [AFMUG] 10G FTTH access switch / CRS326-24S+2Q+RM

2021-02-08 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
The 326 is a solid switch. The UBNT XG-16 is good too if you dont need to do QinQ vlan. Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution capable smartphone Original message From: fiber...@mail.com Date: 2/8/21 6:43 AM (GMT-06:00) To: af@af.afmug.com Subject:

Re: [AFMUG] Who is going to WISPAMERICA?

2021-04-01 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Don't lick the doorknobs. You'll be fine. Texas' numbers are way down and will be further down by the time the show rolls around. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Jay Weekley Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021

Re: [AFMUG] Who is going to WISPAMERICA?

2021-04-01 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
:46 PM, Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] wrote: > Don't lick the doorknobs. You'll be fine. > > Texas' numbers are way down and will be further down by the time the show > rolls around. > > Jim Bouse > Owner - Brazos WiFi > 979-985-5912 > http://www.brazoswifi.com > >

Re: [AFMUG] Who is going to WISPAMERICA?

2021-04-06 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
form". The kool aid is running > out and > > we'll start to see more and more states start going the way of Texas. > > > > Disclaimer: It is a nasty and deadly cold and people should take > > precautions to protect themselves. > >

Re: [AFMUG] Who is going to WISPAMERICA?

2021-04-05 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Dallas county (2.6 million people) has 300 cases a day (as of April 4th). Quick math says that’s 0.01% of the population has covid. That's practically non-existent. Live life, or don't. Just don't complain when other's live their life. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912

Re: [AFMUG] good inexpensive OTDR

2021-03-11 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
ommend? On Mar 10, 2021, at 4:16 PM, Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] mailto:j...@brazoswifi.com>> wrote: We have a $1000 one from china. It works well enough. We have located every fault we ever needed to find with it. Jim Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution capabl

Re: [AFMUG] PowerBeam upgrade?

2021-03-10 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
AF5X-HD or AF11X if you want to stay in the UBNT ecosystem. Personally, I'd do 11X because the channel widths needed for backhaul are better used in PTMP 5ghz. 11X will get you 500-600mbps at that distance. If you need more speed, I'd look at Aviat 11Ghz. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi

Re: [AFMUG] PowerBeam upgrade?

2021-03-10 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
bands which only function under rare conditions! On 3/10/21 7:28 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: Everything above 7ghz experiences rain fade. No vendor can fix that. On 3/10/2021 10:25 AM, Jan Van Kort wrote: Does this unit experience rain fade/fog issues? On 3/10/21 7:15 AM, Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] wr

Re: [AFMUG] PowerBeam upgrade?

2021-03-10 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
issues? On 3/10/21 7:15 AM, Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] wrote: AF5X-HD or AF11X if you want to stay in the UBNT ecosystem. Personally, I'd do 11X because the channel widths needed for backhaul are better used in PTMP 5ghz. 11X will get you 500-600mbps at that distance. If you need more speed, I'd look at

Re: [AFMUG] good inexpensive OTDR

2021-03-10 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
We have a $1000 one from china. It works well enough. We have located every fault we ever needed to find with it. Jim Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution capable smartphone Original message From: Dev Date: 3/10/21 6:14 PM (GMT-06:00) To:

Re: [AFMUG] ping

2021-02-23 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
pong Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Chuck McCown via AF Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 6:45 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Cc: ch...@go-mtc.com Subject: [AFMUG] ping -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] Tower Cable Attachment

2021-04-12 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
14AWG solid core wire. Lasts for decades. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Jason McKemie Sent: Monday, April 12, 2021 2:48 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] Tower Cable Attachment I

Re: [AFMUG] affordable splicer

2021-09-07 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
2021 1:02 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] affordable splicer i was actually looking at that one. I didnt figure a sub 1k splicer would be any good. Any issues with it? On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 12:58 PM Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] mailto:j...@brazoswifi.com>> wrot

Re: [AFMUG] affordable splicer

2021-09-07 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
We have 5 of these:

Re: [AFMUG] amazon problem

2021-09-16 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
How many customers do you have behind 1 public IP? Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Jan-GAMs Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 3:39 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] amazon problem It does not appear so, the dashboard

Re: [AFMUG] Diesel Truck Options

2021-09-13 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Bucket trucks can spend a LOT of time idling. Check that before you just look at the miles. We have a truck with 200k but the engine is only 1yr old because the old engine died from oil starvation at idle. Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution capable smartphone

Re: [AFMUG] Anyone With Sonar v2 Happy?

2021-08-05 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
I think it speaks volumes. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Timothy Steele Sent: Thursday, August 5, 2021 5:04 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Anyone With Sonar v2 Happy? 2 days

Re: [AFMUG] Never seen this before

2021-10-21 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
We are in a town with a lot of military activity. Any time the jets fly by, our DFS goes crazy. Things will be stable for months and then chaos for 15 minutes. After the jets are gone, things are stable again. Jim Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution capable smartphone

Re: [AFMUG] OT Air Tags

2021-11-01 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
The phones will pickup the Bluetooth beacon and relay the phone's gps to the tracking service. Basically a GPS by proxy on behalf of the tracking token. It relies on random folks wandering by and the Bluetooth token snagging enough "air time" to report home. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi

Re: [AFMUG] Customer payment demands

2021-12-14 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
I ignore all these requests. When the internet turns off automatically due to non-payment, magically it gets paid. The margins on internet aren't thick enough to babysit anyone. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf

Re: [AFMUG] Utility Pole Location

2022-06-04 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
s ever been attempted. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 4, 2022, at 6:15 AM, Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] mailto:j...@brazoswifi.com>> wrote:  Spend a little time at the courthouse and look for those easements they may (or may not) have. The language in the easement will tell you if you can a

Re: [AFMUG] sip provider

2022-06-17 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
We have used Flowroute.com for years with no problems (outside of them being DDOSd a few months back). Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Chuck McCown via AF Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2022 4:55 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Cc: Chuck McCown

Re: [AFMUG] Utility Pole Location

2022-06-03 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Do they have easements for every property? Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Jason McKemie Sent: Friday, June 3, 2022 12:30 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] Utility Pole Location A utility company I am dealing

Re: [AFMUG] Utility Pole Location

2022-06-04 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
[AFMUG] Utility Pole Location Yes, it sounds as though they do. I had hoped when we became a CLEC I wouldn't have to mess with this sort of thing, but evidently that is not the case. On Fri, Jun 3, 2022 at 12:33 PM Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] mailto:j...@brazoswifi.com>> wrote: Do they ha

Re: [AFMUG] OT FB

2022-04-29 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Started for me this morning. Jim Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT 5G Evolution capable smartphone Original message From: Chuck McCown via AF Date: 4/29/22 12:22 PM (GMT-06:00) To: af@af.afmug.com Cc: Chuck McCown Subject: [AFMUG] OT FB So, I discovered this

Re: [AFMUG] Renting a Rodder

2022-08-19 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Do you have a water hose nearby? Water flowing through the pipe could carry a string/parachute down the way. You'd have to find a way to secure the water hose to the conduit but you can probably figure that out. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com -Original

Re: [AFMUG] crazy bandwidth request

2022-08-12 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Send the quote. Hope for the best. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Zach Underwood Sent: Friday, August 12, 2022 8:40 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] crazy bandwidth request I need to just say this as it is

Re: [AFMUG] crazy bandwidth request

2022-08-12 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
center of the property that will run them all just fine. On 8/12/2022 8:43 AM, Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] wrote: Send the quote. Hope for the best. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Zach Underwood Sent: Friday, Augus

Re: [AFMUG] HDD per foot cost

2022-12-22 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
That varies greatly. Somewhere between $6-8/ft here in central Texas rural roads and rural subdivisions. Anywhere with more obstructions will cost significantly more due to the effort to avoid other utilities. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On

Re: [AFMUG] OT pie

2022-12-21 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Puh Con Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Chuck McCown via AF Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 3:31 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Cc: Chuck McCown Subject: [AFMUG] OT pie Puh Can Puh Con Pee Can Pee Con ? -- AF mailing list

Re: [AFMUG] Chicago Colo\Connectivity

2022-11-11 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Mike, Can you give me a call about what this would entail? 979-999-7000 Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Friday, November 11, 2022 10:16 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] Chicago

Re: [AFMUG] Question for the "borg" about ISP access to ROW

2023-02-07 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
We got setup as a CLEC to remove all confusion. If you are planning on being in the fiber business, quit messing around and do it right. Jim Bouse Owner - Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 http://www.brazoswifi.com -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Larry Smith Sent: Tuesday, February 7,

Re: [AFMUG] Solar

2023-07-31 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Not bad. Where did you order from? Thanks, Jim Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S22+ 5G, an AT 5G smartphone Original message From: Chuck McCown via AF Date: 7/31/23 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00) To: af@af.afmug.com Cc: Chuck McCown Subject: [AFMUG] Solar Just bought a pallet of new

Re: [AFMUG] RedHawk-P250i-Solid-Oxide-Fuel-Cells-GEN4-WEB.pdf

2023-12-11 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Any ideas on pricing? Jim Bouse Owner Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 j...@brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Chuck McCown via AF Sent: Monday, December 11, 2023 10:17 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Cc: ch...@go-mtc.com Subject: [AFMUG]

Re: [AFMUG] Pot

2024-05-01 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Just like you cant operate heavy equipment while impaired, you cant use pot. If they can manage to "not be impaired", then the water gets murky. Note: I am in TX where it is still illegal so my opinion is likely not valid. Jim Bouse Owner Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 j...@brazoswifi.com

Re: [AFMUG] Nice call

2024-03-15 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Offer to match. $25/mo is $25/mo that you wouldn’t otherwise make. Jim Bouse Owner Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 j...@brazoswifi.com From: AF On Behalf Of Chuck McCown via AF Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 4:24 PM To: Josh Luthman ; AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Cc:

Re: [AFMUG] AI tools

2024-06-01 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
I'm working on a Twilio + chatbot for after hours tech support but it is a lot of dead ends. The chat bots are mostly dumb but can follow a script. If I ever get it figured out, I plan to release it to the community. Jim Bouse Owner Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000