Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa C5c

Amazon and we just use the generic ones. Just put a self-tapping screw in the ring, they are too large. I need to track down the right one someday. Rory From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Adair Winter Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 10:15 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG]

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa C5c

Where can it be purchased and can you get stiff arms for it? On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:44 PM, Rory Conaway wrote: > I found it. The MCM has a 38” J-Pole which is stronger than the DS-3000. > > > > Rory > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa C5c

I found it. The MCM has a 38” J-Pole which is stronger than the DS-3000. Rory From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of George Skorup Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 12:46 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa C5c Documentation on the Rocketdish? The port that faces down is

Re: [AFMUG] OT Roomba

I love mine...only problem is making the room "rooomba ready" after my 2 year old nephew has been over playing with toys etc lol Also my roomba seems to have a thing for my floor lamp but I just don't think she's turned on by his advances ;) -sean On Sat, Jul 22, 2017 at 9:05 PM Chuck McCown

Re: [AFMUG] WISPAPALOOZA2017 and other misc chat

I also added #mikrotik and #afmug channels, if you're into that kind of thing http://blog.engineered.online for the link On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 6:18 PM, Josh Reynolds wrote: > If anybody is interested, there is a slack channel for > WISPAPALOOZA2017 setup in our slack

[AFMUG] WISPAPALOOZA2017 and other misc chat

If anybody is interested, there is a slack channel for WISPAPALOOZA2017 setup in our slack group. I just added the link. Go to http://blog.engineered.online , there is a link to request an invite on the right side of the page (or on the bottom if on mobile). There's other channels there too...

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages

"$12.00 in 1982 had the same buying power as $30.82 in 2017 Annual inflation over this period was about 2.73%" http://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/inflation.php?amount=12=1982 Makes $17/hr. seem not so good when you look at it that way. On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 10:48 AM, Chuck McCown

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa C5c

Documentation on the Rocketdish? The port that faces down is v-pol, the other is obviously h-pol. I've used them on ePMP SMs. The "horizontal" on the radio goes to the vertical on the dish and vice versa. Most all of these more modern radios and their software/drivers don't care if it's

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa C5c

Thanks for the note on the UML, we were going to try and call them and see how much length there was above the bend. This will save us some time. We’ll take a look at the ds3000. David Coudron david.coud...@advantenon.com | Mobile: 612-991-7474

Re: [AFMUG] Complaining Employees

On 7/23/17 9:58 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: I am guessing 568a will probably work with most things these days, will it not? I'm pretty sure the only reason to use A is to maintain the same order you'd use with 25 pair on a 66 block, minus slate. Otherwise I've only ever used B with Ethernet.

Re: [AFMUG] Complaining Employees

On 7/23/17 8:55 AM, Matt Hoppes wrote: Meanwhile I have a college art student who works for me in the summer. Not a lick of technical knowledge, but I tell her to go run a cable and it's run neat and proper. I tell her to go spray weeds and they are all sprayed and dead. I tell her to put

Re: [AFMUG] Complaining Employees

I am guessing 568a will probably work with most things these days, will it not? Been forever since I made a crossover cable or though about whether or not something was DTE or DCE. From: Steve Jones Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 10:09 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Complaining

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa C5c

The UML one isn’t long enough. Rory From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Adair Winter Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 9:02 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa C5c The ds3000 is probably one of the worst mounts I've ever used. Super soft and easy to crush. Might be ok

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages

That’s what I was making back in 1982 for similar work I guess that is one good thing about being a boomer From: Jeremy Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 9:39 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages My competitors are all starting them at $12/hr if that helps. I did that

Re: [AFMUG] Complaining Employees

Like i said about retirees, i have my 74 year old dad working with me now, we work til we run out of daylight, he takes the tasks and runs with them, i quit hovering, and we get things done. I told him id print out a 568b pinout for him to start doing ends, he caught the fact i frinted 568a by

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa C5c

The ds3000 is probably one of the worst mounts I've ever used. Super soft and easy to crush. Might be ok with a support arm. The UML that streakwave sells is much higher quality. On Jul 23, 2017 10:43 AM, "Rory Conaway" wrote: > The DS-3000 mount with at least 1 brace

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages

I worked for a company once that did a cool thing, they started you at a fairly low wage (like 7 at the time, i think minimum wage was in the 5 or 6 dollar range) they had the regular 30 60 90 day performance raises with am annual raise, and yearly profit sharing bonus. But they had .25 raises you

Re: [AFMUG] Complaining Employees

It's a combination of 2 and 3. The problem is it's never the same issue twice. So in regards to 3. Every issue is a brand new problem that I instruct on and I'm assured will never happen again. I don't think we've really had any repeats. But every project just has stuff being done that's

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages

i could certainly see us getting to a "special projects" team. right now we're redirecting field personnel at least one day a week to infrastructure / tower projects - Original Message - From: Adair Winter To: af@afmug.com Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 10:39 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa C5c

The DS-3000 mount with at least 1 brace works well although 2 are recommended. There is another one called a striker which even stronger. Also look at the KPPerformance antennas. Kent Urweiller says they are better on noise than the LW antennas. Mine just came in so I haven’t tested it

Re: [AFMUG] Complaining Employees

When he has an excuse, is it an excuse where he blames an outside factor like "you didnt show me" or "thats a low quality tool", a lie like "i didnt knowni was supposed to do that" when you gave clear instructions, or is it a reason, coupled with ownership of the failure like "i didnt accomplish

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages

We have this split up. Our L2 support guys program all the radios for the guys. (generally) and one of them also does some RF planning and sub management. I.E, if we put a new sector on a tower, he will migrate users over to it. etc. L2 support makes 15-19/hr currently I believe. Tower crew is

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages

My competitors are all starting them at $12/hr if that helps. I did that job for years and years. I believe that employees need a solid livable wage if you want them to mature and stay with the company. I also want them to really love their job, and feel like they are an important asset to this

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages

"While it is a dangerous job, it also pays well. Their mean annual wage is $44,250. The 10% that made the lowest earned around $26,200 per year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The highest paid percentage earn more than $67,000 per year. Hourly this breaks down into $12.60 per hour at

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages

yup - Original Message - From: Matt Hoppes To: af@afmug.com Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages Clearly very different areas - and I expected that. On Jul 23, 2017, at 11:30 AM, CBB - Jay Fuller

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa C5c

We are just starting to install these. We are using the RocketDish 5G30. We have already learned a couple of things we didn’t expect: 1. When you unlock them, you need to select PTMP mode. There is a question during the unlock process that wasn’t highly apparent, and our installer

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages

Clearly very different areas - and I expected that. > On Jul 23, 2017, at 11:30 AM, CBB - Jay Fuller > wrote: > > > those guys are us, i think... lol > > 9 starting - after three months 11 > then increases after periodic reviews > > if they're doing tower work

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages

those guys are us, i think... lol 9 starting - after three months 11 then increases after periodic reviews if they're doing tower work or overtime time and a half i think we have some guys making 13-15 now - Original Message - From: Matt Hoppes To: af@afmug.com Sent: Sunday,

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages

Starting with zero experience, $17/hr. $18/hr after one year. Then, 50 cents per hour raise for A+, and I'll pay for the test. $1/hr for Network+, and I'll pay for the test. This does not include any tower work, other than the occasional ground guy helping me rope stuff up. I do not currently

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages

Tower guys. Folks who program radios manage RF handle tower issues. Etc. > On Jul 23, 2017, at 11:20 AM, Adair Winter > wrote: > > What do you mean by network techs? Tower guys and such? > >> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 10:19 AM, Matt Hoppes >>

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages

What do you mean by network techs? Tower guys and such? On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 10:19 AM, Matt Hoppes < mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net> wrote: > How much are you paying your network techs then? > > On Jul 23, 2017, at 11:10 AM, Adair Winter > wrote: > > Starting

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages

How much are you paying your network techs then? > On Jul 23, 2017, at 11:10 AM, Adair Winter > wrote: > > Starting with not much experience, $11/hr. everyone else makes $15-20/hr. > >> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Matt Hoppes >>

Re: [AFMUG] Be careful with 3650 (was CBRS in trouble)

Are we still talking about noise or about spectrum allocation? Requesting channels from the SAS will not be staus quo, that will be very different from how we operate today. Right now I'm having trouble with another operator's wimax system. It's an industrial automation system so they're

Re: [AFMUG] Installer Wages

Starting with not much experience, $11/hr. everyone else makes $15-20/hr. On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Matt Hoppes < mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net> wrote: > What are you all paying your installers per hour? > -- Adair Winter VP, Network Operations / Co-Owner Amarillo Wireless |

[AFMUG] Installer Wages

What are you all paying your installers per hour?

Re: [AFMUG] Complaining Employees

sometimes you have to weigh the good and the bad. i guess we do that a lot. each of our guys has their strengths and weaknesses. sometimes we do have to bite our lip and try not to fire said person for this reason or that reason - but usually it is me and i just need to let it goi'm over

Re: [AFMUG] PMP450 ~50mbps cap

RF/RE/MAX =) On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 8:58 AM, Rory Conaway wrote: > I should get a real estate license then. We have a lot of these locations. > Just got 4 more last week. > > > > Rory > > > > From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Josh Reynolds > Sent:

Re: [AFMUG] PMP450 ~50mbps cap

I should get a real estate license then. We have a lot of these locations. Just got 4 more last week. Rory From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Josh Reynolds Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 6:54 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] PMP450 ~50mbps cap I have been talking about

Re: [AFMUG] OT Roomba

Unless she gives you a post it note with what she wanted for Mother’s day written on it. Then whadya gonna do? From: Adam Moffett Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 7:47 AM To: af@afmug.com ; af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Roomba waitisn't buying your wife a vacuum cleaner one of the

Re: [AFMUG] PMP450 ~50mbps cap

I have been talking about this model for 3 or 4 years now, literally ever since the horns went into testing. It seems so simple, but between their beamwith and isolation and the newer radio designs it just makes sense - as long as you can find ways to wheel and deal for the required real estate.

Re: [AFMUG] OT Roomba

waitisn't buying your wife a vacuum cleaner one of the automatic no-no's ? -- Original Message -- From: "Chuck McCown" To: af@afmug.com Sent: 7/22/2017 11:05:44 PM Subject: [AFMUG] OT Roomba Got my wife a Roomba for Mother’s day. The first one only worked for

Re: [AFMUG] OT Roomba

Yeah, but fun to watch. From: Nate Burke Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2017 10:42 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Roomba I have a much older model, I really liked it, but it was the exact height as the gap at the bottom of the couch, it kept getting itself stuck since it never ran

Re: [AFMUG] Complaining Employees

And this is where things get weird and why he's still around. The answer to these questions is - yes. He will respond to an outage regardless of where he is or what he's doing. He has responded to problems on days off. He honestly seems like he WANTS to do things. But possibly lacks the