Re: [AFMUG] What happened to Trillion in Alabama

2017-09-11 Thread Hardy, Tim
The previous Trillion licenses are now held by Affiniti LLC From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of CBB - Jay Fuller Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2017 10:34 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] What happened to Trillion in Alabama I heard stories and even used to talk to a guy

Re: [AFMUG] AF11 Experiences

2017-08-25 Thread Hardy, Tim
cally your wasting some spectrum right? So could you have dual 40mhz AF11X links on the same path operating in your licensed 80mhz of spectrum that way your not wasting any spectrum? Will that or can that even work? On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 9:54 PM, Hardy, Tim <tha...@comsearch.com<mailt

Re: [AFMUG] Is fcc doing speed?

2017-08-23 Thread Hardy, Tim
ng speed? I have had the opposite condition always before. From: Steve Jones Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:01 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Is fcc doing speed? its just weird having assembled undeployed gear sitting here with an approval on it On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 3:54 PM, Har

Re: [AFMUG] Is fcc doing speed?

2017-08-22 Thread Hardy, Tim
Nothing to do with Trump or even the new commissioner - even though they'll probably take credit for it. Two big changes made this possible - first, MG and MW radio services no longer require 30-day Public Notice periods, and second, ULS processing software has progressed to where the FCC can

Re: [AFMUG] Figuring out what our FCC application says

2017-08-18 Thread Hardy, Tim
Steve - sorry I missed this thread, am on vacation this week - but if you have any questions on the license, etc. hit me off-list. I would add that it is certainly odd that any radio would allow the user to drive the power past the distortion level at any modulation - one would have to

Re: [AFMUG] AF-11x

2017-08-16 Thread Hardy, Tim
Just make sure that you meet the bit rate and payload requirements of 101.141. If you can't do that, getting the "widest channel you can" would be problematic. From: Af on behalf of Mathew Howard Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [AFMUG] installing licensed link before approval

2017-08-08 Thread Hardy, Tim
? Is 30 days really not enough for you? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 12:01 PM, Hardy, Tim <tha...@comsearch.com<mailto:tha...@comsearch.com>> wrote: There is no authority to operate until the appli

Re: [AFMUG] installing licensed link before approval

2017-08-08 Thread Hardy, Tim
nstalling licensed link before approval filed or approved? On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:01 AM, Hardy, Tim <tha...@comsearch.com<mailto:tha...@comsearch.com>> wrote: There is no authority to operate until the applications have been filed – period. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com]

Re: [AFMUG] installing licensed link before approval

2017-08-08 Thread Hardy, Tim
There is no authority to operate until the applications have been filed – period. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 11:59 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] installing licensed link before approval Has the PCN passed with no

Re: [AFMUG] Four Mile Link

2017-08-02 Thread Hardy, Tim
And good luck finding one – none made for years. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2017 3:22 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Four Mile Link Not only that, the beamwidth would make them impossible to aim. From: Chris Wright

Re: [AFMUG] Max BW on a 6 GHz 60 Mhz wide channel

2017-08-01 Thread Hardy, Tim
, Hardy, Tim wrote: > “XPIC is not available due to FCC issues. “ What would this be? Channel not available. Happens all the time.

Re: [AFMUG] Max BW on a 6 GHz 60 Mhz wide channel

2017-08-01 Thread Hardy, Tim
“XPIC is not available due to FCC issues. “ What would this be? From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2017 11:06 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Max BW on a 6 GHz 60 Mhz wide channel XPIC is not available due to FCC issues. Cambium

Re: [AFMUG] 6 ghz xlic radio options?

2017-07-24 Thread Hardy, Tim
Aviat WTM, Nokia, maybe NEC? From: Af on behalf of Gino A. Villarini Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 5:49:22 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 6 ghz xlic radio options? About 400+ mbps in a 30 mhz xpic setup From:

Re: [AFMUG] AF11 Experiences

2017-05-31 Thread Hardy, Tim
om> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] AF11 Experiences We are on TowerCoverage. I did not know it did path calcs. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Burgess Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2017 9:56 AM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] AF11 Experiences Towercove

Re: [AFMUG] AF11 Experiences

2017-05-31 Thread Hardy, Tim
age.com has done 11ghz for years ☺ From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Hardy, Tim Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2017 6:04 AM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] AF11 Experiences Found this on ubnt forum - can't comment on accuracy. FYI, we use PathLoss. https://com

Re: [AFMUG] AF11 Experiences

2017-05-27 Thread Hardy, Tim
Found this on ubnt forum - can't comment on accuracy. FYI, we use PathLoss. https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airFiber/New-AF11FX-Link-Calculator/m-p/1741139#M32848 From: Af on behalf of SmarterBroadband Sent: Friday, May 26,

Re: [AFMUG] Looking for specs/datasheet for a big, old 6 GHz PTP dish

2017-05-24 Thread Hardy, Tim
derably when one end of a link on a tall building sways in the wind, or tower steel expands/contracts with sunlight in the daytime. On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 5:27 PM, Hardy, Tim <tha...@comsearch.com<mailto:tha...@comsearch.com>> wrote: If you want to contact them, GD sold t

Re: [AFMUG] Looking for specs/datasheet for a big, old 6 GHz PTP dish

2017-05-24 Thread Hardy, Tim
If you want to contact them, GD sold the Gabriel line to mWave and these are the guys that were at the old Gabriel in Maine. Contact Seth Hanson - listed on their web page and he should be able to answer almost anything on these antennas From: Af

Re: [AFMUG] Looking for specs/datasheet for a big, old 6 GHz PTP dish

2017-05-24 Thread Hardy, Tim
We probably have some info on it. I'll check tomorrow. If not, I have some contacts from the old Gabriel that can probably help you. From: Af on behalf of Eric Kuhnke Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 7:39:11 PM To:

Re: [AFMUG] FCC part 101 80mhz channel size??

2017-04-15 Thread Hardy, Tim
Upper 6 can use smaller B2 antennas, but there are specific designated congested areas that require Cat A (6' or larger) antennas. Any licensee that uses the smaller B or B2 antennas in any band should realize that the antenna could be subject to upgrade to a Cat A at their sole expense if

Re: [AFMUG] Anyone familiar with the highest capacity Microwave Radio Ever?

2017-04-05 Thread Hardy, Tim
The ad says 2.5 Gbps - ETSI has 112 MHz bandwidths and the chips they are using will take full advantage of this bandwidth with modulations up to 4096 QAM. I think it takes XPIC (CCDP) to get 2.5 Gbps. Data sheets are available for the ETSI version of this radio. -Original Message-

Re: [AFMUG] Odd email about Double Radius

2017-03-14 Thread Hardy, Tim
Google search the company address and then the owner of the property – enough said. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Head Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 4:48 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Odd email about Double Radius There is

Re: [AFMUG] 11GHz and 18GHz real throughput

2017-02-09 Thread Hardy, Tim
inal Message -- From: "Hardy, Tim" <tha...@comsearch.com<mailto:tha...@comsearch.com>> To: "af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com>" <af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com>> Sent: 2/9/2017 3:45:57 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 11GHz and 18GHz real throughput Umm, Tim

Re: [AFMUG] 11GHz and 18GHz real throughput

2017-02-09 Thread Hardy, Tim
Umm, Tim – not the other guy - author or actor! Coordination distance is actually 125 miles with a 125-mile keyhole +/- 5 degrees around the main beam. You might think this is overkill, but we have seen catastrophic interference cases beyond even these distances, so industry settled on these

Re: [AFMUG] 3650 quick look

2017-02-06 Thread Hardy, Tim
Sorry, we had a server change: http://solutions.comsearch.com/applications/search_3650/search3650MHZ.jsp From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Brian Sullivan Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 2:33 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 3650 quick look My shortcut died also. It's

Re: [AFMUG] 11ghz vertical separation

2017-01-27 Thread Hardy, Tim
If you are operating the B11 in MiMo mode, you will need to have sufficient frequency separation between the B11 frequencies and the AF11’s since the B11 will be transmitting in the same half band (high/low) that your AF11 will be receiving in at the same location. From: Af

Re: [AFMUG] B11, TDMA, and TCP

2017-01-25 Thread Hardy, Tim
Chris, It might help us design these properly if we knew what the saturation levels were. We have these for most other radios. Thanks, Tim From: Af on behalf of Chris Trout Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 9:22:14 PM

Re: [AFMUG] B11, TDMA, and TCP

2017-01-25 Thread Hardy, Tim
“Or mis-align your B11 link” Strictly illegal! From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Gino Villarini Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 1:44 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] B11, TDMA, and TCP AF24Š Or mis-align your B11 link On 1/25/17, 2:36 PM, "Af on behalf of Daniel

Re: [AFMUG] B11, TDMA, and TCP

2017-01-25 Thread Hardy, Tim
2’ is the minimum allowable antenna size at 11 GHz. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Faisal Imtiaz Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 11:42 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] B11, TDMA, and TCP Wow... that is a short link for 11ghz.. what size dishes are you using ? 2ft

Re: [AFMUG] Our UBNT AF11x experience

2017-01-13 Thread Hardy, Tim
Post 6 here discusses the use of ARQ rather than FEC. https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airFiber/AF11x-Capacity/td-p/1737631 From: Af on behalf of George Skorup Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 6:41:10 PM To: af@afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] Question Regarding 11ghz Links.

2017-01-01 Thread Hardy, Tim
I worked on this one - we did the interference analysis, coordination and will do the licensing, but we did not design the links or select antennas, radios, etc. I believe the answer is that the system had to be able to withstand 155 MPH + winds and the smallest 11 GHz antennas that meet these

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Something beautiful happened on Election Night

2016-11-14 Thread Hardy, Tim
Congratulations! What a beautiful family. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Ben Royer Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 1:18 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Something beautiful happened on Election Night My love and I welcomed our newest family member into the world,

Re: [AFMUG] Class A and B antennas

2016-11-08 Thread Hardy, Tim
At 11 GHz, 5 km is correct and paths under 5 kms can be coordinated and licensed as long as the EIRPs are restricted per the equation. At 6 GHz, the minimum distance is 17 kms. and the same equation applies for paths less than this distance. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of

Re: [AFMUG] Class A and B antennas

2016-11-08 Thread Hardy, Tim
A couple of clarifications: The VHLP800 (800 mm) is obsolete and no longer available - it was replaced by the VHLP3-11W (3'). There was a lot of discussion about the difference between A and B being sideline suppression and F/B and that certainly is true, but the main difference between a 2',

Re: [AFMUG] international MW Links?

2016-07-27 Thread Hardy, Tim
Every nation has its own requirements and rules that must be met before filing for a license. All Part 101 paths with a station in US territory must be prior coordinated prior to filing and other nations, Mexico, Canada, BVI, etc. have differing requirements that must also be satisfied. There

Re: [AFMUG] Downtilt Calculator

2016-06-10 Thread Hardy, Tim
https://www.comsearch.com/index2.jsp From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Brandon Yuchasz Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 1:38 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Downtilt Calculator Looking for a very simple down tilt calculation tool and I am wondering what most of you guys are

Re: [AFMUG] OT TIVO Roamio

2016-06-06 Thread Hardy, Tim
As I mentioned the other day the Roamio OTA with 500 gb hard drive is $399 on the website, including lifetime service for the device. TiVo Roamio™ OTA 1TB DVR - No Subscription Fees. Only

Re: [AFMUG] Cord is cut

2016-06-05 Thread Hardy, Tim
Lifetime (of the device) subscription is included in the price. This is for the TiVo Roamio OTA only. Get Outlook for iOS _ From: Chuck McCown > Sent: Saturday, June 4, 2016 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG]

Re: [AFMUG] Fw: OT Tivo Roamio

2016-05-25 Thread Hardy, Tim
Ha! My wife now calls the remote a Ba dooper! Get Outlook for iOS On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 5:32 PM -0700, "Chuck McCown" > wrote: Plus all the OTT clients and aggregated searching, season passes for favs etc etc. Hopefully it

Re: [AFMUG] OT Tivo Roamio

2016-05-25 Thread Hardy, Tim
Me too! Cord cutters! Get Outlook for iOS On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 4:45 PM -0700, "Chuck McCown" > wrote: Ordered the Roamio today. $399+ taxes 1 TB DVR. Excited. No subscription fees. Aggregates all the searching for

Re: [AFMUG] Licensed spectrum for utility companies

2016-04-25 Thread Hardy, Tim
Sean, You’re probably looking at the MAS (Multiple Address System) band that is addressed under 101 Subpart O (Rule Sections 101.1301 – 101.1333). Call our customer service number if you need additional information. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Sean Heskett Sent:

Re: [AFMUG] 6 & 11 Ghz Dish?

2016-04-06 Thread Hardy, Tim
2-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 3:47 PM, Hardy, Tim <tha...@comsearch.com<mailto:tha...@comsearch.com>> wrote: Commscope has 8’ & 10’ shrouded models available. HP8-611 & HP10-611 From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com<mailto:af-boun.

Re: [AFMUG] 6 & 11 Ghz Dish?

2016-04-06 Thread Hardy, Tim
Commscope has 8’ & 10’ shrouded models available. HP8-611 & HP10-611 From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Gino Villarini Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 3:20 PM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] 6 & 11 Ghz Dish? Such monster exists?

[AFMUG] FCC UNVEILS CONSUMER BROADBAND LABELS TO PROVIDE GREATER TRANSPARENCY TO CONSUMERS

2016-04-04 Thread Hardy, Tim
Labels Will Help Consumers Make Informed Broadband Purchasing Decisions and Serve as a Safe Harbor Format for Meeting Transparency Rule Requirements. News Release. News Media Contact: Will Wiquist at (202) 418-0509, email: will.wiqu...@fcc.gov CGB

Re: [AFMUG] Is this a typo? Google builds 100kW 80 GHz transmitter.

2016-03-03 Thread Hardy, Tim
This is not a typo, with 0.5 w power, it would only require a 3' antenna. -Original Message- From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 9:59 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Is this a typo? Google builds 100kW 80 GHz transmitter.

Re: [AFMUG] Fixed Point to Point Microwave Stations License Requirements- Hypothetical

2016-03-03 Thread Hardy, Tim
You can coordinate anything you want and hopefully the coordination process and back-and-forth negotiation with other coordinators and licensees will take care of any issues. The rules do say that no response to a PCN can be considered an agreement or clearance of the proposal. However, you

Re: [AFMUG] Fixed Point to Point Microwave Stations License Requirements- Hypothetical

2016-03-02 Thread Hardy, Tim
to Point Microwave Stations License Requirements- Hypothetical Thanks Tim, it feels like 101.55 is optional, don't you think? Would be neat to say that the trigger of a merger or similar action requires the transfer of a license. On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 3:04 PM, Hardy, Tim <tha...@comsearch.

Re: [AFMUG] Fixed Point to Point Microwave Stations License Requirements- Hypothetical

2016-03-02 Thread Hardy, Tim
Not a lawyer – but 101.55 is the rule section From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of John Woodfield Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 5:04 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fixed Point to Point Microwave Stations License Requirements- Hypothetical I had this situation, in our

Re: [AFMUG] Unlicensed for dummies

2016-02-26 Thread Hardy, Tim
A part 101 license (other than area-wide licenses or bands that were auctioned) does not grant “exclusive use” of a frequency at a location. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 11:32 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Unlicensed

Re: [AFMUG] AT Long Lines

2016-01-28 Thread Hardy, Tim
4 GHz is still a fixed point-to-point band, but it’s extremely difficult to engineer anything new due to the thousands of satellite ground stations that share the band on a co-primary basis. The HFT crowd has been coordinating 4 GHz between Chicago and New York and it will be interesting to

Re: [AFMUG] AT Long Lines

2016-01-28 Thread Hardy, Tim
6 and 11 weren’t “paired” but the two bands were used together for frequency diversity. Most of the systems that had these were extremely old TM-1 600 channel analog on 30 MHz bandwidth. Major routes would have full blocks of 4, 6 GHz and even some 11 GHz maximum bandwidth allowed on the same

Re: [AFMUG] PR Towers..

2016-01-11 Thread Hardy, Tim
Yep, old PRTC site. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Gino Villarini Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 5:46 PM To: af@afmug.com; af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] PR Towers.. peter, you need to call me next time you are in town that tower was built by the local ilec. it sits

Re: [AFMUG] Trango Apex Issue

2015-12-11 Thread Hardy, Tim
Paul, Hit me off list, I’ll take a look at it for you. Tim From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of can...@believewireless.net Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 4:11 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Trango Apex Issue A reboot doesn't fix it. On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 2:59 PM,

[AFMUG] 'Self-sufficient Wireless Transmitter Powered by Foot-pumped Urine Operating Wearable MFC

2015-12-11 Thread Hardy, Tim
Now I've seen it all! And finally... A new wearable energy generator could use urine to power a wireless transmitter. Article

Re: [AFMUG] To strong of a signal?

2015-12-09 Thread Hardy, Tim
All radios have a distortion or oversaturation level – usually listed in their specs. For example, the PTP-800 series is listed at -35 dBm maximum – it will work at stronger levels but you will start to get dribbling errors, etc. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown

Re: [AFMUG] PTP800 11GHz bands

2015-12-03 Thread Hardy, Tim
nterfering with ourselves. -Original Message----- From: Hardy, Tim Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 7:35 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] PTP800 11GHz bands I'll send it in the AM, 30 MHz bw? From: Af [af-boun...@afmug.com] on behalf of Dan Pe

Re: [AFMUG] PTP800 11GHz bands

2015-12-03 Thread Hardy, Tim
PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] PTP800 11GHz bands If you have the 6GHz plan it would be greatly appreciated! On Dec 2, 2015, at 3:36 PM, Hardy, Tim <tha...@comsearch.com> wrote: > Here's the 40 MHz bandwidth plan - let me know if you need others > > 40 MHz

Re: [AFMUG] PTP800 11GHz bands

2015-12-02 Thread Hardy, Tim
Here's the 40 MHz bandwidth plan - let me know if you need others 40 MHz CH Q1 J1 1 10735 11225 Band 5 2 10775 11265 Band 5 3 10815 11305 Band 5 4 10855 11345 Band 5 5 10895 11385 Band 6 6 10935 11425

Re: [AFMUG] PTP800 11GHz bands

2015-12-02 Thread Hardy, Tim
be greatly appreciated! On Dec 2, 2015, at 3:36 PM, Hardy, Tim <tha...@comsearch.com> wrote: > Here's the 40 MHz bandwidth plan - let me know if you need others > > 40 MHz > CHQ1 J1 > 1 10735 11225 Band 5 > 2 10775 11265 Band 5 > 3 10815 11305 B

Re: [AFMUG] Ceragon IP20 1Gbps License Question

2015-11-30 Thread Hardy, Tim
[mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Hardy, Tim Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 6:19 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ceragon IP20 1Gbps License Question I seem to recall it was 11 GHz, right? If so, and you have the wideband license you should try for 80 MHz bandwidth and depending

Re: [AFMUG] Ceragon IP20 1Gbps License Question

2015-11-30 Thread Hardy, Tim
I seem to recall it was 11 GHz, right? If so, and you have the wideband license you should try for 80 MHz bandwidth and depending on your capacity needs, you can go XPIC or other options. From: Af [af-boun...@afmug.com] on behalf of Jon Langeler

Re: [AFMUG] Ceragon 1Gbps 11Ghz link for sale

2015-11-24 Thread Hardy, Tim
...@wbmfg.com Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 5:03 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ceragon 1Gbps 11Ghz link for sale Sometimes you have to monitor for years to make sure you get good test data... From: Hardy, Tim<mailto:tha...@comsearch.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 2:54 PM

Re: [AFMUG] Ceragon 1Gbps 11Ghz link for sale

2015-11-24 Thread Hardy, Tim
“Monitor” = A detailed fade test to see how much of the fade margin is affected (if any). From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 4:31 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ceragon 1Gbps 11Ghz link for sale 60 to 80 MHz @ 11 GHz,

[AFMUG] FS: Training Introducing Comsearch's Microwave Engineering eLearning Center

2015-11-13 Thread Hardy, Tim
To view this email as a web page, click here [www.comsearch.com] [Comsearch Microwave Engineering eLearning Center]

Re: [AFMUG] Dish polarity question

2015-10-30 Thread Hardy, Tim
VHLP and RW antennas that are sold with the 820S work with an OMT -Original Message- From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 12:41 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Dish polarity question I think Daniel and I are saying

Re: [AFMUG] PTP-800 56mhz channel width?

2015-10-29 Thread Hardy, Tim
AFAIK, ODU-A does not support this but ODU-B does. The actual occupied bandwidth is 52.8 MHz. You would have to re-coordinate and license this before making the change. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Josh Baird Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:05 AM To: af@afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] 20+db swing

2015-10-23 Thread Hardy, Tim
Interference could be degrading your threshold.. Let me know the site names and I’ll take a look. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 3:02 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 20+db swing Maybe there's a clifffrom -65 to

Re: [AFMUG] When do you need permits to put an antenna on a tower?

2015-10-21 Thread Hardy, Tim
Run this for FAA / ASR: https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/gisTools/gisAction.jsp?action=showNoNoticeRequiredToolForm From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 2:28 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] When do you need permits to put

Re: [AFMUG] Dead Broadcast Support squatting on PTP paths

2015-10-21 Thread Hardy, Tim
If you have documented proof that it is no longer there - pictures, etc. - send an email to Enforcement and the Media Bureau and ask them to cancel the licenses. BTW, this is licensed in the broadcast 7 GHz band and is probably in an area where Part 101 would be excluded anyway - if that's

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa B11: Exactly what does the mounting look like?

2015-10-20 Thread Hardy, Tim
ithin about a half km of either site and you don't plan to expand either site with additional 11GHz equipment from other vendors, you may be ok. If not, then ? Mike Black Black & Associates 727-773-9016 www.bamicrowave.com<http://www.bamicrowave.com> [logo.png] black & associates

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa B11: Exactly what does the mounting look like?

2015-10-19 Thread Hardy, Tim
In the olden golden days building the MCI route with full block systems, we would have "bucks" or "bumps" in frequency plans when required, and we learned first hand how important it was to use ultra high performance antennas or better in such situations. With very little free space loss,

[AFMUG] FAA levies $1.9 M civil penalty

2015-10-07 Thread Hardy, Tim
The Federal Aviation Administration wants to levy the “largest civil penalty” it has proposed against an unmanned aircraft system operator “for endangering the safety of our airspace” by operating drones in a “careless or reckless manner,” the agency said in a Tuesday announcement. The proposed

Re: [AFMUG] FCC ULS webpage/search function offline?

2015-09-28 Thread Hardy, Tim
Back to ULS - System is working now, but depending on the search you're doing you may have better results using this http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/General_Menu_Reports/ From: Af [af-boun...@afmug.com] on behalf of Eric Kuhnke [e...@kuhnke-international.com] Sent:

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa 11GHz Link

2015-09-25 Thread Hardy, Tim
If you license both POLARIZATIONS (this isn't magnetic north/south) at the same time, there are no additional FCC fees! The FCC fee is per station, not per frequency. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 25, 2015, at 6:15 PM, Eric Kuhnke > wrote:

Re: [AFMUG] Fulton County, GA discovers new and amazing 3000+km MW path

2015-09-24 Thread Hardy, Tim
Typical example of the many errors one can find in ULS and why it’s a bad idea to use this data for interference analysis / coordination. To make this particular example even worse, the receive call sign is supposed to be WNTN687 – but the transmit license in the example (WNEQ438) is still

Re: [AFMUG] 4700 MHz band and FAA

2015-09-23 Thread Hardy, Tim
It's 6.875 - 7.125 and max bandwidth is 25 MHz. Unfortunately, most congested areas are unavailable. From: Af [af-boun...@afmug.com] on behalf of Mike Hammett [af...@ics-il.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 7:41 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re:

[AFMUG] FCC ULS site down and unavailable 12:00 AM 9/2 thru 8:00 AM 9/8

2015-08-31 Thread Hardy, Tim
FYI- ULS will be unavailable starting 12:00AM Wednesday, September 2, 2015 through 8:00 AM September 8, 2015. Please review the Public Notice for more detailed information: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-databases-unavailable-filing-deadline-extensions-early-september

Re: [AFMUG] what are the limitions on 7GHz and 13GHz

2015-08-05 Thread Hardy, Tim
7 GHz is 25 MHz max and 13 GHz is 50 MHz max - send me your coordinates off list and I'll tell you if the path is eligible. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 4, 2015, at 11:22 PM, Rory Conaway r...@triadwireless.netmailto:r...@triadwireless.net wrote: Is it 25MHz? Rory From: Af

Re: [AFMUG] stupid FCC license question

2015-07-31 Thread Hardy, Tim
Licensing adaptive modulation has only been legal (in the US) since Oct 2012, so the vast majority of licensed paths will be licensed for one fixed modulation only. -Original Message- From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of George Skorup Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 5:02 PM

Re: [AFMUG] stupid FCC license question

2015-07-31 Thread Hardy, Tim
Message- From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of George Skorup Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 10:57 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] stupid FCC license question Really? How were we coordinating and licensing ACM well before that? On 7/31/2015 7:32 AM, Hardy, Tim wrote: Licensing

Re: [AFMUG] NED vs SRTM

2015-07-22 Thread Hardy, Tim
Moffett Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 11:31 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] NED vs SRTM Does any of the RF modeling software automatically compare NED with SRTM to extrapolate clutter height? It seems like it would be a straightforward feature to add. On 7/22/2015 8:35 AM, Hardy, Tim

Re: [AFMUG] NED vs SRTM

2015-07-22 Thread Hardy, Tim
Another point to remember: The end points of an SRTM profile sometimes need to be adjusted downwards (or at the very least, verified) to account for the morphology above terrain that may have been included in the SRTM data. -Original Message- From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On

Re: [AFMUG] FCC ULS broken?

2015-06-23 Thread Hardy, Tim
It is extremely SLWWW today.. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 12:08 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FCC ULS broken? I was getting that just trying to log in. bp part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com On 6/23/2015 8:59 AM, Hardy

Re: [AFMUG] FCC ULS broken?

2015-06-23 Thread Hardy, Tim
Its working for me, but I just searched for a license. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 11:55 AM To: Motorola III Subject: [AFMUG] FCC ULS broken? Tried to get in this morning, and I get a page with this: An Error has occurred. Please

Re: [AFMUG] Cambium LinkPlanner and Licensed Frequencies

2015-06-04 Thread Hardy, Tim
I would guess that SAF's calculations are based on Vigants-Barnett and your LinkPlanner results used ITU-R. You can toggle LinkPlanner to Vigants-Barnett in the Project Properties window. -Original Message- From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Rory McCann Sent: Thursday,

Re: [AFMUG] Illegal 18ghz links on a new site

2015-04-22 Thread Hardy, Tim
@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Illegal 18ghz links on a new site They can be on file but in a return state which is harder to find. Mark On 4/22/15 9:18 AM, Hardy, Tim wrote: But in order to be legal and operate under Conditional Authorization, applications must be on file with the FCC. The PCN

Re: [AFMUG] Illegal 18ghz links on a new site

2015-04-22 Thread Hardy, Tim
But in order to be legal and operate under Conditional Authorization, applications must be on file with the FCC. The PCN provides no authority to operate. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Mark Radabaugh Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 9:10 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re:

Re: [AFMUG] Illegal 18ghz links on a new site

2015-04-21 Thread Hardy, Tim
Darin, Give me a set of coordinates and I’ll check it out for you. Tim From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Darin Steffl Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 8:27 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Illegal 18ghz links on a new site Hey guys, We've been looking at a new site for the

Re: [AFMUG] 11Ghz Licensed Gear

2015-03-30 Thread Hardy, Tim
Technologies, Inc. jbroadw...@converge-tech.com 312-205-2519 Office 574-220-7826 Cell -Original Message- From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Hardy, Tim Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 4:13 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 11Ghz Licensed Gear Can't go below 3' at 6 GHz

Re: [AFMUG] 11Ghz Licensed Gear

2015-03-27 Thread Hardy, Tim
Can't go below 3' at 6 GHz.. -Original Message- From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Broadwick Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 4:05 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 11Ghz Licensed Gear What sort of throughput are you looking for Matt? You can't go below 2'

Re: [AFMUG] Free Space Loss calculator

2015-03-10 Thread Hardy, Tim
Yep, I think this is the formula for meters and MHz: FSL = 32.5 + 20 log F + 20 Log D Where: D = Km F = MHz If Gt and Gr were gains, they would be additive – not subtracted, so I’m unclear as to what these actually stand for. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown

Re: [AFMUG] Smart guys on lost question

2015-03-04 Thread Hardy, Tim
So, assuming 2’ antennas at 38.7 dBi, your RSLs should be around -33.8 dBm (+/1 2.0 dB) From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 11:54 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Smart guys on lost question I have never had problems using

Re: [AFMUG] Smart guys on lost question

2015-03-04 Thread Hardy, Tim
I feel more confident for tomorrows presentation. Jaime Solorza Wireless Systems Architect 915-861-1390 On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Hardy, Tim tha...@comsearch.commailto:tha...@comsearch.com wrote: The urban area figure you’re using includes clutter – not applicable to a los microwave path

Re: [AFMUG] Smart guys on lost question

2015-03-04 Thread Hardy, Tim
(+/- 2.0 db)! From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Hardy, Tim Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 12:03 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Smart guys on lost question So, assuming 2’ antennas at 38.7 dBi, your RSLs should be around -33.8 dBm (+/1 2.0 dB) From: Af [mailto:af

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Waveguide polarization

2015-02-19 Thread Hardy, Tim
This describes it fairly well http://www.thebdr.net/articles/ops/xmtr/RF-pol.pdf Sent from my iPad On Feb 18, 2015, at 10:30 PM, Adam Moffett dmmoff...@gmail.commailto:dmmoff...@gmail.com wrote: Please enlighten me Glad to see that for the most part this thread kept the discussion on

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Waveguide polarization

2015-02-18 Thread Hardy, Tim
Glad to see that for the most part this thread kept the discussion on polarization rather than polarity these sound similar but they are not synonymous. Sent from my iPad On Feb 18, 2015, at 6:13 PM, Chuck McCown ch...@wbmfg.commailto:ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: Technically that is impossible to

Re: [AFMUG] Business Radio Licensing?

2015-01-21 Thread Hardy, Tim
Make sure that you filed 601 Schedule K (build out notification). As Vlad mentioned, these guys scare folks with these notices that threaten fines just to get your money to enter a date and push a button in ULS. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of James Howard Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [AFMUG] Business Radio Licensing?

2015-01-21 Thread Hardy, Tim
The FCC notifies all licensees that have not filed the required build out notification at least 90-days prior to expiration. So, while it’s safe to disregard these Business Radio Licensing notices, never, ever disregard something from Uncle Charlie. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On

Re: [AFMUG] the future of being an ISP

2015-01-21 Thread Hardy, Tim
Chairman Powell? Not for the last 6 years... Sent from my iPad On Jan 21, 2015, at 8:02 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller par...@cyberbroadband.netmailto:par...@cyberbroadband.net wrote: This posted on the facebook page of Athena Broadband of TN today: Chairman Powell of the FCC plans to reclassify the

Re: [AFMUG] 6 or 11ghz best option for higher capacity ?

2015-01-16 Thread Hardy, Tim
Maximum bandwidth at 6 GHz is 60 MHz… From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 2:18 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 6 or 11ghz best option for higher capacity ? I would first talk to your frequency coordinator about what FCC channel

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