Re: [AFMUG] Haiti

2017-03-29 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
wrote: > Was Tom the deaf one? > I had an employee that was a teen age neighbor/friend. Marie would play > the game where you mix something nasty and make the others taste it. She > was a bit if a “mean girl” if I remember the story properly. > > *From:* Forrest Christia

Re: [AFMUG] Haiti

2017-03-29 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
A long time ago and not-so-alternate universe I was home teaching companions with her older brother Tom never got to meet Donny or Marie though, don't think they visited Ephraim that often. -forrest On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:29 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > While I would

Re: [AFMUG] 2.4 epmp and packetflux

2017-03-28 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
ePMP is frustrating to say the least. My favorite story was of a customer who couldn't make ePMP work with a powerinjector. We sent replacement equipment and they had a full tower of spares. Swapped the entire tower one by one piece. Still wouldn't work. Everything looks fine, lights

Re: [AFMUG] OT Camo

2017-03-27 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
I appreciate being married to a wife who is secure enough to actually point out these type of specimens as they walk by. It makes people watching much more fun. On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 3:45 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > People watching at MIA. Camo pattern yoga pants on a very

Re: [AFMUG] Cat5 termination question

2017-03-27 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Shouldn't affect it at all, provided the connection stays mechanically sound. On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 6:15 AM, Paul McCall wrote: > If you strip back the insulation, shielding, drain wire etc. from a Cat5 > cable a few inches, but keep the 4 twists in place up until the

Re: [AFMUG] 450M power and Sync

2017-03-23 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
The currently shipping recommendation if you want to use all packetflux gear: PowerInjector Plus Sync, in combination with a Syncbox Junior Aux Port (seems like you've already figured it out). This also applies to the cards for the almost shipping rackinjector. In a couple months there will

Re: [AFMUG] Small-scale GPON

2017-03-21 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
It's not a problem because they also sell cisco branded optics. On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 7:52 PM, Mike Hammett wrote: > Huawei's only allows Cisco-branded optics. They couldn't figure out how to > edit that part of the code out. > > Joking, joking, jeez > > > > - > Mike

Re: [AFMUG] Question on APC Arresters

2017-03-21 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
This is as good of a place to stick this as any. In my opinion, if a cable overcurrent caused by a tripping surge suppressor can blow an injector, then something is not right in the injection circuitry, not the surge suppressor. There are a few cable faults one cannot protect against. This is

Re: [AFMUG] Review

2017-03-17 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
>> To: "af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>" <af@afmug.com > af@afmug.com>> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Review >> >> Nice! >> >> That was my very first concert ever. >> >> At age 14 in 1986 I think it was, I got to see them in the arena/bowl on &

[AFMUG] Review

2017-03-16 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Bon Jovi concert two thumbs up

Re: [AFMUG] OT Tamales in Memphis:

2017-03-14 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
memphis "tamales". On Mar 14, 2017 3:38 PM, "Jaime Solorza" wrote: > What is that? > > On Mar 14, 2017 2:26 PM, "Chuck McCown" wrote: > >> Finally got the photo to send. They were not terrible, just not what I >> would expect from a restaurant. > >

Re: [AFMUG] WispAmerica

2017-03-13 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Gonna have to be tomorrow.. closed Sunday and Monday. We went to central bbq last night, wasn't bad, but I think I would try others before I went back. On Mar 13, 2017 7:57 AM, "part15" wrote: > We are going to the Rendezvous tonight or tomorrow for some their

Re: [AFMUG] So anti-climatic

2017-03-11 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
So, here's my question (which I would play with on the bench if I was at home) Take a radio (such as a 100 series cambium) that is known to run down to below 12V Put 29Vdc into the circuit. Add series resistance until the sqrt(4RP) term reaches zero. This should be about 14.5vdc. Now

Re: [AFMUG] Raw Data

2017-03-10 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
ot as simple as it first appears > > *From:* Forrest Christian (List Account) > *Sent:* Friday, March 10, 2017 7:43 PM > *To:* af > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Raw Data > > Calculated values, from 16 to 24, using 6.24 as the power, 8 ohms, and 16 > through 24 volts in. This

Re: [AFMUG] Fw: the solution

2017-03-10 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Christian (List Account) < li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > The generalized solution: > > For the Load: > I= Pload/Vload > > For the resistive drop of the cable: > Vdrop=Rcable*I > > Overall Voltage math: > Vin=Vdrop+Vload > > Substituting Vdrop: > Vin=

Re: [AFMUG] Raw Data

2017-03-10 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
> > *From:* Forrest Christian (List Account) > *Sent:* Friday, March 10, 2017 7:43 PM > *To:* af > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Raw Data > > Calculated values, from 16 to 24, using 6.24 as the power, 8 ohms, and 16 > through 24 volts in. This is using my formula: > >

Re: [AFMUG] Fw: the solution

2017-03-10 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
I cheated and used microsoft mathematics (free) to simplify. Could have done it by hand, but when you have a decent computer algebra system which doesn't break rules, why not use it? (V+-sqrt(v^2-4*r*p))/2 is effectively what I came up with. not sure about the 2*-R in your solution as that

Re: [AFMUG] Raw Data

2017-03-10 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Calculated values, from 16 to 24, using 6.24 as the power, 8 ohms, and 16 through 24 volts in. This is using my formula: 11.75233261 13.22546294 14.57494395 15.85059052 17.07672241 18.26723889 19.43089556 20.57358804 21.69948452 (SQRT(Vin*Vin-4*Pload*Rcable)+Vin)/2 On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at

Re: [AFMUG] Fw: the solution

2017-03-10 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Double checking math. Actual expected voltage: 47.979 (I rounded incorrectly) Amps drawn by 1W load at above voltage: 0.021A Voltage drop across 1 ohm resistor at 0.021A? 0.021V. 47.979V + .021V = 48.000V On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 5:24 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) <

Re: [AFMUG] Fw: the solution

2017-03-10 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
The generalized solution: For the Load: I= Pload/Vload For the resistive drop of the cable: Vdrop=Rcable*I Overall Voltage math: Vin=Vdrop+Vload Substituting Vdrop: Vin=Rcable*I+Vload Substitute I: Vin=Rcable*(Pload/Vload)+Vload Now is where my math gets messy... Enter the above into

Re: [AFMUG] Cambium PTP650 Sync and Packetflux

2017-03-07 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
My understanding is that the 650 only receives sync from a PTP650 sync unit. If it is not compatible with either a CMM3, CMM4 or CMM5. Which means that it by extension won't be compatible with any of our gear. On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 12:31 PM, Sam Lambie wrote: > I am

Re: [AFMUG] Donations

2017-03-06 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
List hosting: https://www.emwd.com/mailman-hosting/ Looks like $3 per month. Not sure about own domain name. http://www.mailmanlists.net/pricing ... Pro list, $4/month. (your own domain). http://www.mailmanhost.com/ $3/month. Again, not sure about domain name. More listed here:

Re: [AFMUG] List topics and verboseness of non-WISP non-business related discussions

2017-03-01 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
I have a different perspective on this list I've been going to post something along this lines for a while, but since it came up today, I guess it's as good of a time as any Back in the day none of us were quite sure what we were doing. The need for a technical list was great. We

[AFMUG] It's heeeeere.... well amost.

2017-02-28 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
http://store.packetflux.com/packetflux-rackinjector/ -- *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 forre...@imach.com | http://www.packetflux.com

Re: [AFMUG] OT. New low ...Trump appears to blame generals for SEAL's death in Yemen raid

2017-02-28 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
I'm going to post at the top of this thread because I don't want to be drawn into any particular part of this drama. Everyone needs to step back, take a breath, and realize that none of us have the entire picture. Trump spews that Obama and/or Hillary or the Democrats or someone else is behind

Re: [AFMUG] gbit syncinjector voltage

2017-02-28 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
They're fine at 48vdc. That label has more to do with the fact that they were originally designed for radios which only took 30v max On Feb 28, 2017 10:27 AM, "That One Guy /sarcasm" wrote: > we pulled a rev H1 gigabit syncinjector from service and put in a power >

Re: [AFMUG] OT - Chia Trump?

2017-02-28 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Why not add a make America great again plan too? On Feb 27, 2017 5:41 PM, "That One Guy /sarcasm" wrote: > There is so much money being made off liberals hatred for trump right now. > You can put anything out there with a negative tone toward trump for sale, > they'll

Re: [AFMUG] Ground Lugs

2017-02-25 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
... no way I can see to search by 'in my local store'. Lots of compatible lugs it looks like... And one which is really expensive: http://www.graybar.com/store/en/gb/2-hole-compression-lug-22071300 On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 11:52 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < li...@packetflux.com>

Re: [AFMUG] Ground Lugs

2017-02-25 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Looks like 1/4" stud x 5/8" spacing is the most common option on sitepro. On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 10:25 PM, Seth Mattinen <se...@rollernet.us> wrote: > On 2/25/17 8:12 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote: > >> >> At this point, my intent is to see

[AFMUG] Ground Lugs

2017-02-25 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
So, I've now had two people ask me to include a ground strap point on the back of the new rack injectors. So I figured, I'd just go figure out what the standard was for the hole spacing, screw diameter, and similar, and add it to the list of things which will be modified slightly in a future

Re: [AFMUG] OT trolling

2017-02-25 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
; disturbing, but … > > > > Hello, does anybody care about the story that North Korea is believed to > have carried out an assassination in a Malaysian airport using VX? And it > is believed they purposely did it in a way to demonstrate to the world and > especially the U.S. the

Re: [AFMUG] OT trolling

2017-02-24 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
You've hit on a lot of my frustration with the R's and D's. Add to that the fact that they have convinced the american public that the only viable option is either an 'R' or a 'D' and you pretty much sum it up. For the record, I didn't vote for either a 'R' or a 'D' the last election. I hoped

Re: [AFMUG] ePMP and Packet Flux configuration settings. (UPDATE)

2017-02-21 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
It sounds like you covered all of your bases, especially since you plugged the ePMP radio in where the 450i was and it didn't work.So some of the ones below don't seem to apply: What voltage are you running the injector at? How much cable length are you running? The ePMP radios reallly are

Re: [AFMUG] CMM5 controller.. Are you serious, Cambium?

2017-02-17 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
t; $50. >> Now you know their profit margins on radios and other hardware. >> >> Keefe >> >> On 2/17/2017 3:28 PM, Vlad Sedov wrote: >> >> Awesome! Can't wait. We have a bunch of these Medusas going up in the >> near future.. >> >> >>

Re: [AFMUG] CMM5 controller.. Are you serious, Cambium?

2017-02-17 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Maybe It's time for this to come out and play: [image: Inline image 1] On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 2:10 PM, <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > Forest, I’ll bet you can offer them for $799, right? > > *From:* Forrest Christian (List Account) > *Sent:* Friday, February 17, 2017 2:09 PM >

Re: [AFMUG] CMM5 controller.. Are you serious, Cambium?

2017-02-17 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Not really. I've looked at this a few times - one of the things I've played with in the skunkworks is a "SiteMonitor Pi" which wouldn't hide what it was - a base unit, with a pi compute module instead of the normal CPU, and running a Raspbian based distro. Between power consumption, undefined

Re: [AFMUG] CMM5 controller.. Are you serious, Cambium?

2017-02-17 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
So this looks like as good of a place as any to provide this tidbit: I finally found the component I was looking for to complete the cambium sync design here, and I now have a breadboarded solution to sync Medusa (and 450i) via 'cambium sync) here. Seems to be working. I'm in the process of

Re: [AFMUG] CMM5 controller.. Are you serious, Cambium?

2017-02-17 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
OMG it IS a raspberry pi and a DC-DC converter in a box. (Yeah I know you said that but the picture definitely drives it home). On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 10:11 AM, Vlad Sedov wrote: > This is a finished product, minus lid (see pic) > > Most of the code is just opensource OS for

Re: [AFMUG] Looking for some Software.

2017-02-14 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
There used to be several visio plugins out there to do this... Don't know if any of them are any good or still exist. Or maybe they've integrated this into visio. http://www.shapesource.com/quotepix is the one I found first. But looks like it only works with visio 2010. On Tue, Feb 14, 2017

Re: [AFMUG] Netgear funny business

2017-02-10 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
> > *From:* Forrest Christian (List Account) > *Sent:* Friday, February 10, 2017 11:15 AM > *To:* af > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Netgear funny business > > I've found that in the effort to make gigabit things cheap, one of the > main ways people cut corners are to use the worlds cheap

Re: [AFMUG] Netgear funny business

2017-02-10 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
I've found that in the effort to make gigabit things cheap, one of the main ways people cut corners are to use the worlds cheapest magnetics which mostly work. This is amazingly prevalent in the PoE market, as I've found that it's pretty common for the cheap vendors to use a chinese knockoff of

Re: [AFMUG] Particularly good recent battery deals?

2017-02-08 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
also fixed fees that you pay as part of that. Reducing your > consumption should reduce your part of the Maintenance till you get to the > fixed fee. But adding another fee because you reduce your consumption is > crazy. > > > On 2/7/17 4:59 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wr

Re: [AFMUG] Particularly good recent battery deals?

2017-02-07 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Here's the problem with net metering as I see it: Today, the simplistic net metering rules which were enacted basically require the utility company to take energy from you, "store it" somehow, and then return it to you at no cost to you. So the utility company is stuck with footing the bill for

Re: [AFMUG] CenturyLink installing these

2017-01-31 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Out of curiosity, do you know how are they feeding these shelves? I know that in at least one case a couple of years ago, Qwest was feeding an entire neighborhood on I think 4 T1's. On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 5:06 PM, Darin Steffl wrote: > Exactly. Calix VDSL2 Remote

Re: [AFMUG] Gigabit PowerInjector+Sync and 450m

2017-01-31 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
I have a theory about why this works. I won't bore you with the details but suffice it to say that the circuitry wasn't designed to work that way. It will be interesting to see if the powerinjector works if you jumper all for pairs for power like you should for a 450m On Jan 31, 2017 11:19 AM,

[AFMUG] Do you read show guides/dailies?

2017-01-31 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
I've got a couple of trade shows coming up and one of the things which gets pushed pretty hard to exhibitors is advertising of various types. One of the recurring types of advertising that I'm skeptical about is the random ad in either the show guide or some sort of daily newspaper type

Re: [AFMUG] Gigabit PowerInjector+Sync and 450m

2017-01-31 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
The 450m uses a new style of sync over power. So you're not likely to make this work. The 450m will power up just fine, but for sync currently you need a syncbox with either timing or aux port outputs and a separate cable to the timing port. On Jan 31, 2017 9:49 AM, "Vlad Sedov"

Re: [AFMUG] PacketFlux Rackmount Injector Update

2017-01-30 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
sites that need > 16 POE ports anyway. > > Still interested in the DIN rail 12 port PowerInjector+Sync as well. In > fact, I could use the shit outta that right now. > > On 1/30/2017 9:30 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote: > > Yes. Currently there is only one b

Re: [AFMUG] OT - fake tears

2017-01-30 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
My wife is a Canadian citizen. At least for another year or two. So we've been through the whole move to the states thing on a visa. I totally agree with you. It would be one thing to say "we're not going to issue any more visas to these countries". I might even be able to go along with

Re: [AFMUG] PacketFlux Rackmount Injector Update

2017-01-30 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
> > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Forrest Christian > (List Account) > *Sent:* Monday, January 30, 2017 9:30 AM > *To:* af <af@afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] PacketFlux Rackmount Injector Update > > > > Yes.

Re: [AFMUG] PacketFlux Rackmount Injector Update

2017-01-30 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
which is compatible with the 450i and 450m. On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 8:12 AM, That One Guy /sarcasm < thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > is this mix and match for the 4 slots? > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 8:35 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < > li...@packetflux.com&g

[AFMUG] PacketFlux Rackmount Injector Update

2017-01-30 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
For those eagerly waiting for the RackMount Injector The engineering validations I mentioned before have been completed. I discovered one minor board error, which has been corrected. I also took advantage of the additional board revision to make another minor circuit revision which will

Re: [AFMUG] Tesla Re: OT Stock

2017-01-24 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Did I miss a stock affecting event? On Jan 24, 2017 12:22 PM, "Jon Langeler" wrote: > When is a good time to sell? > > Jon Langeler > Michwave Technologies, Inc. > > > On Sep 1, 2016, at 7:55 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > I am buying Tesla in the

Re: [AFMUG] 450m

2017-01-12 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Very very close... I'll be taking pre-orders as soon as I have a confirmed ship date on the enclosures, and am confident that I don't have a major design issue on the latest set of circuit boards (looking good so far). I'm expecting this to happen in the next week or so, but I can't be 100%

Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux 1U SyncInjector

2017-01-09 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
gt; > > > Will we know the ETA when it appears in the Packetflux store, or are you > taking some sort of pre-orders? > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Forrest Christian > (List Account) > *Sent:* Thursday, December 8, 2016

Re: [AFMUG] PMP450i AP + PacketFlux SBJ Aux

2017-01-03 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
nnot sync it > my existing FSK gear? > > On 1/3/2017 3:40 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote: > > Cambium has a bug in serial receive in the 450i. I know it's on their to > be fixed list. > > On Jan 3, 2017 12:45 PM, "George Skorup" <geo...@cbcast.com>

Re: [AFMUG] PMP450i AP + PacketFlux SBJ Aux

2017-01-03 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Cambium has a bug in serial receive in the 450i. I know it's on their to be fixed list. On Jan 3, 2017 12:45 PM, "George Skorup" wrote: > I just got some of the SyncBox Junior Aux port version in and I connected > it up to a 900 450i AP running 15.0.2. Turned on UGPS power,

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Will DJT be president

2017-01-01 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Sounds like a dream that someone who sings like Elvis might have On Dec 31, 2016 8:49 PM, "Chuck McCown" wrote: Here is a dose of scripture story for y’alll. (It’ll do you good. Read this and and all your 2016 sins are hereby absolved) During the seven years of abundant

Re: [AFMUG] Search Warranty too broad?

2016-12-27 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
(customer identity vs identities) On Dec 27, 2016 1:47 PM, "Forrest Christian (List Account)" < li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > I'd be concerned about privacy violations. > > My response would be a call to my attorney, with the intent being to push > back just enough to mak

Re: [AFMUG] Search Warranty too broad?

2016-12-27 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
I'd be concerned about privacy violations. My response would be a call to my attorney, with the intent being to push back just enough to make sure the judge understands the response is going to violate the privacy of hundreds of innocent john does. I can think of several strategies but I'm not a

Re: [AFMUG] Battery backup at large sites

2016-12-27 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
The tool you're looking for in relation to the monitoring is a packetflux sitemonitor base unit. Others can point you toward the chargers. On Dec 26, 2016 11:36 PM, "Josh Corson" wrote: > What is everyone using as a battery backup at sites that cannot use a > standard

Re: [AFMUG] CMM5 vs Packetflux

2016-12-15 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
usa, >> >> Since the power requirement is very high, how many medusa's can we power >> using gigabit power injector? Can we power 4 Medusa using gigabit power >> injector? >> >> Tushar >> >> >> On Dec 14, 2016, at 11:07 PM, Forrest Christian (List

Re: [AFMUG] CMM5 vs Packetflux

2016-12-15 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
a...@ecpi.com> wrote: Forrest, If we use powerinjector + sync for Powering Medusa, Since the power requirement is very high, how many medusa's can we power using gigabit power injector? Can we power 4 Medusa using gigabit power injector? Tushar On Dec 14, 2016, at 11:07 PM, Forrest Christian (Li

Re: [AFMUG] CMM5 vs Packetflux

2016-12-14 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Yes, sync over power is on the PacketFlux roadmap. We're exploring different options as far as manufacturing goes. The short version: This isn't as simple as just adding some off-the-shelf electronic components. However, we've got a really easy solution for you:

Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux 1U SyncInjector

2016-12-08 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
x when we don't rack > mount. > > > > On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 7:44 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) > <li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > > The chassis will support up to 16 ports of injection. Each 4 ports are > on a > > separate card which can be populated

Re: [AFMUG] 450m , No News is Good News?

2016-12-07 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Elevate, as far as I can tell, is designed to provide a non-forklift migration path to ePMP. I don't see either Elevate or ePMP playing to the same market is the AirFiber LTU or the 450-derived platforms (including Medusa). My best guess from everything I've read and heard is that the AirFiber

Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux Generator Control replacement

2016-12-02 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Crap, had a leftover chunk of crud at the end of that email. .. ignore the last two "words" On Dec 2, 2016 10:16 PM, "Forrest Christian (List Account)" < li...@packetflux.com> wrote: I'm considering doing a short production run of the existing design with a coupl

Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux Generator Control replacement

2016-12-02 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
I'm considering doing a short production run of the existing design with a couple of minor mods. I've had several companies inquire about them, enough to justify a run. If anyone wants some, now would be a good time to shoot an email into cust...@packetflux.com with details of how many you

Re: [AFMUG] Customers texting cell phones "hey my internet isn; t working"

2016-12-01 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
You need a separate email with a /nosarcasm tag... On Dec 1, 2016 6:45 PM, "That One Guy /sarcasm" wrote: > I just can't win :-( > > On Dec 1, 2016 8:39 PM, "Brandon Yuchasz" wrote: > >> I expected more Sarcasm. But thanks for the reply

Re: [AFMUG] OT 3 phase transformers

2016-11-25 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
The transformers you are looking for exist: https://www.grainger.com/product/ACME-ELECTRIC-General-Purpose-Transformer-49NT19?s_pp=false=//static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/image/Grainger/49NR92_AS01?$smthumb$ Of course a used one is preferrable. I'm assuming you've done the research to make sure it

Re: [AFMUG] Gigabit power injector + sync

2016-11-25 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
s with the same > injectors, and I think I just set the polarity the same on all the ports to > simplify things... > > On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 12:56 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < > li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > >> The 450i will power on with any polarity. So yo

Re: [AFMUG] Gigabit power injector + sync

2016-11-24 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
only, i.e. standard Canopy polarity? 4-pair powering + sync over power > is not supported? That would be news to me. > > But yeah, for my 450i cluster, I put +48VDC on PowerA, plugged the radios > in and sync works fine. > > On 11/25/2016 12:17 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote

Re: [AFMUG] Gigabit power injector + sync

2016-11-24 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
a >> couple hours now. Will keep checking back here. >> >> On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 1:51 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm < >> thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> all this talk of the new units i opened our box of them, is there a >>> guide for th

Re: [AFMUG] Gigabit power injector + sync

2016-11-24 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
pers.pdf only with the pin order backward? >> and if a guy put a 3pin connector on the A/B selector, would that >> effectively put the two inputs in parallel? >> >> On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 11:57 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < >> li...@packetflux.com> wrote: &g

Re: [AFMUG] OT Boiled eggs

2016-11-23 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Buy eggs ahead of time and let them age before cooking helps a lot - fresher eggs tend to be more sticky, older eggs peel easier. Besides that I generally peel under running water which seems to resolve about 99% of the problems. Not sure which property of water helps in this case, but shells

Re: [AFMUG] sync status

2016-11-22 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
, Ryan Mano <rm...@corp.mdswireless.com> wrote: > It’s a pmp100 900ap running 13.4.1 > > > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Forrest Christian > (List Account) > *Sent:* Monday, November 21, 2016 7:00 PM > *To:* af <af@af

Re: [AFMUG] Gigabit power injector + sync

2016-11-22 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Depends on the power circuitry on the airfiber. My guess is it would be ok. If you have a base unit, you can actually turn off the sync on that port and the injector will remember it, so you don't have to put a base unit in the field with it, just for the programming. (You'd set the poweron

Re: [AFMUG] sync status

2016-11-21 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Ooops hit send too early. If it isn't a 450i, it might mean a bad timing cable, or not What radios and version are you running? On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > Nope, it most likely means that you're runni

Re: [AFMUG] sync status

2016-11-21 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Nope, it most likely means that you're running a 450i and cambium hasn't fixed that bug yet. On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Ryan Mano wrote: > Am using packetflux sync pipe and am seeing invalid Message count > increasing on my AP > > > > Does this mean I have a

Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux 1U SyncInjector

2016-11-21 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
The chassis will support up to 16 ports of injection. Each 4 ports are on a separate card which can be populated or not, so you can buy it with 4, 8, 12 or 16 ports - and then upgrade later by adding cards. The initially available cards will not support the new style cambium sync. I considered

Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux & 450M Timing

2016-11-16 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
don’t recall the details on it at this point. > > CMM5 FYI is looking like December availability now. > > Daniel White > Managing Director – Hardware Distribution Sales > ConVergence Technologies > Cell: +1 (303) 746-3590 > dwh...@converge-tech.com > > *From:* Af [mailto:

Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux & 450M Timing

2016-11-14 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
. On Nov 14, 2016 7:52 PM, "Forrest Christian (List Account)" < li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > No, Cambium elected to drop the traditional sync over power on the 450M. > > So, you either need to use timing port sync (via the aux port) or use > what they're calling cambi

Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux & 450M Timing

2016-11-14 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
I imagine the ringing/bounce issue killed that idea due to the high > power consumption. > > On 11/14/2016 1:00 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote: > > The current products should power the 450M just fine. The rating is 1A > per pair per port, so at the 48V you're good up t

Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux & 450M Timing

2016-11-14 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
ter into the GigE-APC, the port didn't trip, and the card was hot > as hell). > > I was also unaware that Cambium won't be supporting sync-over-power on the > 450m. I imagine the ringing/bounce issue killed that idea due to the high > power consumption. > > On 11/14/2016 1:00 PM,

Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux & 450M Timing

2016-11-14 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
t saturating the cores of the transformer. > It will get hot, but not hot enough to unsolder itself. > > *From:* Forrest Christian (List Account) > *Sent:* Monday, November 14, 2016 12:00 PM > *To:* af > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux & 450M Timing > > > The current produc

Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux & 450M Timing

2016-11-14 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
x per port. What you could do for now is a GigE-POE-APC and the new aux port version SyncBox Junior. On 11/14/2016 12:34 PM, Matt wrote: > Shouldn't the sync over power for the 450M be the same as PMP450i? > > How is the 1u sync injector coming? > > > On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at

Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux & 450M Timing

2016-11-14 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Nov 14, 2016 at 12:30 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) > <li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > > All of the currently shipping syncbox product line are compatible. For > sync > > over power, I have the specs, but the design isn't done yet. > > > > > > On Nov 14, 2

Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux & 450M Timing

2016-11-14 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
All of the currently shipping syncbox product line are compatible. For sync over power, I have the specs, but the design isn't done yet. On Nov 14, 2016 5:40 PM, "Sam Lambie" wrote: > A question for Forrest mostly. Have you come up with a timing product for > the 450m AP

Re: [AFMUG] Site monitor relay temp

2016-11-14 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
There was a bug we fixed in relation to this.I need to look at my revision notes to determine when this took place, and verify that the updated software made it to the Web page. Unfortunately my connectivity where I an for most of this week apparently blocks VPN access for me and as such I

Re: [AFMUG] Vote

2016-11-10 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
was a "top 3", but I think it's had the intended effect. It has encouraged more candidates to move more to the middle instead of pandering to the extremes at either end. bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 11/9/2016 2:38 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote: I firmly beli

Re: [AFMUG] Vote

2016-11-09 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
I firmly believe that having ranked choice voting in place would encourage more people to pay attention to all of their choices. Because the system empowers voters to be able to choose the candidates they actually want without the risk of splitting the vote between similar candidates, I believe

Re: [AFMUG] Cambium 450m

2016-11-02 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
My understanding is that as long as it can get enough diversity between two sms it will transmit at the same time, up to 7 simultaneous transmissions. Same for rx. The key word here is diversity. There are lots of different ways to get diversity. Which of these cambium is able to exploit with

Re: [AFMUG] OT: I got dibs on the Grand Canyon

2016-10-28 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Is cheyenne mountain taken yet? If not, I'll take that one ;) Might need some help with the takeover though On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 9:34 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > I’ll take the Smithsonian Museum of American History and the Air and Space > Museum... > Perhaps one of

Re: [AFMUG] new powerinjector plus

2016-10-27 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Can you tell me if there is a removable sticker on the top of that unit? There is supposed to be a sticker which says exactly what George says below... either staff didn't put it on there, or I need to find out what it says to make it clearer. On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 11:55 AM, Ryan Mano

Re: [AFMUG] OT does it really matter?

2016-10-17 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
I think most people think the president is a dictator or something. As far as making real changes at home, you're right. My concerns specifically in relation to trump are more about his apparent volatility. We're putting this guy in charge of the nuclear codes and in charge of negotiations with

Re: [AFMUG] OT. Trump's supporters talk rebellion, assassination at his rallies

2016-10-16 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Not sure which email to reply to to insert my thoughtsguess this is as good of a choice as any. If there is one thing which is painfully obvious to me in this election is that we really need to change the way we elect our president so that people can feel empowered to vote their conscience

Re: [AFMUG] OT: AAPL

2016-10-15 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
http://tech.lds.org/wiki/Donations_in_kind On Oct 14, 2016 9:18 AM, wrote: > When asked the answer comes back as NO. They say sell, convert to dollars > and give them the dollars. > > *From:* Travis Johnson > *Sent:* Friday, October 14, 2016 8:23 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com >

Re: [AFMUG] Syncbox Junior Aux Port Version

2016-10-13 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Aux port: 95% sure this coming week. Would have been late last week or early this week except for wispapalooza prep and attendance. The 5% is the likelihood that something unexpected in manufacturing causes a schedule slip. Rackmount: Decemberish. I have functional devices, and have the

Re: [AFMUG] OT Politics

2016-10-10 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
In relation to Johnson, I really feel that he is being treated unfairly in many ways. He has not been afforded the courtesy of national security briefings like Trump and Clinton, even after requesting them, so he doesn't have access to the same information they do. This puts him at a

Re: [AFMUG] IMPORTANT : DNS secondary zone hosting needed for AFMUG - needed ASAP

2016-10-06 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Route53. Alternatively, sign up at backupdns.com and I'll waive the fees for afmug. (Backupdns.com is an old service I still run, but haven't spent much time updating). Or if Josh will take care of everything use him -forrest On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Paul McCall

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