[WISPA] Items For Sale

2014-02-28 Thread Steven McGehee
Hi, If anyone is interested in the following, feel free to make an offer; I'm just looking to clear them out of our inventory: 1) I have about 80 new in box (and probably another 50 out of box/working) Trango AD5800-25 dishes/reflectors for sale. These were originally for the old Trango Fox

[WISPA] 900MHz Recommendations?

2011-05-11 Thread Steven McGehee
Hi all, I have a link I am looking to establish soon that is 1.2 miles, non-LOS due to several thick tree lines (no buildings or earth, just trees). I'd like to get at least 10x10Mbps with plans to carry voice traffic. A PTP setup is fine, but if there is a capable PtMP platform available that

Re: [WISPA] 900MHz Recommendations?

2011-05-11 Thread Steven McGehee
, Kevin Battersby wrote: I have dealt with a lot of 900 MHz in wooded areas. Non-LOS is really Near-LOS. What kind of trees, how thick and etc.? On May 11, 2011, Steven McGehee wrote: I have a link I am looking to establish soon that is 1.2 miles, non-LOS due to several thick tree lines

[WISPA] OT; securing extension ladder to SUV roof rack

2010-11-08 Thread Steven McGehee
Hi all, Got a situation that I think a lot of you all probably deal with as well. We have a service SUV with a roof rack that we use to transport a 28' extension ladder (14' in stored position). We use two straps to secure the ladder and that method has served us well for years. The problem

[WISPA] 38GHz experience?

2010-10-08 Thread Steven McGehee
Does anyone here have any experience with 38Ghz? I'm looking into the practical uses for it compared to higher and lower frequency deployments. Thanks. -Steven WISPA Wants You! Join today!

[WISPA] Netbook/Mini for the field?

2010-09-02 Thread Steven McGehee
Hey guys, We are looking to get a pair of new Laptop/Netbook computers for use in the field. These would be in for installs, dispatching, troubleshooting, speed testing, all of that general use stuff. We aren't looking for a lot -- just a GigE NIC, 10.1 or bigger screen (one that works well

Re: [WISPA] Netbook/Mini for the field?

2010-09-02 Thread Steven McGehee
Because we deploy 100Mbps+ links. Yeah looking into EEE Seashells -- look good, just verifying the GigE part. Thanks. On 9/2/2010 11:59, Josh Luthman wrote: Dell Mini? Asus EEE? Why do you need GigE? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337

Re: [WISPA] Netbook/Mini for the field?

2010-09-02 Thread Steven McGehee
, Steven McGehee wrote: Hey guys, We are looking to get a pair of new Laptop/Netbook computers for use in the field. These would be in for installs, dispatching, troubleshooting, speed testing, all of that general use stuff. We aren't looking for a lot -- just a GigE NIC, 10.1 or bigger screen

[WISPA] Seeking 4.9Ghz Advice

2010-08-26 Thread Steven McGehee
Hey guys, We may be getting into some 4.9Ghz deployments soon and I thought I would check with you guys to see what sort of tips and 'gotchas' you may know of if you currently are operating in 4.9. We are having a meeting soon with the local municipality to see how we can work together to

Re: [WISPA] Seeking 4.9Ghz Advice

2010-08-26 Thread Steven McGehee
Got it, we are just looking to do with other WISPs do, assist local government with 4.9 deployment for its intended uses. On 8/26/2010 22:18, Jack Unger wrote: Remember, no commercial WISP traffic allowed on 4.9. On 8/26/2010 6:29 PM, Steven McGehee wrote: Hey guys, We may

Re: [WISPA] Seeking 4.9Ghz Advice

2010-08-26 Thread Steven McGehee
THINK about Mikrotik) and what is there is expensive. My 2 cents worth from an actual user :-) -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Steven McGehee Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 9:30 PM To: WISPA General List Subject

Re: [WISPA] Trango APEX v1.3.0 live

2010-08-25 Thread Steven McGehee
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[WISPA] Outdoor STP 5e

2010-08-23 Thread Steven McGehee
Hey all, I was looking to buy some Mohawk Outdoor Cat5e STP cable, ( http://www.mohawk-cable.com/images/products/pdf/lantrak%20cat%205e%20sctp.pdf ) but my vendor informed me that it takes 4-5 weeks to get ordered, compared to two days for the UTP version. Does anyone have a quicker route to

Re: [WISPA] Outdoor STP 5e

2010-08-23 Thread Steven McGehee
Thanks Josh; that is true, I noticed it didn't have a drain wire as some others did. Also, do you happen to know any place that will sell like, 250', instead of a full 1000'? -Steven On 8/23/2010 15:25, Josh Luthman wrote: Recently it came to light that since the cable doesn't have a drain

[WISPA] Trango APEX v1.3.0 live

2010-08-23 Thread Steven McGehee
Just wanted to let you guys know, Trango released v1.3.0 today -- I was talking to them on the phone and they mentioned it would go live this week. It's on their FTP now, no release notes unfortunately. WISPA

Re: [WISPA] Trango APEX v1.3.0 live

2010-08-23 Thread Steven McGehee
have a link to the FTP? We have a few apex's that could use some love. I'll wait for the release notes though, before I upgrade. Nick Olsen Network Operations (321) 205-1100 x106 *From*: Steven McGehee l...@qx.net *Sent

[WISPA] Recommend a Product?

2010-08-12 Thread Steven McGehee
I have an unusual (for us, anyway) need for a point-to-point wireless product that is only needing to cover about 50 yards. This is a building to building setup, with one side (the masters side) needing to shoot through the exterior brick wall of one building (it will be mounted in the ceiling

Re: [WISPA] Recommend a Product?

2010-08-12 Thread Steven McGehee
12, 2010 10:36 AM, Mark Dueck m...@netking.bz mailto:m...@netking.bz wrote: Tranzeo has FDD radios that allow 20, 10 and 5 Mhz channel widths. They come with a built in 24dbi antenna. You have to buy the channel shields though. On 08/12/2010 07:43 AM, Steven McGehee

[WISPA] Trango Fox 5580 and 5300 SUs For Sale

2010-07-15 Thread Steven McGehee
Apologies if this is the wrong outlet to send this to, but would anyone be interested in purchasing used Trango Fox M5580 (5.8Ghz) and/or Trango 5300 (5.3Ghz) subscriber units (SUs)? I've got /a ton /of these/ /to sell. Please reply off-list. Thanks!

Re: [WISPA] OT, new IP addresses blackholed

2010-06-29 Thread Steven McGehee
If you guys know of any other good lists to be on, please post them here. Anything like TowerTalk and NANOG is much appreciated. Thanks. On 6/29/2010 07:32, Mike Hammett wrote: Agreed. I've been on NANOG for 6 years. Lots of useful and useful information on there. - Mike Hammett

Re: [WISPA] Slow speed

2010-04-21 Thread Steven McGehee
I'm sure you did this too, but anytime we have a complaint of speeds the first thing we do on site is completely bypass their network. Sure it takes them offline for just a few minutes while we verify the claim with a laptop straight into the wireless unit/PoE, but it takes the heat off of us.

Re: [WISPA] [Motorola II] Bizarre *Cold* front coming from the west

2010-04-21 Thread Steven McGehee
Still wouldn't take down a Dragonwave ;-) .. just kidding. On 4/21/2010 18:48, Mike wrote: Or because we are rapidly arriving at a galactic alignment; a cyclical happening is upon us. On the winter equinox in 2012 we will be aligned with the disk which is the Milky Way, and which our solar

Re: [WISPA] Seagate 7200.11 Hard Drives

2010-04-20 Thread Steven McGehee
I agree that different revisions/hardware versions can make all the difference. The Seagate 1.5TB drives were terrible out of the gates but since then the product has greatly improved and we employ several with no trouble. We knew going into purchasing them that we needed to get a certain fw

Re: [WISPA] Best Backhaul link 11Ghz 20 miles @ 100MB?

2010-04-20 Thread Steven McGehee
We enjoy our Apex links too although I wish the firmware would get updated again. I still prefer the Dragonwaves at least a little bit more than the Apexes because of a more reliable firmware. Anyway, where did you find your rain zone information? Seems it was listed in a Bridgewave manual a

Re: [WISPA] When to route?

2010-04-14 Thread Steven McGehee
Quick question along the lines of this topic and that of Vlans, etc.: does anyone here implement FlexLinks (from Cisco) to interconnect PoPs with multiple links between them? I was just looking into that as opposed to/in comparison with rapid spanning tree. Any experience/opinions? Thanks in

Re: [WISPA] Bandwidth Tracking Solutions

2010-03-30 Thread Steven McGehee
We're also big fans and long time users of Cacti, so I'd happily recommend it as well. On 3/30/2010 16:46, Justin Wilson wrote: Cacti would be what I would start with. I have set it up where business customers have their own individual logins and can see just the graphs you want them

Re: [WISPA] Moisture Abatement Techniques

2010-03-11 Thread Steven McGehee
Quick question, does anyone have any thoughts or experience with 3M's Temflex Rubber Splicing Tape? http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/3MElectrical/Home/ProductsServices/Products/SolutionsCatalog/?PC_7_RJH9U5230GE3E02LECIE20OUP7_nid=SZ13NWVCGZbeCKZWSKS2T3gl It's really cheap ($3/22ft

Re: [WISPA] Fish Tape / OT

2010-02-10 Thread Steven McGehee
Hi all, Yeah we use fiber glass push rods from GreenLee. We picked them up at Graybar, could certainly find them cheaper I'm sure, but we got them years ago... anyway, they're flexible, slim, and work great in any application where you have a decent amount of elbow room and don't need to bend

Re: [WISPA] Extra jacketed CAT5e

2010-02-03 Thread Steven McGehee
We've ran many thousands of feet of 'outdoor grade' Mohawk ethernet cable, love the stuff. As for putting RJ-45 ends on them, we get the Allen-Tel brand RC ends -- RC being Round Cable. Makes getting the outdoor sheath up into the RJ-45 end a piece of cake. You can get packs of 50 from Graybar

Re: [WISPA] Extra jacketed CAT5e

2010-02-03 Thread Steven McGehee
It is not; sorry, I may have misread some of the earlier discussion in this thread. -via my iPhone On Feb 3, 2010, at 19:18, Matt lm7...@gmail.com wrote: We've ran many thousands of feet of 'outdoor grade' Mohawk ethernet cable, love the stuff. As for putting RJ-45 ends on them, we get the

Re: [WISPA] Trango APEX firmware question

2010-01-15 Thread Steven McGehee
IBM gateway fixed -- do any of you have similar issues? Thank you. -Steven Steven McGehee wrote: I have a similar issue with an 11Ghz Apex that for some reason, is stuck in debug mode in the command line (and the command to leave that and go back to normal view/config mode isn't working

[WISPA] Trango APEX firmware question

2010-01-14 Thread Steven McGehee
Hi all, Wasn't sure if any of you used Trango APEX 11/18Ghz products. We have a link in production that is using an older firmware that I plan to upgrade to the latest, v1p2r2. I'm unable to find any documentation regarding what this firmware actually fixes or what known issues it has. Does

Re: [WISPA] Trango APEX firmware question

2010-01-14 Thread Steven McGehee
I have a similar issue with an 11Ghz Apex that for some reason, is stuck in debug mode in the command line (and the command to leave that and go back to normal view/config mode isn't working). It's still running the v1p1p1 firmware. Thank you all for your responses by the way -- I did, earlier

Re: [WISPA] Trango APEX firmware question

2010-01-14 Thread Steven McGehee
Hi Brad, I haven't had that particular problem, but I am sure that none of our (5) Apex installs have cable lengths of more than probably 200-225'. I did hear back from Trango today by the way, and here's what I was given as what v1p2r2 offers: Changes and Enhancements 1. Support for 14