Re: [WISPA] Fw: [TowerTalk] HDTV ant install
Yeah, what amazes me is that the Antenna is 4-tons, and that the Tower can handle the weight. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: Marlon K. Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 10:22 PM Subject: [WISPA] Fw: [TowerTalk] HDTV ant install WOW Not me man. No way in hell. marlon - Original Message - From: Mel Whitten [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tower Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 7:25 PM Subject: [TowerTalk] HDTV ant install Good video of an antenna installation (HDTV antenna) that went well. Skilled helicopter pilot and brave installers. Especially the one who shot up the antenna itself to remove the cable from the helicopter with only bolt holding ant down. :-) MHz Networks' WNVC's tower in Merrifield VA http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=77572 Mel, k0pfx WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Fw: [TowerTalk] HDTV ant install
I drive by that tower almost every day. Unfortunately I was out of town this weekend, sure would have been an interesting operation to watch! Patrick Shoemaker President, Vector Data Systems LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] office: (301) 358-1690 x36 http://www.vectordatasystems.com Tom DeReggi wrote: Yeah, what amazes me is that the Antenna is 4-tons, and that the Tower can handle the weight. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: Marlon K. Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 10:22 PM Subject: [WISPA] Fw: [TowerTalk] HDTV ant install WOW Not me man. No way in hell. marlon - Original Message - From: Mel Whitten [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tower Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 7:25 PM Subject: [TowerTalk] HDTV ant install Good video of an antenna installation (HDTV antenna) that went well. Skilled helicopter pilot and brave installers. Especially the one who shot up the antenna itself to remove the cable from the helicopter with only bolt holding ant down. :-) MHz Networks' WNVC's tower in Merrifield VA http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=77572 Mel, k0pfx WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] White Spaces Comment Deadline Today at 5pm EST
If you haven't done so yet, it is very important that you file your comments about the White Spaces NPRM today by 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Links to the WISPA Comment and others as well as a link to the webpage where you can easily submit comments (ECFS Website) are in the previous email I have copied below. Please don't procrastinate any further. Wispa Members and List Users, Yesterday, WISPA filed our Ex Parte Comments for FCC Docket 04-186, Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands Additional Spectrum for unlicensed devices below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band. The submission can be found here http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdfid_docume nt=6520176838 . Please review our comments first. Jack Unger, Steve Coran of Rini/Coran and the entire FCC Committee spent hours lobbying, discussing, researching and writing these comments which encourage Licensed-Lite use of the TV Whitespaces which will be opened up in Feb. 2009 due to the Digital TV transition. We owe all of these people many thanks and it is our responsibility to support their efforts by submitting our support through individual comments. While reviewing the comments on the FCC website this morning, it became apparent to me that there is stiff competition from the AV industry against this proposal. I reviewed nearly 300 comments from people all over the US in opposition to this FCC proposal. I did see several which supported the use of these bands for Wireless Broadband but we are heavily outnumbered. There are currently over 30,000 comments filed under this docket. Others see how important this is, our industry needs to understand it as well. It is my responsibility to all of the WISP operators to encourage each of you to file your comments in full support of the WISPA Ex Parte Comments or at least partial support with clarification if you oppose some part of our comments. I will be filing my comments as soon as I finish this email. This is a huge opportunity for each of us to help educate the FCC commissioners on the importance of opening up this valuable spectrum to Licensed-Lite operation for wireless broadband. You can review all comments at http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/websql/prod/ecfs/comsrch_v2.hts?ws_mode=ret rieve_list http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/websql/prod/ecfs/comsrch_v2.hts?ws_mode=re trieve_listid_proceeding=04-186 id_proceeding=04-186. Please go to the ECFS website http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/Upload?hot_docket=1009000856%7C04-186%7CTV+Wh ite+SpacesSend=Continue to file your comments today. The deadline is quickly approaching with the FCC Commissioners set to publicize the rules for these bands on November 4th. It is essential that you take 5-10 minutes out of your busy schedule today or tomorrow to write and file your comments. Thank you, Rick Harnish General Manager - Midwest Region Great American Broadband 260-827-2482 WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] OT, just wondering
You have too much spare time on your hands Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Marlon K. Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:01:35 To: WISPA General Listwireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] OT, just wondering How many barrels of oil per day does it take to keep all of these lights running? http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/observatory/NightLights/lp_model.gif marlon WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] OT, just wondering
I always love that picture...particularly when they show the whole world. Probably next to no oil went into keeping the lights on. We don't generate much if any of our electricity with oil. Coal, nuke, natural gas, etc. Jeff -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:02 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] OT, just wondering How many barrels of oil per day does it take to keep all of these lights running? http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/observatory/NightLights/lp_model.gif marlon WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] OT, just wondering
How many barrels of oil per day does it take to keep all of these lights running? http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/observatory/NightLights/lp_model.gif marlon WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] OT, just wondering
Here's a page that will show you the generation mix in your area: http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/how-clean.html About 4% comes from oil here in the DC area. Mainly for peaking power plants that need fast-start capability, I would assume. Patrick Shoemaker President, Vector Data Systems LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] office: (301) 358-1690 x36 http://www.vectordatasystems.com Jeff Broadwick wrote: I always love that picture...particularly when they show the whole world. Probably next to no oil went into keeping the lights on. We don't generate much if any of our electricity with oil. Coal, nuke, natural gas, etc. Jeff -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:02 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] OT, just wondering How many barrels of oil per day does it take to keep all of these lights running? http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/observatory/NightLights/lp_model.gif marlon WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] OT, just wondering
That's a handy utility! -- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -- From: Patrick Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:15 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT, just wondering Here's a page that will show you the generation mix in your area: http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/how-clean.html About 4% comes from oil here in the DC area. Mainly for peaking power plants that need fast-start capability, I would assume. Patrick Shoemaker President, Vector Data Systems LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] office: (301) 358-1690 x36 http://www.vectordatasystems.com Jeff Broadwick wrote: I always love that picture...particularly when they show the whole world. Probably next to no oil went into keeping the lights on. We don't generate much if any of our electricity with oil. Coal, nuke, natural gas, etc. Jeff -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:02 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] OT, just wondering How many barrels of oil per day does it take to keep all of these lights running? http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/observatory/NightLights/lp_model.gif marlon WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] Vecima/Tranzeo 3650
Anybody out there using the Vecima Base Units w/ Tranzeo CPE in 3650? Any reports good or bad appreciated. Chris This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] NS5, PS5
I am looking for one PS5 and 3 NS5. Does anyone know where I can find this many in stock? Brian WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tool to find out if you might have whitespacesspectrumavailable in your area.
Did that. Mark McElvy AccuBak Data Systems, Inc. 573.729.9200 -Original Message- From: Jeff Broadwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 20:38 To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tool to find out if you might have whitespacesspectrumavailable in your area. You have to go in and check all or some of the channels. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark McElvy Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 3:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tool to find out if you might have white spacesspectrumavailable in your area. I guess I am missing something, no matter where I look I see no contour lines. Mark McElvy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Webster Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:28 PM To: WISPA List Cc: Stephen Coran Subject: [WISPA] Tool to find out if you might have white spaces spectrumavailable in your area. Ok, so the static image maps I have been creating do not show an accurate picture channel by channel of the available white space spectrum. I decided that I would create a tool that all WISP's could use right now and get a good idea of how their own markets may be affected by white space spectrum being released. I used my GIS tools to create data layers channel by channel. From that I exported the results to a Google Earth file. (It's a large one, sorry the file size is large for list distribution, I compressed it as much as possible) Here is how you can use this. Open the file in Google Earth and you will see the folders specified by TV channel number. Zoom to your area of interest. Click on a channel and see if any contours show up in you desired coverage area. If they don't great, but you still need to check adjacent channels. You would do this by checking the boxes for the channel above and below the one you want to use. If no contours from those channels touch your desired area, you have a clean channel for potential use. This will all depend of course on how the final FCC rules are developed. DISCLAIMERS This mapping data was current as of 7-28-08 and only shows what I could best determine as digital channels. This is my best guess as to what will be on the air after the February 2009 cutover date and is by no means the final word. Things could change between now and then and some of these contours could change. This also does not show any current analog stations. There are some provisions for low power and translator stations to stay on the air in analog form and/or move channels after the cutover. This is pretty accurate but I'm not a Broadcast industry expert. Some of the digital stations might be temporary or for testing. I haven't had the time to look in to all the codes from the FCC database to weed that type of stuff out. You can download a free version of Google Earth at http://earth.google.com Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] 700 Whitespace Frequencies?
I am having a hard time finding exactly what frequencies the 700 whitespace covers. Does anyone know the exact numbers for the whole range? Thanks - Matt WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] Second Ex Parte Comments submitted this afternoon
The second Ex Parte Letter was submitted today to the FCC Commissioners by Jack Unger and Steve Coran. (The link to these comments posted on the WISPA homepage is below) These gentlemen have both put a great amount of effort and time into promoting and lobbying for the WISPA Licensed-Lite Submission. The board would like to recognize their efforts with Thank You! I encourage everyone to drop them a thank you note personally, regardless of whether we are successful or not in the final FCC outcome. We have definitely established high credibility in Washington DC and nationally. [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also, a big thanks to everyone on the FCC Committee that contributed and to everyone who submitted their comments. http://www.wispa.org/?page_id=306 Rick Harnish General Manager - Midwest Region Great American Broadband 260-827-2482 WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] OT, just wondering
Oh brother. OK, what's the EQUIVALENT amount of oil? marlon - Original Message - From: Jeff Broadwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:27 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT, just wondering I always love that picture...particularly when they show the whole world. Probably next to no oil went into keeping the lights on. We don't generate much if any of our electricity with oil. Coal, nuke, natural gas, etc. Jeff -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:02 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] OT, just wondering How many barrels of oil per day does it take to keep all of these lights running? http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/observatory/NightLights/lp_model.gif marlon WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tool to find out if you might havewhitespacesspectrumavailable in your area.
Mark, Hit me off line and I'll see what I can do to help you out. Could be a graphics card issue. The file is large when unzipped within the program. You made need to switch between Open GL or DirectX modes to get around the issue. Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com http://www.wirelessmapping.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mark McElvy Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 5:16 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tool to find out if you might havewhitespacesspectrumavailable in your area. Did that. Mark McElvy AccuBak Data Systems, Inc. 573.729.9200 -Original Message- From: Jeff Broadwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 20:38 To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tool to find out if you might have whitespacesspectrumavailable in your area. You have to go in and check all or some of the channels. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark McElvy Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 3:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tool to find out if you might have white spacesspectrumavailable in your area. I guess I am missing something, no matter where I look I see no contour lines. Mark McElvy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Webster Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:28 PM To: WISPA List Cc: Stephen Coran Subject: [WISPA] Tool to find out if you might have white spaces spectrumavailable in your area. Ok, so the static image maps I have been creating do not show an accurate picture channel by channel of the available white space spectrum. I decided that I would create a tool that all WISP's could use right now and get a good idea of how their own markets may be affected by white space spectrum being released. I used my GIS tools to create data layers channel by channel. From that I exported the results to a Google Earth file. (It's a large one, sorry the file size is large for list distribution, I compressed it as much as possible) Here is how you can use this. Open the file in Google Earth and you will see the folders specified by TV channel number. Zoom to your area of interest. Click on a channel and see if any contours show up in you desired coverage area. If they don't great, but you still need to check adjacent channels. You would do this by checking the boxes for the channel above and below the one you want to use. If no contours from those channels touch your desired area, you have a clean channel for potential use. This will all depend of course on how the final FCC rules are developed. DISCLAIMERS This mapping data was current as of 7-28-08 and only shows what I could best determine as digital channels. This is my best guess as to what will be on the air after the February 2009 cutover date and is by no means the final word. Things could change between now and then and some of these contours could change. This also does not show any current analog stations. There are some provisions for low power and translator stations to stay on the air in analog form and/or move channels after the cutover. This is pretty accurate but I'm not a Broadcast industry expert. Some of the digital stations might be temporary or for testing. I haven't had the time to look in to all the codes from the FCC database to weed that type of stuff out. You can download a free version of Google Earth at http://earth.google.com Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA
