What does everyone use for a service vehicle? We have an 1999 f250
that is at the end of it's road. It has the cabinets and ladder racks
to put al our stuff in.
Our tower climber for those picky tower owners has a brand new Dodge.
If you haven't seen these check them out. If we could afford
We have
1 Chevy Astro Cargo van
1 Toyota Tundra xtra cab
1 Nissan Frontier xtra cab
1 Chevy S10
All with ladder racks, big tube for pipes and cabinets
Gino A. Villarini
g...@aeronetpr.com
Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp.
tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145
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We buy brand new Chevy Silverado 4x4 long-bed V6 work trucks. We tried
the buy cheap and fix it when it breaks, but that doesn't work for us
anymore. We can't have a vehicle out of service for 2-3 days because we
give up 4-6 installs during that time. We get a $500 Lowe's card when we
buy, so
Congress Approves Broadband to Nowhere
Why the U.S. lags in Internet speed.
*
By L. GORDON CROVITZ
In Japan, wireless technology works so well that teenagers draft novels on
their cellphones. People in Hong Kong take it for granted that they can
check their BlackBerrys from
A diesel truck would get you significantly better mileage.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
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From: Rick Harnish rharn...@onlyinternet.net
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:22 AM
To: 'WISPA General List'
We buy brand new Chevy Silverado 4x4 long-bed V6 work trucks. We tried
What kind of mpg you get out of them?
Matt
the buy cheap and fix it when it breaks, but that doesn't work for us
anymore. We can't have a vehicle out of service for 2-3 days because we
give up 4-6 installs during that
We generally see 16mpg average (city driving, freeway at 80mph, etc.)
with 500-700 pounds of gear in the back.
Travis
Matt wrote:
We buy brand new Chevy Silverado 4x4 long-bed V6 work trucks. We tried
What kind of mpg you get out of them?
Matt
the "buy cheap
A Dodge diesel will get you between 20 and 25 mpg, pretty much no matter what
you have in the back.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
From: Travis Johnson
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:59 AM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service
This morning I started a web page to describe the National Mapping
Initiative project. I have been getting more and more participation from
individual WISP's providing me with data about their networks. This is
great! The momentum has started. Please pass the word along to every WISP
you can think
Another broadband bill in the works.
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From: Stephen Ronan sro...@panix.com
Reply-To: Telecom Regulation the Internetcyberteleco...@listserv.aol.com
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 13:35:08 -0500
In addition to the broadband provisions
What do you do with all that extra room?
2007 Chevy 3/4 ton diesel, 17 MPG,
Front Gen 3 interior light bar, Chamileon (Red/Blue/Amber with arrowstick)
Interior rear arrowstick
4 rear LED sticks interior
4 split LED's in brush guard
4 split LED's on tool box
Code 3 Mastercom siren
VHF Icom P25
Hey all,
Following up on this thread ...
First off, thanks to those who've offered advice off-list. It's been very
helpful.
Looks like we're seriously considering Trango Apex 18GHz ... our used
Dragonwave lead didn't pan out.
A couple other options have come up, too: E-Band's E-Link 1000
We use an old Dodge Caravan. These have drip rails on them to fasten
standard ladder racks to, and carry ladders on a rack nicely. We can put
our 28 footer on it ok. It overhangs the front bumper a little, but it's
ok.
I have two of them, and in the last 3 year's we've racked up about
Nonsense.
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From: RickG rgunder...@gmail.com
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle
I had many work vehicles. The best
My 93 dodge diesel w/auto generally got about 18 while using it as a service
rig. That included lots of idling, driving in town, etc. Not to mention,
if you pushed the go pedal it would outrun any other stuck truck.
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FSO and 70/80GHz equipment is very sensitive to movement... make sure your
not doing towers and you have no movement on the mount. We purchased some
Cablefree licensed gear back when we were Mesa... but its still sitting in a
box (decided not to deploy the 38GHz link... it's a long long story).
THAT is the best part of all.
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From: Travis Johnson t...@ida.net
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle
Ya but it's a
I'm moving toward buying a trango licensed backhaul for a link I have on
a solar-powered site. I've not dealt with -48V DC power before.. Any
tips for how to hook this up? Suggestion for voltage converters? Also,
how do you deal with the positive ground?
I may have asked about this before,
If you need less than 100mbps and 5-9 reliabilty, you are better off in all
factors and comparisons, staying with Licensed 18Ghz or 23Ghz or 24Ghz.
It will cost less, and be less risk of future maintenance.
E_Band has all sorts of reflection problems. For example, rain puddle can
cause a
I'd like to ponit out that the article leaves out some information, and it
leaves you with a false impression because of it. It made note of the
price of broadband being cheaper in Japan and other places. That's true,
but much of the infrastructure was funded by tax dollars, instead of the
I got rid of my full sized 96 GMC Suburban (7~13mpg) and got me a 05
Dodge Caravan (19~30mpg).
It handles a 35ft extension ladder + a boot of gear = )
Josh Luthman wrote:
What does everyone use for a service vehicle? We have an 1999 f250
that is at the end of it's road. It has the
PT Cruiser?!! I shudder. I would go for another Caravan. The only
thing I wish mine had
was 4wd. I am likely getting a S10 blazer for the rough work.
rea...@muddyfrogwater.us wrote:
We use an old Dodge Caravan. These have drip rails on them to fasten
standard ladder racks to, and carry
Most of the innuendos and descriptions were ill-defined making the
conclusion flawed but it makes a good story yet pretty bad information.
First, I'm in San Antonio and if I drive IH-10 to El Paso, I see nothing
for 1,000 kilometers and I'm still in Texas. How do you compare that with
the
It is also seems to be citing that way over used and mostly irrelevant
OECD statistics.
http://www.ultra-high-speed-mn.org/CM/MeetingAgendasandMinutes/MeetingAgendasandMinutes54.asp
Had a presentation and there are links to a power point and very
extensive study on the OECD numbers by Scott
Agreed, I don't like the international comparisons because they are
apples/oranges. It's not fair to compare a small country with a lot of
people to the vast expanse of the US. There really isn't another developed
country to compare to with the challenges we face for broadband deployment.
There
Hello,
This doesn't help you out immediately, but I've actually been working on
web-based management software (PHP/MySQL) for quite some time that
handles this and much more (like was suggested here, its done using
freeradius). Besides controlling access to your Mikrotik routers for
Ford E250 V10 with a bucket attachment. Inside geared out with drawers and
cabinets. Used to be an old Cox service van. Got a picture of it on our front
page www.wisp-router.com.
The 34ft bucket reach makes site survey and install quick work. They rarely
take down a ladder to do an install.
Jeff, it doesn't have to be in-country...although a few thousand miles
does add latency that a 300 mile-wide country doesn't have. By the way,
that's our East coast to West coast problem.
Akamai provides nearly-modem-limit downloads for things like
upgrades...for participants.
Other than that,
We bought a 2004 Ford Ranger V6 4x4. Small very useful machine. Got a
custom canopy ($2400-worth) with toolboxes in the side, interior light,
ladder rack, and paid extra for it to match the Ford paint, etc. Looks
professional and the toolboxes on the sides give you very good access to
your
What's wrong with a PT for service runs? Good economy (stick, not auto),
durable, tolerates our bad roads, since it's engineered as a truck... and
unique. With the seats down and whatnot, you can get a lotta stuff into
it.
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From: Mark Nash markl...@uwol.net
To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle
Drawbacks are:
- when it rains you can't leave
IIRC Bridgewave has a 100 mbps solultion for less than $8k?
Gino A. Villarini
g...@aeronetpr.com
Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp.
tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145
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From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
Behalf Of Tom DeReggi
Couple yrs ago I bought a 1988 Jeep Comanche for $100 bucks, and then
traded a customer a couple hrs labor for a utility topper with ladder
racks. Drove it for about a yr and only had to work on it for one
thing (fuel pump went out 2 times because of grounding issue). Worked
great until the
IAWTC:
In all reality how much gear do you really need to haul around all the
time?
A neon based rig like the PT Cruiser with a ladder on the top should be
big enough for most, if not all resi installs.
or a http://www.chevrolet.com/hhr/ hhr panel model. $25,185 with a
ladder-rack, headache
I just bought a 2008 Ford super duty van.
11mpg
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PT cruiser? That is one step up from the Geek Squad and their VW bugs. I'd
like to see someone put a ladder on one of those! :)
Kurt Fankhauser
WAVELINC
P.O. Box 126
Bucyrus, OH 44820
419-562-6405
www.wavelinc.com
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From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org
I have a client who had one. Nothing but problems. They got rid of it.
They cashed out when gold hit 1k/oz and now live in Yuma. Should`a
kept the Miller Mine my parents had, better return on time! lol
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 2:12 PM, rea...@muddyfrogwater.us wrote:
What's wrong with a PT for
I just did an inventory the other day of our service truck must-haves, in
order to really understand what it would take to outfit another truck
(something we're considering).
In order to be as successful as we are for installs, repairs, and tower
work, here's the list (some stuff we pull from the
Baking soda?
Greg
On 2/2/09 5:56 PM, Mark Nash wrote:
I just did an inventory the other day of our service truck "must-haves", in
order to really understand what it would take to outfit another truck
(something we're considering).
In order to be as successful as we are for installs,
We use a Cargo van and an HHR
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 4:21 PM, D. Ryan Spott rsp...@cspott.com wrote:
IAWTC:
In all reality how much gear do you really need to haul around all the
time?
A neon based rig like the PT Cruiser with a ladder on the top should be
big enough for most, if not all
Fords have terrible mileage. Our 2008 (I think) F-550 gets about 9 (doesn't
pull anything). Completely irresponsible when a stock 2006 Dodge (with OEM
software upgrades) with a 2 ton camper in the bed pulls 21.5 in hilly
terrain.
-
Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
Baking soda, mixed into a paste with a little water, diffuses wasp stings.
Mark Nash
UnwiredWest
78 Centennial Loop
Suite E
Eugene, OR 97401
541-998-
541-998-5599 fax
http://www.unwiredwest.com
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From: Greg Ihnen
To: WISPA General List
Sent: Monday,
Its also very good for battery acid leaks from battery banks.
Don't take your organs to heaven,
heaven knows we need them down here!
Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.
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From: Mark Nash markl...@uwol.net
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent:
It's far less expensive to run 100 megabit to 10M people in a highly urban
setting like Japan than 5 megabit to rural America. That's no excuse why
Chicago and New York don't have 100 megabits everywhere for $30, though.
Yes, many countries do heavily subsidize broadband.
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Mike Hammett
it also helps keep your fridge nice fresh...
Mark Nash
UnwiredWest
78 Centennial Loop
Suite E
Eugene, OR 97401
541-998-
541-998-5599 fax
http://www.unwiredwest.com
- Original Message -
From: Blake Bowers bbow...@mozarks.com
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Monday,
Our bucket truck is a Dodge w/cummins and 6 speed.It gets around 16-17
mpg.
The fuel is only part of the cost of a truck, though. Tires wear fast,
cost a lot to replace... diesels cost more for oil and filter changes than
gas rigs.
However, it's nice to know that there's 325 HP under
My 2001 7.3L Diesel Excursion that's closing in on 180K miles still gets
14-20mpg depending on use, how heavy my foot is and what I'm pulling. It
used to get better mileage, but after 8 years of just oil and fuel it's
probably due for a tune up of some kind.
It does have a custom chip exhaust
We bought our tower crew a 2006 Dodge Ram Extended Cab Truck, w/full Service
Box on EBay for $8000 in August. It was a previous ATM service vehicle with
100,000 miles on it but was extremely clean. We did change a universal
joint in a power shaft but other than that, there wasn't much wrong with
We are looking at putting up towers in a couple of areas where we don't
have our own engineering personnel. Are any of your guys interested in
turn-key construction deals?
For starters, we are looking at putting up a 100 ft. tower in Omaha -
anyone interested?
http://www.rapidlink.com/
Tires wear fast if you don't know how to drive. ;-) I should know, they
only last 15k miles on my personal truck. Shouldn't be a problem to get
over 60k miles out of a set of commercial tires driven sanely. My friend
with the 06 has 90k on his tires, but they need replacing.
I'd check with
Must have a lot of 91 Dodges down there (we have a 91 Cummins... not so
much pep compared to the new ones).
-
Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
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From: Brad Belton b...@belwave.com
Sent: Monday, February
We've been putting in redundant or alternate backhauls to our distros that have
more than 20 users. I'm curious to see how others feel about this, and when
you decide to install a redundant or alternate backhaul to a tower distro?
Mark Nash
UnwiredWest
78 Centennial Loop
Suite E
Eugene, OR
I had many work vehicles. The best performing were:
1) Chevy Astro Cargo Van
2) Toyota Tacoma
3) Ford E250
*Dont do Dodge, you'll be sorry!
-RickG
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Josh Luthman
j...@imaginenetworksllc.com wrote:
What does everyone use for a service vehicle? We have an 1999 f250
Hey Adam,
I am curious as to why you are saying the used Dragonwave deal didn't
pan out???
I still have the system here and Mario can have it any time he wants.
200 Mb full duplex with his choice of used 4' or new 2' antennas. I even
offered to deliver it to your office over 100 miles away
4 door Toyota Tacoma 4WD, 6ft bed: City 16/Hwy 20 Hugely expensive @ 28K
new. When you go to buy one, tell them you will wait the 6 weeks it
takes for one with nothing on it (service truck). My dealer rolled over
and sold me a truck with everything on it for the gadget-less price.
I added a
Hello,
I am game within about 200 miles of St Louis.
Thanks
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From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
Behalf Of Mike Prachar
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 5:00 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: [WISPA] Tower Builds
We
We did this with all of our critical links last summer. It was the
best thing we ever did... it has saved us several times this winter
already. :)
Travis
Microserv
Mark Nash wrote:
We've been putting in redundant or alternate backhauls to our distros that
have more than 20 users. I'm
We setup a redundant circle around our network with OSPF. Highly recommend
it.
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Travis Johnson t...@ida.net wrote:
We did this with all of our critical links last summer. It was the
best thing we ever did... it has saved us several times this winter
already. :)
The only issue with the "ring" is being able to tell when a link has
switched over or even worse is when a link is marginal so the link
"flaps" back and forth, often causing all kinds of problems with
traffic flows and OSPF updates.
We have our backup links set that we have to switch to them
Grin... My '93 wasn't quite stock, but I used to have a timeslip from a
dragstrip showing a 16.00 second quarter mile for it.
Some sticky tires would have shaved that to around 15... And his excursion
would have been absolutely unable to stay infront of it :)
I towed a trailer form Oregon to
A student of mine that was at one of our MikroTik Trainings actually
scripted The Dude to detect when backhauls would go down in his ring and
reroute traffic automatically within 5 seconds.
Regards,
Chuck Hogg
Avolutia, LLC
502-722-9292
ch...@avolutia.com
http://www.avolutia.com
Bob,
I have a customer in NY, (near United Nations area.), I'm trying to close
deal on.
Originally I was jsut planning on buying a 100mbCogent link from a near
buildings, and Tlink45ing to it, Since prospect needs 30mbps.
I saw you mentioned Manhatten. Do you accept TM wireless field service
Nagios.
Or for non-realtime, syslog.
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Patrick Shoemaker
Vector Data Systems LLC
shoemak...@vectordatasystems.com
office: (301) 358-1690 x36
http://www.vectordatasystems.com
Travis Johnson wrote:
The only issue with the ring is being able to tell when a link has
switched over or even worse
Yes, our links failover automatically with OSPF. We still get alerts when
links go down though so we know about flapping due to interference or an
outage.
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 7:38 PM, Patrick Shoemaker
shoemak...@vectordatasystems.com wrote:
Nagios.
Or for non-realtime, syslog.
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What do you have in mind? I'm putting up a number of towers this
year...if all goes according to plan that is.
Chuck
On Feb 2, 2009, at 6:00 PM, Mike Prachar wrote:
We are looking at putting up towers in a couple of areas where we
don't
have our own engineering personnel. Are any of your
Please please forgive that post. That was supposed to be a private offlist
post between friends.
(PS. extenuation circumstances and promos were involved, and likely would
not reflect typical street price)
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
Tom,
I will get you off list regarding the Manhattan work.
As far as the 300 Mb link you got it should be a Horizon radio not an
Airpair. I don't have the slightest idea how you ever got that price
from someone but it was an exceptional deal. MSRP for a 200 Mb standard
(not high power) with
Hello,
I do not know about you, but I am kind of glad the US government and
the BIG guys can not get it right. With the money they have wasted we
should have at least had 1 mb if not 10mb to everyone in the us, man, woman
and child.
This is where we come in. Because the could
Hello,
We use OSPF on our core too. Once you have a redundant link up and
you use if for the first time you will wonder why you did not install it
sooner. I am sure people have a list of stories as to when it has saved
them. We like having them so we can do daytime maintenance to links
We like redundant when it's too much trouble or logistics to quickly
repair one link. A redundant link is good when the problem is 260' up a
tower that's a 90 minute drive away. Usually I have the spare link
turned off in the AP to conserve spectrum. We are often tight on
spectrum for 5.8ghz
That's scary. I've known that Nagios can do this as well, but depends on
the topology. We do it manually as well, setting the far side of the
non-active StarOS backhaul as a non-RIP-enabled router, then bridging it
when we need it, updating routes, etc. Takes a couple minutes.
Mark Nash
Bob,
You are correct, the price I listed was not Airpair, and it didn't include
all costs such as install kits. I mistakenly had AirPair in my mind, because
I also had one in hand on loaner.
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
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LOL! I knew my Dont do Dodge comment would bring on MOPAR madness!!!
-RickG
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Rick Harnish rharn...@onlyinternet.net wrote:
We bought our tower crew a 2006 Dodge Ram Extended Cab Truck, w/full Service
Box on EBay for $8000 in August. It was a previous ATM service
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