Re: [WISPA] Court Injunction

2008-08-04 Thread Blake Bowers
And the ARC? Spew And amateur radio is dying. Its a fact. The last one left needs to shut off the lights. Just look at the hamfests. (I call them the land of the great unwashed) Numbers are diminishing all the time. Springfield MO just announced they are canceling theirs this year.

Re: [WISPA] Court Injunction

2008-08-04 Thread Blake Bowers
similar to the ethos of most hams we wouldn't have these problems. (former KA7WMG) -Original Message- From: Blake Bowers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 15:54:01 To: WISPA General Listwireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Court Injunction And the ARC? Spew

Re: [WISPA] Court Injunction

2008-08-05 Thread Blake Bowers
Removing a barrier is the only hope that HAM radio has. Come on, in the 50's 60's, 70's CW was still cool, and we could introduce youth into talking to far away places on HF. Now, with technology being what it is, the Internet has removed all kewlness of HF. Look at the average age of HAMS,

Re: [WISPA] Court Injunction

2008-08-05 Thread Blake Bowers
The entry level code requirement and tech plus license was created in 1991. In 1997 there were 678,473 licensed in 2001 there were 682,240 licensed in 2008 there were 659,198 licensed. Thats a decrease. Even the FCC states that after the most recent license changes eliminating the CW

Re: [WISPA] Court Injunction

2008-08-05 Thread Blake Bowers
% change gives one group new spectrum rights over a group that already has spectrum rights in only fooling themselves. I'd say it's time to get back to work gentlemen... Blake Bowers wrote: The entry level code requirement and tech plus license was created in 1991. In 1997 there were 678,473

[WISPA] Blanchester OH/Cedarville OH

2008-08-10 Thread Blake Bowers
Anyone providing WISP service in the Blanchester OH area? Or Cedarville area? Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. WISPA Wants

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Blake Bowers
Actually, visual impact CAN be applied. Lambs Knoll MD is a good example of a recent application where the tower company lost. A municipality can heavily regulate tower placement, and if they show that another site without that visual impact, or even multiple sites without that visual impact can

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Blake Bowers
And you would be sued, and you would lose. Reasonable accommodations have to be made for collocation. If your competitor is required by the town to collocate, and you unreasonably keep him from complying with the city statutes, he has firm legal footing to pursue you. A few quotes for

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Blake Bowers
They can, and do require collocation. Whats even worse, is many places will REQUIRE that the tower owner provide free space for local government services. Its not legal, but the big boys of the tower industry have agreed thousands of times to this, which only hurts us regional operators. With

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Blake Bowers
Nope. Trying to hide behind the HAM radio provisions will get you caught. I know first hand of a tower in Alabama constructed under PRB-1. About a year after it was constructed, a VHF antenna was installed for a commercial antenna. Soon after, the zoning folks got wind. The tower owner was

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Blake Bowers
None of that can be applied. Strictly HAM radio stuff, non-commercial. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: Chuck McCown - 3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List

Re: [WISPA] coax cables - RG8/U

2008-08-12 Thread Blake Bowers
RG8 is totally wrong. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: RickG [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 9:55 AM Subject:

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Blake Bowers
would definitely involve one if the situation arose. Eric -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Blake Bowers Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:41 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem And you would

Re: [WISPA] coax cables - RG8/U

2008-08-12 Thread Blake Bowers
PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:06 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] coax cables - RG8/U I thought so. Thats why I asked. So, LMR400 or 600? -RickG On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Blake Bowers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: RG8 is totally wrong. Don't

Re: [WISPA] coax cables

2008-08-20 Thread Blake Bowers
Ah, but I will make someone a killer deal on hangers, connectors, a dehydrator system, etc for eliptical! Pennies on the dollar! But I agree, I don't see it being used much by a WISP. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card

[WISPA] LAwton OK

2008-09-03 Thread Blake Bowers
Tom Warfield, contact me please... Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-09 Thread Blake Bowers
frustration isn't that USF exists as much as it is that USF is being used to give my competitor a government backed competitive advantage. A huge one at that. marlon - Original Message - From: Blake Bowers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-09 Thread Blake Bowers
, Blake Bowers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chucks business knowledge has proven to be right on so far, I suspect you don't have a clue about the situation and therefore posted mindless babble Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-09 Thread Blake Bowers
I am an avid ATT long lines historian. ATT made lots of federal money. Cost plus. Thats how most of it worked. I own some of the big ATT junctions that included fall out shelters, blast doors, etc, as well as many repeater sites. Those sites were built on tarrifs, that called for their

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-09 Thread Blake Bowers
Lyons was one of the power feed stations. Very cool place. It is now in private ownership - a telephone collector owns it. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: Mike Hammett

Re: [WISPA] Interference at the neighbors

2008-10-14 Thread Blake Bowers
Sometimes it should fall on the customer to fix the interference. My sons house, the wireless is lost whenever he turns on the microwave. Hi Tech solution? Don't use the microwave while on the net. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign

Re: [WISPA] County

2008-11-15 Thread Blake Bowers
I know we checked into 4.9 use by a WISP, where a WISP told the local authorities he already had 4.9 online, all he had to do was flip a switch and they could share it. The FCC laughed, and said only till they got caught, and they were sure that I would start the complaint ball rolling.; Don't

Re: [WISPA] Need a power supply?

2008-11-16 Thread Blake Bowers
Don't think for a minute they are that exempt from EPA style issues, espically when they move to get rid of a site. They spend billions each year getting compliant. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. -

[WISPA] La Monte Missouri

2008-11-18 Thread Blake Bowers
I have a customer needing residental wireless internet service (I specify after the last 1 question I got) in La Monte, Missouri. South Main Street, by the US Cellular tower. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card

Re: [WISPA] ATT Cell Band

2008-12-08 Thread Blake Bowers
When you call ATT for the required authorization per the FCC, you can get what band they are using in that part of the world. Different parts of the country ATT has to use different bands. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your

[WISPA] cabinets

2008-12-08 Thread Blake Bowers
There has been a lot of talk about cabinets. If someone had a really good deal on them, and was willing to give a discount to the people on the list, would it be acceptable to post it here? Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your

Re: [WISPA] cabinets

2008-12-09 Thread Blake Bowers
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] cabinets Are you talking outdoor full rack cabinets? Blake Bowers wrote: There has been a lot of talk about cabinets. If someone had a really good deal on them, and was willing to give a discount to the people on the list, would

Re: [WISPA] cabinets

2008-12-09 Thread Blake Bowers
@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] cabinets http://www.telepp.com/bargains.html Some pretty good looking deals there Blake Bowers wrote: yes. http://tinyurl.com/6r4ptk Infinity outdoor cabinets by Tyco. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we

Re: [WISPA] cabinets

2008-12-09 Thread Blake Bowers
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Blake Bowers Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 5:43 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] cabinets Yep, dana has some nice deals. I am however selling these, not buying. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here

Re: [WISPA] Fw: [TowerTalk] Some spectacular views of theabandonedRussian Woodpecker antenna array

2008-12-19 Thread Blake Bowers
Probably 10 feet or so, seeing as that antenna was resonant at 10hz Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: Marlon K. Schafer o...@odessaoffice.com To: WISPA General List

Re: [WISPA] equipment state property taxes

2009-01-05 Thread Blake Bowers
As an aside, KY is being extremely tough on tower owners, wanting complete inventories of equipment at a tower, and wanting to tax all towers as if they were all cell phone towers. They have one guy that is doing nothing but going from the FCC ASR and cross checking tax rolls. He stated that

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station toCruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Blake Bowers
Regardless of the technical side, I would urge you before spending any money or time - contact the AG's office or whoever is the TAC for NCIC in Ohio. While OHLEG does have an internet portal, when you go to the other data centers such as LEADS or NCIC your transport options begin to disappear,

Re: [WISPA] Amateur repeater on a wisp tower -- gotchas?

2009-10-27 Thread Blake Bowers
Uh, the split or seperation on two meters is .6 Mhz, not 6 mhz. Lots of simplex work on two meters also. We have lots of sites with both 440 and two meter gear co-existing with WISP's, with no interference issues either way. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down

Re: [WISPA] Amateur repeater on a wisp tower -- gotchas?

2009-10-27 Thread Blake Bowers
IF there is a MTR2000 Motorola repeater in the building, it is an easily fixed issue that M knows about. Idle Freq needs to be changed. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From:

Re: [WISPA] cellular repeater/bidirectional amps

2009-10-29 Thread Blake Bowers
It is FCC approved insofar as the technical standards. Legality of use belongs with the end user - and the FCC has clearly stated that the cell phone repeaters must be coordinated with the carriers whose signals are being repeated, otherwise their use is illegal. An example of the FCC approval,

Re: [WISPA] Crown Castle

2009-11-25 Thread Blake Bowers
LOL!!! Never, never never sign a personal guarantee. Even ATC does not require that. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: can...@believewireless.net p...@believewireless.net

Re: [WISPA] Crown Castle

2009-11-25 Thread Blake Bowers
If corporate officers of a 10 million dollar company sign a personal guarantee for the company, one of two things are happening - the corp officer is an idiot, or they are in the toilet already. Any attorney will tell you not to sign a personal guarantee. I have only been asked once, I said

Re: [WISPA] Iowa Telecom a.k.a Windstream

2009-12-01 Thread Blake Bowers
Windstream. AKA Alltell Wireline. Formed when Alltell spun off their wireline operations from their wireless (cellular). These guys ain't stupid. They know that they cannot offer plain old telephone service anymore, and are very aggressive. Over 1 million high speed internet customers. 3.2

[WISPA] Fw: Texas / Southern Region Dark Fiber Sale

2009-12-04 Thread Blake Bowers
Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: Telecom Asset Management assetwa...@telecomassets.com To: bbow...@mozarks.com Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 3:32 PM Subject: Texas /

Re: [WISPA] Fw: Texas / Southern Region Dark Fiber Sale

2009-12-04 Thread Blake Bowers
. - Original Message - From: Blake Bowers bbow...@mozarks.com To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 1:07 PM Subject: [WISPA] Fw: Texas / Southern Region Dark Fiber Sale

Re: [WISPA] health insurance

2009-12-07 Thread Blake Bowers
In IL, like Missouri, you are only required to have that insurance if you own/operate a vehicle. There are LOTS of people out there that don't. In the US, if they have their way, I will be required to have insurance period. It does not matter if I am self pay, never not payed, and am happy with

Re: [WISPA] OT: health insurance

2009-12-07 Thread Blake Bowers
Agreed about the lawyers, that is why it is so difficult to find an OB now. But, every single hospital, doctors office, lab, and pretty much any other health care provider offers discounts for cash pay customers. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ

Re: [WISPA] OT: health insurance

2009-12-07 Thread Blake Bowers
No insurance was probably required to put some down, and then paid the balance quickly. Doctors and hospitals love that - it saves them a tremendous amount of money compared to the discounts that they have to give insurance, billing, time waiting for money, rebilling, giving the billing service

Re: [WISPA] health insurance

2009-12-07 Thread Blake Bowers
Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: Ryan Spott rsp...@cspott.com To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] health

Re: [WISPA] Insurance....

2009-12-07 Thread Blake Bowers
With no profit we would have no advancement. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: Robert West robert.w...@just-micro.com To: 'Tom Sharples' tsharp...@qorvus.com; 'WISPA General

Re: [WISPA] Insurance....

2009-12-07 Thread Blake Bowers
...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Blake Bowers Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 9:34 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Insurance With no profit we would have no advancement. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card

Re: [WISPA] Insurance....

2009-12-07 Thread Blake Bowers
for but will never see. I'm sorry, but this is real life. If you can prove me wrong, do so, and you will be remembered for all of humanity. On 12/7/09, Blake Bowers bbow...@mozarks.com wrote: Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign

Re: [WISPA] Insurance....

2009-12-07 Thread Blake Bowers
Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. The key is those that can't. I see it as a humanitarian cause to provide essential human-welfare services for those who are, through no fault of their own, unable to attain

Re: [WISPA] Insurance....

2009-12-07 Thread Blake Bowers
Just to break up the insurance thread a bit... I shot my first turkey today. It scared the crap out of everyone else in the frozen food section. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.

Re: [WISPA] Insurance....

2009-12-08 Thread Blake Bowers
If Cuba is so good, why do they rank below the US? Oh - I forgot - that same WHO survey that called us 37th is hopelessly flawed in the first place. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message

Re: [WISPA] Insurance....

2009-12-08 Thread Blake Bowers
. - Original Message - From: Matt Liotta mlio...@r337.com To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Insurance On Dec 8, 2009, at 4:18 PM, Blake Bowers wrote: If Cuba is so good, why do they rank below the US? Mostly likely because

[WISPA] Tower down

2009-12-09 Thread Blake Bowers
http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=11649089 Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. WISPA Wants You! Join today!

Re: [WISPA] Trademark on a color?

2009-12-10 Thread Blake Bowers
It is all about application. If you paint a fleet of vehicles that brown, to do some kind of delivery (ie, Pizza, Package, People) than yes, UPS has a trademark on that color. If you paint your house brown, and are not running a package delivery company, than most likely you are NOT violating a

Re: [WISPA] Testing radios

2009-12-21 Thread Blake Bowers
I have a large quanity of HP and Antritsu attenuators like you posted, and I would unload them to people here for half of what new costs - more if you take quanity. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. -

Re: [WISPA] Crazy Tech Support

2009-12-23 Thread Blake Bowers
Hey now, not everyone with their own nuclear bunker needs a hat like that. Just some of us. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: Ryan Spott rsp...@cspott.com To: WISPA

Re: [WISPA] Tower Lease Agreement

2009-12-23 Thread Blake Bowers
Just for general information and consideration, from the renter standpoint, this is nice - exclusive, and no annual bump in the rent. From the landlord perspective, I would never agree to no bump and an exclusive - unless of course the rate was such that I could not say no. Don't take your

Re: [WISPA] Generator

2009-12-28 Thread Blake Bowers
Generac. Available for a good price at your local toy Store, AKA Home Depot. Before everyone starts - I have had over 100 of these in my possession, and only 1 issue, due to a maintenance issue, not due to the Genset. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an

[WISPA] Greenup IL

2010-01-04 Thread Blake Bowers
Got a business customer needing wireless internet service in Greenup IL, at a tower site. (meaning if you are in an adjoining area, a link could be possible at a decent elevation) up to a T1. They don't really need a full T-1, It is basically two VoIP paths and possibly a weather station, but

Re: [WISPA] Send MONEY Now!

2010-01-14 Thread Blake Bowers
Doctors without borders is more than legit, those folks are tremendous. Their work is done completely without politics, publicity, etc. Routinely rated among the best of charities, I can't brag on those folks enough. They were already in country, and have lost most if not all of their clinics

Re: [WISPA] stolen solar site

2010-01-18 Thread Blake Bowers
Butch, I don't suppose you have any links to the media on that do you? Trying to keep up a page on tower site thefts. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: Butch Evans

Re: [WISPA] stolen solar site

2010-01-18 Thread Blake Bowers
Problem with a bouncing betty it it could destroy the equipment. BUT, if it takes out a thief.. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: Marco Coelho coelh...@gmail.com To:

Re: [WISPA] Collections

2010-01-19 Thread Blake Bowers
I have taken to filling out the small claims court paperwork, faxing it to the people who owe me money, then sitting back and waiting for the phone to ring. It seems work well. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card

Re: [WISPA] Collections

2010-01-19 Thread Blake Bowers
Remember too - laws about amounts, who can file, who can be filed upon vary state to state, even jurisdiction to jurisdiction. What passes in Kansas may not pass in Maryland, and vice versa. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your

Re: [WISPA] Spectrum Analyzer Recommendation?

2010-01-22 Thread Blake Bowers
No offense, but as also a BSEE, I offer that many people with a degree still have no clue about test equipment or simple things like soldering irons. I recall all too clearly a young lady who had her BSEE doing an internship with the FBI, who had no idea how those components were actually

Re: [WISPA] Tower accident

2009-01-06 Thread Blake Bowers
I remember years ago carrying a cable TV employee from the hospital in Hendersonville TN to Vanderbilt hospital in Nashville after he slid a pole. Fractured legs X2, and abraisions and splinters ALL over. I do mean ALL over Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down

Re: [WISPA] Tower accident

2009-01-07 Thread Blake Bowers
Most Fire Departments ARE very unqualified to do tower rescues. Even those that offer high angle rescue are still not normally trained on towers. We are working with a couple of state wireless associations on trying to help that - but it is a very slow process. At this point however, a couple

Re: [WISPA] City School Internet Bid...need help and advice fromthosewho've done this.

2009-01-07 Thread Blake Bowers
Bob, Could the fiber company not hang fiber if the poles are out there? Certainly a lot cheaper. Still figure a wireless application would be cheaper in the long run. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. -

Re: [WISPA] City School Internet Bid...need help andadvicefromthosewho've done this.

2009-01-08 Thread Blake Bowers
is definitely cheaper. Fiber's cost is upfront, whereas wireless is over time. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -- From: Blake Bowers bbow...@mozarks.com Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 4:58 PM To: lakel

Re: [WISPA] City School Internet Bid...needhelpandadvicefromthosewho've done this.

2009-01-08 Thread Blake Bowers
Lol...You of all people know better. It is kind of interesting however, small rural cable systems can be had for next to nothing - physical plant, whatever customers are left, and the TOWER. I get them for the tower, scrap the rest. Make sure that the pole attachment agreement does NOT call for

Re: [WISPA] www.att.com/towers

2009-01-11 Thread Blake Bowers
As well as various other owners where they are co-locating Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net To: WISPA General List

Re: [WISPA] www.att.com/towers

2009-01-11 Thread Blake Bowers
Hmmm I know LOTS of tower companies that although their main emphasis is cellular, they are very good to WISPS and others. I have WISPS paying anywhere between $25.00 a month to 500 a month, depending on location, height, etc. And yes, my MAIN emphasis is on Cellular. I have towers in 18

Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle

2009-02-02 Thread Blake Bowers
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

Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle

2009-02-02 Thread Blake Bowers
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. - Original Message - From: Mark Nash markl...@uwol.net To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent:

Re: [WISPA] tower site management

2009-02-13 Thread Blake Bowers
Marlon, Monday when I am back in the office I will send you some samples that we use when we take over management of a tower. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. On 2/12/09 7:25 AM, Marlon K. Schafer

Re: [WISPA] Let's talk about that stimulus some more!

2009-02-17 Thread Blake Bowers
David, Are you sure that is the final bill? Reason I ask, one of the line items I have been watching is the FEMA money to build or modify fire stations. In a meeting I had with FEMA last night, they advised the amount had been cut to 210 million, yet the link you show has it at 500 million.

[WISPA] from AGL

2009-02-20 Thread Blake Bowers
Swirl of Mini-tornado Takes Internet Tower for a Spin The structure might have been designed to withstand 125 mph winds, but all it took was a 70 mph gust to knock down a 100-foot freestanding Internet tower in Denton, Texas. It wasn't just the wind. It was like a mini-tornado, said tower owner

[WISPA] Crossroads

2009-02-23 Thread Blake Bowers
Just got my notice of bankruptcy for Crossroads. Seems they were forced into a chapter 7, and are going to try to motion it to a chapter 11. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.

Re: [WISPA] Crossroads

2009-02-23 Thread Blake Bowers
to be a tower tenant. Here's some older news though I dug up on them: http://www.och-c.com/topstories/2009/0205/020509occc.html On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 10:28:14AM -0600, Blake Bowers wrote: Just got my notice of bankruptcy for Crossroads. Seems they were forced into a chapter 7, and are going

[WISPA] Stimulus act

2009-02-24 Thread Blake Bowers
http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20090223/WIRELESS/902239988/1082/100/ Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. WISPA Wants You!

Re: [WISPA] worlds smallest computer

2009-02-28 Thread Blake Bowers
Back a number of years go, we used Cisco routers with EM cards to link a bunch of remote base stations back to a major dispatch center. Across about 9 states in fact, for an air ambulance service. Fairly simple, we spent a day in the Cisco Lab at St Louis showing cisco what we wanted to do.

Re: [WISPA] worlds smallest computer

2009-02-28 Thread Blake Bowers
AirEvac. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: lakel...@gbcx.net To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 10:44 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] worlds

Re: [WISPA] 3650 and 4.9

2009-03-05 Thread Blake Bowers
Depends on what agency in the county want the grants, and what state. There is SCADS of money for Fire Departments and 4.9 gear. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: Marlon K.

[WISPA] Cisco 1710 and 3600 routers

2009-03-05 Thread Blake Bowers
I have a local non-profit that has a PILE of 1710 and 1750 routers that they want to sell. A couple of 3600 series routers, and E to M cards. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.

Re: [WISPA] Cisco 1710 and 3600 routers

2009-03-05 Thread Blake Bowers
General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Cisco 1710 and 3600 routers I tried to look it up but I cannot figure it out. Whats an E to M card? Blake Bowers wrote: I have a local non-profit that has a PILE of 1710 and 1750 routers that they want

Re: [WISPA] Ridiculously OT, but relevant question...

2009-03-17 Thread Blake Bowers
Orkin has a pecker treatment available, at least they did in Nashville. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: rea...@muddyfrogwater.us To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] Cost of bandwidth

2009-03-22 Thread Blake Bowers
A lot of this is educational for me, but I do have a couple of thoughts. If you are having to hop microwave 10 hops to get to your intended target, would it not be possible to put an AP on each tower along the way, providing service to those areas also, to help subsidize the costs? And what

Re: [WISPA] Cost of bandwidth

2009-03-22 Thread Blake Bowers
A Charter regional construction engineer told me a couple of years ago that they figure about a buck a foot for the cost of materials and labor to put in aerial fiber. About 5k a mile. I suspect it could be done cheaper once you get a handle on construction costs, etc. 8 bucks a pole is not

Re: [WISPA] Malicious damage to a tower

2009-03-29 Thread Blake Bowers
The feds will allow the local authorities to pursue on state charges. The crust of it is, they feds are just too busy to pursue. Their emphasis, passed down from DC, leaves little room to worry about someone vandalizing a tower site. The good thing? Normally the locals will do you a better

Re: [WISPA] Old ATT towers

2009-04-02 Thread Blake Bowers
Who did you ask? It is still owned by ATT Corp, totally different process than ATT Wireless or ATC. The non-refundable application fee is only $2,500.00 If you want I can put you in touch with the right people. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ

Re: [WISPA] Resurrect old Microwave paths back to cheaper bandwidth?

2009-04-02 Thread Blake Bowers
Back in 1999 ATT sold to American tower 1942 of their microwave towers. Since then, over a quarter of them have been sold to other companies, and some have been removed. ATT continues to own some of their towers, as does Vangard, Dukenet, and numerous smaller companies. Some areas lots of the

Re: [WISPA] Resurrect old Microwave paths back to cheaper bandwidth?

2009-04-02 Thread Blake Bowers
These maps, and many more can be found at the wonderful resource by Albert LaFrance, www.long-lines.net Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.

Re: [WISPA] [WISPA Members] Resurrect old Microwave paths back tocheaper bandwidth?

2009-04-03 Thread Blake Bowers
Don't believe it. ATC charges simply because they can. And to be blunt, they really don't care much about a prospective customer unless it is a cellular customer. I know, and others know, where the majority of the prints on the ATT towers are kept, and so does both ATT and ATC. They simply

Re: [WISPA] Fiber\tower huts

2009-04-09 Thread Blake Bowers
http://www.telepp.com/ Dana. http://www.telecomsurplus.net/index.htm Dave. Tell them we told you to call. They offer some wonderful used units. Metal ones, with heat pump, used, from the old MCI system are probably available from Jay at mid america towers in northern IL.

Re: [WISPA] Fiber\tower huts

2009-04-09 Thread Blake Bowers
-- From: Blake Bowers bbow...@mozarks.com Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 9:25 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Fiber\tower huts http://www.telepp.com/ Dana. http://www.telecomsurplus.net/index.htm Dave. Tell them

Re: [WISPA] Towers....

2009-04-12 Thread Blake Bowers
I have never bought a Nello Tower, simply because we don't buy much new steel, we buy existing sites for the most part. I have however dealt a number of times with Dan Ianello. Dan is very available, very customer service oriented, and has been always nothing but helpful to me. I have NEVER

Re: [WISPA] Promotion

2009-04-16 Thread Blake Bowers
and process their credit card, add to radius, activate service? Scriv On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Blake Bowers bbow...@mozarks.com wrote: I got towers. Lots of them. Many don't have any kind of wireless service anywhere close, some don't have any kind of high speed service of any kind. I

Re: [WISPA] Promotion

2009-04-16 Thread Blake Bowers
I realize that getting the potential user to actually pick up the phone and make the call is an issue - perhaps some kind of hit counter? Your area, define close... Closest we have is Crestline, but its a monster tower, 2 miles away from the TV tower. I have been trying to buy a tower just

Re: [WISPA] Promotion

2009-04-16 Thread Blake Bowers
ROFL... I take WISPS to task for their web page, and you bring mine up... I am so ashamed. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net To: WISPA

Re: [WISPA] Promotion

2009-04-16 Thread Blake Bowers
from perfect, but it has been a valuable asset in procuring business. Blake Bowers wrote: ROFL... I take WISPS to task for their web page, and you bring mine up... I am so ashamed. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor

Re: [WISPA] Ya Know......

2009-04-16 Thread Blake Bowers
Bob is one of the most professional that I see on the lists, and he is always freely giving of good sound advice, espically when it comes to towers. I suspect the furor over him calling a loser a loser is a bit misplaced. I understand his agravation. And your right about the deposit... Giving

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