Re: [WISPA] u.fl pigtails

2006-08-30 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Message - From: "Mark Koskenmaki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 1:06 PM Subject: [WISPA] u.fl pigtails > I'm looking for some u.fl to n female pigtails that are at least 14 - 16 > inches long. > > I n

Re: [WISPA] Invictus networks

2006-08-30 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 8:52 AM Subject: RE: [WISPA] Invictus networks > Rick Lindahl there goes back for years (about 10 that I know of) as one > of the early guys in this business. > > Patrick > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[WISPA] Sheilded / grounded CAT5

2006-08-30 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I'm interested in finding out how to make best use of shielded CAT5. Where do I find connectors with the shielding, instructions for these things, etc? I'm going to be working near some high RF spots and think that shielded CAT5 would be good to use. Thanks Mark +++

[WISPA] Caveats for TV transmitter tower installs?

2006-08-31 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
There is a possiblity I might be on, or feeding a TV transmitter facility (or both). What should I know or do in preparation for, this? The site has a 200 foot tower, 300,000 KW eirp. I've driven by it and I get a nasty taste in my mouth and everything in my truck shocked me when I touched me

Re: [WISPA] Battery Backup

2006-09-02 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I run one of my sites from 2 deep cycle batteries, an automatic charger and an inverter.Only trouble I ever had was it got too hot in the enclosure in teh summer and the inverter shut down. I even put in some ventilation and put the inveter in the path of the cool air and it still got too hot

Re: [WISPA] Battery Backup

2006-09-03 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
: [WISPA] Battery Backup > Do you really need AC at this site? Im guessing its one of your PC based > AP's? Still no DC ATX SU's that cut the mustard? I find I can not run my > little 175watt inverter for more then a few hours before it hits thermal > overload, even in m

Re: [WISPA] Portales

2006-09-04 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
What the heck are you doing over there??? +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commercial inquiries to purchasing at neofast dot net - Original Message - From

Re: [WISPA] Battery Backup

2006-09-04 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
eed > Broadband to Rural California > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Mark Koskenmaki > Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 11:40 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Battery Backup > > I have been thro

Re: [WISPA] Portales

2006-09-04 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
gt; Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 6:03 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Portales > > > Probably looking for FREE access... :-) > > > On 9/4/06 1:48 PM, "Mark Koskenmaki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What the heck are you doing o

Re: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop

2006-09-07 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Just keep the laptop home for nice use... and buy one of these for those site surveys, etc... http://cgi.ebay.com/ITRONIX-IX260-GOBOOK-II-RUGGED-LAPTOP-1-8GHz-512MB-40GB_W0QQitemZ280025331886QQihZ018QQcategoryZ177QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem :) Some older versions, like the IX250, have outdoor viewable

Re: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop

2006-09-07 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
t; 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Mark Koskenmaki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 10:07 AM > Subj

Re: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop

2006-09-07 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
ber 07, 2006 11:46 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop > I will follow your lead on this Mark. Thanks for the tip. We have bought > used IBM Thinkpads for years for field use with good success but > frequent damage. These look like the answer. > Thanks, > Scriv

[WISPA] Maybe someone has suggestions... - Tower work

2006-09-07 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
The FM radio station I'm working out a deal with... Is a non-profit, a religious station that runs on donations. So far, we have 2 prices for doing a standard tower inspection of about a 200 foot tower, and I don't know if this includes tensioning guys, etc. But the price is about $3500. I don't

Re: [WISPA] Maybe someone has suggestions... - Tower work

2006-09-07 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
t; > JohnnyO > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mark Koskenmaki > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 10:35 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: [WISPA] Maybe someone has suggestions... - Tower work > > &

Re: [WISPA] IkarusOS

2006-09-08 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I have played with Ikarus a bit. Observations... Somewhat unstable on the boards I have tried. The management system sucks horribly (java app that hogs your machine) and is somewhat glitchy and unstable, as well. I spent about 2 weeks testing Ikarus on a WP54ag, and the latest beta was the first

Re: [WISPA] e911 anyone?

2006-09-08 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I'm interested, Mac.VOIP is the 2nd most wanted service I hear about next to broadband. The number of customers who care about streaming TV or movies or do anything like that compared to the number who want voice service... well... I can't even recall anyone asking for anything BUT VOIP. And

Re: [WISPA] Fee-based Wi-Fi = no return on investment

2006-09-08 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Let's not forget that if laptops become not allowed on the plane, you're going to have check them, meaning nothing to actually USE. That could really screw over some speculative hotspot ventures. +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Wa

Re: [WISPA] MiniPCI wireless card recommendation...

2006-09-14 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
After spending a lot of time working with a couple WLM54AG's, I know without a doubt that the "main" is different for a CM9 and the Compex radio. You can switch to the "b" port, but as best I can tell, you still have some loss as compared to using the main port. In "auto", the difference betwee

Re: [WISPA] I need a climber / tower maintainer...

2006-09-17 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I don't know if things have been arranged yet. Are you in the area? +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commercial inquiries to purchasing at neofast dot net - O

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition Leaves U.S. 16th Among IndustrializedNations

2006-09-18 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I get more and more frustrated with these kinds of titles... You'd think there wasn't broadband available. There's broadband available in an amazingly wide area... But you can't force consumers to buy it. This is probably just the first volley of a campaign to gin up a few hundred billion to g

Re: [WISPA] Broadband Company President Indicted onFederal FraudCharges

2006-09-19 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
It's not going to go away... Rather, it's going to start going only to the in ILEC's, etc. As part of the "accountability" demands, you'll find that smaller, startups, and non-monopolies will be considered too "risky" and it'll end up being a gravy train for the big guys. When you want handou

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I can't believe that someone would be dumb enough to write this... The biggest problem is a lack of FEDERAL POLICY Oh, please. Spare us the insane idiocy... +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neo

[WISPA] A little help with Mikrotik

2006-09-20 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I use 11b mode for most of my clients. I have 3 routerboard 112's in long distance shots, and I'm sorely disappointed at the performance. Compared to Star-OS, the throughput is down about 40%.Two clients just one house apart, and about 15 miles from the AP show dramatic performance differen

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
d a failure at being good stewards of the public trust. Add this all up, and you have to wonder why on earth people think the federal government should EVER be considered as being responsible for much of anything in our daily lives. > > - Peter > > > Mark Koskenmaki wrote: > &

Re: [WISPA] A little help with Mikrotik

2006-09-20 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I have customers beyond 20 miles... Last night I installed someone, and couldn't get thier CPE to associate until I called someone and had the distance limit upped to 28 miles on the AP. Anyway, I plotted it in RadioMobile and it's 22.7 miles according to RM. The customer is here behind the

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
My experience has been that income has almost no relationship to whether or not someone wants and gets high-speed internet. I know people who drive new trucks and bmw's and won't spring for high speed internet. And others who have to scrape it together nickel by nickel who do. And, in my area,

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
the AWS auction. > Root canals are more fun. > Scriv > > > Mark Koskenmaki wrote: > > >- Original Message - > > > >From: "Peter R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "WISPA General List" > >Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Re: [WISPA] A little help with Mikrotik

2006-09-21 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
asing at neofast dot net - Original Message - From: "Mac Dearman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:57 PM Subject: RE: [WISPA] A little help with Mikrotik > Mark Koskenmaki: > > >>A

[WISPA] Anyone know where to get these???

2006-09-24 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
http://www.wneweb.com/wireless/wireless_mini-pci.htm I'm interested in the DCMA-82 The MIMO stuff looks interesting too... but I dunno what you gotta do for an antenna array... +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me

Re: [WISPA] Anyone know where to get these???

2006-09-24 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Message - From: "Mark Koskenmaki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 12:19 PM Subject: [WISPA] Anyone know where to get these??? > http://www.wneweb.com/wireless/wireless_mini-pci.htm > > I'm interested

Re: [WISPA] vendor specs

2006-09-24 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Patrick, I was quite taken aback at the notion that RSSI wasn't needed. RSSI is how you align a link. Not SNR. SNR alignment can give you a misaligned link, where you're avoiding noise, rather than finding max signal. Either way, you need both... Just can't do without both, can't imagine ev

Re: [WISPA] Langberg: State tries its hand at telecom regulation

2006-09-25 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Wow, instead of local monopolies, they now get to be state-wide monopolies... GReat idea... +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commercial inquiries to purchasing at n

Re: [WISPA] 900 MHz Omni-Directional Antennas PRICE!?

2006-09-26 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I got spam from Tranzeo today informing me of some omni 900's for under 100 bux. +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commercial inquiries to purchasing at neofast dot

Re: [WISPA] Fw: wifi project

2006-09-29 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I Noticed they mention Columbia REA. CREA put up huge numbers of Vivato Panels, and have been spewing noise massively all over SW Washington. The last time I saw a reseller's rates, it was appealing to stay on dialup instead. They were charging over $200 for a lower service level than I get $38

Re: [WISPA] It's Friday...

2006-09-29 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
- Original Message - From: "Sam Tetherow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] It's Friday... > Of course, the next trouble ticket for this customer is going to go > something like > > Disc attached to tractor p

Re: [WISPA] StarOS/WRAP/CM9 Issue

2006-10-15 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I had something vaguely similar happen... The radio would stop passing data. It turned out to be a client at around 10 miles that had set his cpe for G mode and was rapidly bouncing back and forth between G and B and up and down speedwise. Set him to B and no more misbehaving. +

Re: [WISPA] For you WISPA list people...

2006-10-17 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
nd South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commercial inquiries to purchasing at neofast dot net - Original Message - From: "Mark Koskenmaki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 1:07 PM S

Re: [WISPA] more security reading

2006-10-17 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
For small guys like me, the upstream provider usually is actively involved in stemming DOS attacks - and often thier upstream as well.I know that they have been the subject of a couple of DDOS attacks, but yet we managed to stay online with only some spikey latency and poor throughput to show.

Re: [WISPA] Re: Fwd: Tonight: Join SavetheInternet.com on PBS

2006-10-20 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
- Original Message - From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 11:38 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Re: Fwd: Tonight: Join SavetheInternet.com on PBS > This is an issue which needs further study for sure. The sky is not > falling I do no

[WISPA] Cooperative import buying.

2006-10-24 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
More and more, I have contacts with salemen who want to directly sell me commonly used stuff out of Asia.Pigtails, CM9's, power injectors. SBC's, etc. Often these items are a pain for distributors to sell, and as a result they often mark things like injectors and pigtails up quite a bit.

Re: [WISPA] Cooperative import buying.

2006-10-25 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
cq)And I run my own wisp! > 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Mark Koskenmaki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "

Re: [WISPA] Cooperative import buying.

2006-10-25 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
udd Dare do this kind of stuff? > > -Charles > > --- > WiNOG Wireless Roadshows > Coming to a City Near You > http://www.winog.com > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >

Re: [WISPA] 60GHz radio trial

2006-10-25 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I have a future link that fits that bill perfectly, too. MArk +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commercial inquiries to purchasing at neofast dot net - Original

[WISPA] Want to know why I hate the federal government???

2006-10-26 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
A few months back, I got an inquiry from a TV station engineer asking if it would be possible to provide him with an internet connection. Well, I did some quick looking, got ahold of him and we had a tentative agreement that I'd provide him a connection for control and monitoring purposes, and he'

[WISPA] Not quite the Gremlin, but confusing just the same.

2006-10-28 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I have a customer who called me up on Friday, saying he had trouble with his VOIP phone, and that his service was real slow, had been slow for a few weeks. Well,we rebooted his router, and the bridge on his house (he supplied it long ago as he owns it - came from another provider who based the ne

Re: [WISPA] Rebooting WRAP AP

2006-11-01 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I have experienced something similar to this taht was NOT a WRAP, and it turned out to be a failing radio card. Thermal failure that occurred at the same temperature, regardless of other conditions. I'd just change the radios... And see if that does it. +++ neofast

Re: [WISPA] 1st Solar project

2006-11-07 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Carl, I'll be glad to help, but I need more information. What controller do you have?What amp/hour capacity batteries do you have? The CCA (cranking amps) is not at all relative to the amp/hour capacity. The marine batteries are around 100 to 115 amp/hour at most. It sounds like nowhere

[WISPA] So, ya'll wondered who'd be the first to comment

2006-11-08 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,227778,00.html You just got a big red bullseye painted on your back. While I"m not trying to be partisan... YOU are the main target. Whether it's digging into your pocket for "benefits" congress wants to "give" your employees, to just shafting you as hard an

Re: [WISPA] So, ya'll wondered who'd be the first to comment

2006-11-08 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
lps. > > Mark Nash > Network Engineer > UnwiredOnline.Net > 350 Holly Street > Junction City, OR 97448 > http://www.uwol.net > 541-998- > 541-998-5599 fax > > - Original Message - > From: "Mark Koskenmaki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To:

Re: [WISPA] So, ya'll wondered who'd be the first to comment

2006-11-08 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
shaft > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mark Koskenmaki > Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 12:09 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: [WISPA] So, ya'll wondered who'd be the first to comment >

Re: [WISPA] So, ya'll wondered who'd be the first to comment

2006-11-08 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
That's an argument best left elsewhere.. But... In my view, you really should vote anyway. Besides, at least in places like here, we had a ton of local stuff, some of which will directly impact me or my customers. +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Orego

Re: [WISPA] So, ya'll wondered who'd be the first to comment

2006-11-08 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Kind of a given, Larry.. What I am hoping for is some good conversations about strategies for dealing with it. Most of us just can't afford to pay a high-priced advisor... Yet the impacts are comparatively MUCH larger for a small business than for those big guys who can hire the lawyers and tax

Re: [WISPA] So, ya'll wondered who'd be the first to comment

2006-11-08 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
here that > I'm replying to now is more along the lines of an appropriate post for this > list (sans the parting shot at the end). > > Mark Nash > Network Engineer > UnwiredOnline.Net > 350 Holly Street > Junction City, OR 97448 > http://www.uwol.net > 541-9

Re: [WISPA] Client loss during longer AP outagage[late nite APservicewindow]

2006-11-08 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Interesting. I am beginning to think the failure to associate is kinda widespread, but I can say quite confidently, that even after 2 or 3 hours, 100% of my star-os clients come back. I have never needed one rebooted except for lightning strikes nearby... which appeared to shut them off.. (?)

Re: [WISPA] So, ya'll wondered who'd be the first to comment

2006-11-08 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
- Original Message - From: "Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 9:53 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] So, ya'll wondered who'd be the first to comment > I always find it interesting that people like to spread FUD about taxes. > At this po

Re: [WISPA] So, ya'll wondered who'd be the first to comment

2006-11-08 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
- Original Message - From: "Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] So, ya'll wondered who'd be the first to comment > Mark Koskenmaki wrote: > > > >

Re: [WISPA] So, ya'll wondered who'd be the first to comment

2006-11-08 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Normally, I'm an optimist... So, I'll use postitive language... I am very positive that Congress WILL come after us before then.They're already celebrating the taxes they can raise and t he rich people they can harm. Just listen to them. And you, and I, are the "rich people". ++

Re: [WISPA] America's InternetDisconnect

2006-11-09 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Great. Hang onto your wallets, guys. It's gonna get rocky. When you hear these guys say we gotta "do something about it", it means hand over massive piles of money to "real" business (ie, telcos). There's nothing here about entreprenurial types being the stars of the internet spread, it's "th

Re: [WISPA] illegal CPE installs

2006-11-28 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
LOL! Good for the cops. I just signed up a customer last week, a "convert" from a different system. He had a 24 db grid, using a 1 watt "powered over coax" amp connected at the antenna, and a linksys WET-11 attached to that through about 30 feet of LMR-400. Said it was "unstable" that way, whic

Re: [WISPA] Wireless Security biting you in the ass?

2006-11-28 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
One of my clients is a maker of prosthetic limbs... and he has two offices. He is covered by HIPAA considerations, so we spent considerable time trying to figure this out, using the information supplied to him, concerning HIPAA, from the feds and by trade organizations. We eventually came to the

[WISPA] Effect of Snow on 900

2006-12-04 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I put in a customer's CPE just as the snow season started at my customer's house in the mountains. They had around 2 inches of snow on the ground, and of course, some clung to the trees. They were gone for Thanksgiving weekend, and when they got back, it was a few days before I could get back to

Re: [WISPA] IkarusOS

2006-12-04 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I have a few clients using Ikarus... They seem to work ok. Some stuff just doesn't "work". I have a couple boxes that seem to have inoperable bandwidth controls or DHCP server. It's probably configuration, but I can't for the life of me figure it out. It appears to be exactly the same as the on

Re: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
For those of us in the "Ma and Pa" category, it wasn't too hard to see this coming. I've argued since the day I first dreamed of wireless broadband, that life's lessons would serve me fine... Find a way to meet the needs of your customers, in a way that benefits THEM and you. If you can't produ

Re: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I have no idea what you mean by "organic growth" in contrast to "acquisition". +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commercial inquiries to purchasing at neofast dot ne

Re: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Ok, thanks I'm 100% organic growth, here. And self-funded, too. Call it "bootstrap", if you like. +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commercial inquiries to purch

Re: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-06 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Whatever happened to finding the needs of customers and fulfilling them on a sustainable and sensible basis? +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commercial inquiries to

[WISPA] 30 miles on a VAGI???

2006-12-06 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
We did an install today... Started it yesterday, but had no signal, where we could see location for our AP at 11 miles. Turned out to be a bad dipole in the grid, but today, we went back, and of course, with a bad dipole we had to switch antennas... The only other antenna that was in the van w

[WISPA] using diversity outdoors

2006-12-08 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
What would be the advantage (if any) to using two antennas on the client in, connected to a CM9 and running in 'diversity' mode, where both antennas point to the same AP? I have had one client that seems to have some ugly multipath issues, and rather unstable signal levels and poor stability conc

Re: [WISPA] using diversity outdoors

2006-12-08 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
q)And I run my own wisp! > 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Mark Koskenmaki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General

Re: [WISPA] I missed billing a customer for 15 months !

2006-12-10 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Call the guy, explain that his billing slipped through the cracks, and that he presently owes you for 15 months. Explain that you're going to charge the current charges to his credit card (no quibble on that) and then ask how he'd like to pay the rest of what's owing. I have some customer's who'

[WISPA] Grrrr... pigtails

2006-12-14 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Thanksgiving day, my son and I put up a future customer's CPE up in the woods. I mean, up in the mountains, log cabin, beyond phone and power. They have a generator, batteries, solar panels, etc. We did it because snow was predicted and already a little bit had fallen. We got it there, link esta

Re: [WISPA] anyone competing with ClearWire in their market?

2006-12-15 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I heard from a customer that they have issues with distance. One of his neighbors was attempting to use their service, but it wasn't working correctly, even though it was fully LOS. As best I can tell, they're more money around here, less bandwidth, and have trouble beyond 12 miles??? Then agai

Re: [WISPA] Grrrr... pigtails

2006-12-15 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Excellent detail to bring up. Sounds like a fastener/tiedown problem to me. > > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > - Original Message - > From: "Mark Koskenmaki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: &qu

Re: [WISPA] DAY FROM HELL!!!

2006-12-16 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
The storm here on Thursday night tore one of my sites down. ONE 2 foot dish and one sector, were not able to be supported by the galvanized pipe just 7 feet. The wind bent it over at 20 degrees... and then the guy wire snapped in the upwind direction, causing the whole thing to snap off... Th

Re: [WISPA] DAY FROM HELL!!!

2006-12-17 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
's been "almost" intolerable here too: > > http://www.weather.com/weather/wxdetail/71269?from=yest_bottomnav_undeclared > > > > Mac > > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mark Koskenmaki &

Re: [WISPA] salary

2006-12-17 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
While I was digging around in incorporating advice books, I ran across some commentary about this. It seems that if you attempt to claim only income from your stock (assuming your stock pays dividends to you ) which is taxed less than wages or salary, the IRS will arbitrarily consider a specific

Re: [WISPA] FCC meeting with wisps

2006-12-21 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
- Original Message - From: "Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Cc: "Principal WISPA Member List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 6:03 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC meeting with wisps > > How do we get the anti 477 crowd t

Re: [WISPA] Alvarion Comnet Radios have arrived

2006-12-22 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
HAH, yeah, I was digging rather irritatedly around the van looking for a 10 mm wrench on Monday as well... same thing. I normally do not carry metric tools out on my install rig... Early in the year, I'm going to pick up some Equinox universal mounts. Same long arm, heavy pipe... No 10 mm nuts..

Re: [WISPA] Alvarion Comnet Radios have arrived

2006-12-22 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Patrick... I find the 48V power thing a HUGE problem. almost every site I have now is 12V powered... +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commercial inquiries to purch

Re: [WISPA] Alvarion Comnet Radios have arrived

2006-12-26 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Equipment sales > (408) 907-6910 (Vonage)Consulting services > 42846865 (icq)And I run my own wisp! > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > > - Ori

Re: [WISPA] once again, several of the key...

2006-12-26 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Hopefully you understand all of those:) Part of Marlon's issue with the basic 802.11 system is talked about below, but of course, since it's there, the "tuneability" helps, but does not resolve the issue. I beleive Marlon's reference to CSMA / CA is two pronged. While it's true that recieved no

[WISPA] STar-OS and 900 mhz

2006-12-28 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Tom, I haven't got time at the moment, but I have some experience with this combination... I'll write more later... but I believe there's a driver or radio problem that causes this. Mark +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washingto

Re: [WISPA] StarOS or Microtik with TRCPQ clients...

2006-12-28 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I happen to use his software, and assemble hardware from various vendors, including him. I am scrupulously careful to be within the 2.4 and 5.8 eirp rules ( well under all limits) and don't deploy wild and crazy configs. I suppose I am "illegal", but then recently I visited a "consultant" who ha

Re: [WISPA] StarOS or Microtik with TRCPQ clients...

2006-12-29 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
That router, sitting about 12 inches from my monitor, is one of the most failure prone, troublesome, annoying and horribly underperforming piles of JUNK I have ever laid eyes upon. Yeah, my HOUSE is not on my own wireless network... And at the end of a day with that router locking up more than a

Re: [WISPA] StarOS or Microtik with TRCPQ clients...

2006-12-29 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
- Original Message - From: "Patrick Leary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 11:51 PM Subject: RE: [WISPA] StarOS or Microtik with TRCPQ clients... > Right guys, I accept all that may be true but even in the DSL world, > customers provide th

Re: [WISPA] 5.3/5.8 GHz Antenna Suggestion

2006-12-31 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
My experience as well.The mount is wayyy to flimsy. Equinox has some much heavier duty mounts which I hope to get my hands on in a week or two. They would fix that flimsy thing right up and make it quite solid. I have seen an example of one that wasn't for the grids, and they are incredibly

[WISPA] 900 Mhz and snow and Pacwireless Yagi's.

2007-01-04 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I have one 900 mhz ap and one client. When I first set up this client, we were decidedly NOT LOS and it goes through a few pine and fir trees. I"m not sure that is only what is in the way.Possibly a bit of dirt, too.For some reason, I appear to have HUGE changes in RSSI. It appears when

Re: [WISPA] Brad B, I got your answer on the pinout for BreezeACCESS VL

2007-01-05 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
You qualify as "young whippersnapper" to me :) heheheheheheh +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commercial inquiries to purchasing at neofast dot net - Original M

[WISPA] Well, it was time to stir the pot for the new year...

2007-01-05 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
- Original Message - From: "Patrick Leary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 12:52 AM Subject: RE: [WISPA] StarOS or Microtik with TRCPQ clients... > When a market knows it must contend with fraudulent product AND that a > good percentage of

Re: [WISPA] Well, it was time to stir the pot for the new year...

2007-01-06 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
e customer at a time, one access point at a time, with lots of them not fully built out because of where I am and what my market is like.But for now, it is adequate and by the time I need to do that upgrade... I'll have the cash flow to pay for it.And my assumptions about how long i

Re: [WISPA] Well, it was time to stir the pot for the new year...

2007-01-06 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Patrick, I hope you understand something... I have no animosity towards anyone... But I really do want to light a fire under people. Too many companies (even me at times) gets too stuck "in the box" and we forget to look beyond. >From our past conversations, you should realize what a large step

Re: [WISPA] Muni networks, the good, bad and ugly

2007-01-10 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
- Original Message - From: "Peter R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 6:13 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Muni networks, the good, bad and ugly > There are numerous studies that demonstrate that towns that lack > broadband are economically defic

Re: [WISPA] Muni networks, the good, bad and ugly

2007-01-10 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
- Original Message - From: "Dawn DiPietro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Muni networks, the good, bad and ugly > Mark, > > Many if not most RFP's today require a percentage of accounts be > discounted heavily

Re: [WISPA] Muni networks, the good, bad and ugly

2007-01-10 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
- Original Message - From: "Peter R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 9:48 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Muni networks, the good, bad and ugly > Mark, > > How does YOUR view address the real competition that towns have to > attract new business?

Re: [WISPA] Muni networks, the good, bad and ugly

2007-01-10 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
wn train and look around and maybe read a > > thing or two on this subject maybe you would understand this a little > > better. > > > > Regards, > > Dawn DiPietro > > > > > > > > Mark Koskenmaki wrote: > > > >> - Original Messag

Re: [WISPA] Muni networks, the good, bad and ugly

2007-01-10 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
communities, > both rural and urban. > > If you would get off your own train and look around and maybe read a > thing or two on this subject maybe you would understand this a little > better. > > Regards, > Dawn DiPietro > > > > Mark Koskenmaki wrote: &

Re: [WISPA] My Hypothetical Conversation with Julius Knapp, Chief of OET

2007-02-09 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
-- Original Message -- To: WISPA General List (wireless@wispa.org) From: Patrick Leary ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Subject: [WISPA] My Hypothetical Conversation with Julius Knapp, Chief of OET Date: 2/8/2007 12:48:20p >What should I say next time I'm before people like Julie Knapp, who >he

[WISPA] A modest proposal

2007-02-09 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
In all this conversation... the big guys wanting stiff enforcement to protect them from the "death by a thousand cuts" as small guys innovate by making their own equipment, and the arguments over the government's enforcement ability or will, sort of miss the point. We need regulations that ma

Re: [WISPA] Interesting Call Today

2007-04-18 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I read about a couple of other people getting similar...errr..all but identical calls on an online forum somewhere, I think it was dslreports maybe? This makes like the 5th time I've seen this kind of posting, but as of yet, nobody has stated they provided any services, it was always just a re

Re: [WISPA] FCC Admits Mistakes In Measuring Broadband Competition

2007-04-21 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Of coures it's flawed. That's like saying that if anyone within zipcode x has a newly paved street in front of their home, then everyone in zip code x has the same. I don't offer service via zip code. I offer service via where my signal reaches. And, I've even made a few little intere

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