Re: [WISPA] health insurance

2009-12-06 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
her put money in the bank and have it work for me than giving it to an insurance company. -Kevin On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Marlon K. Schafer wrote: > Here in Wa. it's $650ish for me and the three kids. $750 deductable per > person. > > The wife's is covered by her

Re: [WISPA] health insurance

2009-12-05 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Here in Wa. it's $650ish for me and the three kids. $750 deductable per person. The wife's is covered by her work. No dental and a crappy vision plan. What we are missing is competition in the medical industry. It's got TOO much government interference and no lawsuit protection. marlon ---

Re: [WISPA] health insurance

2009-12-05 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
How about this. Give the employee's a raise and let them buy their OWN insurance! Let them finally come to understand what the rest of us have had to put up with for years.. laters, marlon - Original Message - From: "Faisal Imtiaz" To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Saturday, Dec

Re: [WISPA] What buffoons..

2009-12-04 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
s not even an option. Oh yeah, I have to pay $800 per month (on top of the $5000 install fee) just for the fiber drop! Thanks for checking into this for me. Marlon K. Schafer Owner www.odessaoffice.com www.accima.com marlon - Original Message - From: "Robert West" To: "

Re: [WISPA] FCC plans to turn over private data to aidbroadbandstimulus.

2009-12-03 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
t; -Original Message- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 8:17 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC plans to turn over private data to aid > broadbandstim

Re: [WISPA] Multiple Radio cards in an enclosure

2009-12-03 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." > --- Albert Einstein > > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 10:30 PM, Marlon K. Schafer > wrote: > >> I've given up on this. There is just too much c

Re: [WISPA] FCC plans to turn over private data to aid broadbandstimulus.

2009-12-03 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
This is only to the NTIA. The government agency that's handling a lot of the stimulus grants. How else will they be sure that an area doesn't already have coverage? This is, in my not so humble opinion, a reasonable use for the data. It would have been better if the NTIA had asked the FCC if

Re: [WISPA] DSL or cable company connectivity

2009-12-02 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
I make sure they know what I'm doing. We don't lie to people. We also buy the top of the line business grade account from them. We get better speeds and they can't bitch about how many people we put on the connection. marlon - Original Message - From: "Mike" To: "WISPA General List"

Re: [WISPA] Large Monitors with high resolution for MappingPrograms...

2009-12-02 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
We've moved to Samsung monitors. And the home TV is Samsung too. I LOVE these units. Much much better on the eyes than anything I've ever used short of a good quality CRT. marlon - Original Message - From: "AJ" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 9:03 AM Sub

Re: [WISPA] Multiple Radio cards in an enclosure

2009-12-02 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
I've given up on this. There is just too much cross talk. I put all radios in the same band in their own METAL enclosure nowadays. I try to keep them at least 3 or 6 feet apart too. Life is much much nicer. marlon - Original Message - From: "Mike" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: We

Re: [WISPA] 20 mile link

2009-12-01 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
My calcs show that at 20 miles 30dB antennas and a nice low 20dB radio output will give you a -58 rssi. Should be easy for most any gear out there to run at least 10 megs. I've been REALLY happy with Airaya radios (www.airaya.com). For cheaper stuff I've also had good luck lately with MT gear.

Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors

2009-11-24 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
West wrote: Rubber tape rules on this end. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12:50 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors Heat

Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors

2009-11-24 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Heat shrink doesn't work in the cold. It will get hard (the glue) and as things move in the wind etc. it'll allow water in. Been there done that. NOTHING works better than self vulcanizing rubber tape. If what you use is easy to get off it's not a good tight seal. sigh It sure can't be that

Re: [WISPA] Intermittant connectivity

2009-11-24 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
I have had good luck moving back to bridging as well. I'm REALLY not looking forward to that! marlon - Original Message - From: "Mark McElvy" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Intermittant connectivity > Ok, I went out the problem

Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors

2009-11-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
I get mine from Hutton. marlon - Original Message - From: "MDK" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:20 AM Subject: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors > > I've run out of these, and none of the vendors I use commonly carry them. > Anyone out west have these

Re: [WISPA] 24dB 2.4 gig grid antennas

2009-11-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
rainstorms with no issue, when it failed on the FIRST > big rain this summer. > > > > > > > > -- > From: "3-dB Networks" > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:16 PM > To: "'WISPA General Li

Re: [WISPA] 24dB 2.4 gig grid antennas

2009-11-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
4db's from Hyperlink Technologies and had good luck > with those. > > Here's a link: > > http://www.l-com.com/item.aspx?id=22370&cmp=ALSOS > > > Regards, > Larry Yunker > > > > > -Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] 24dB 2.4 gig grid antennas

2009-11-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
tter value for the buck? > > > > -Original Message- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer > Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:39 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 24dB 2.4 g

Re: [WISPA] 24dB 2.4 gig grid antennas

2009-11-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
un...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:14 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: [WISPA] 24dB 2.4 gig grid antennas > > Hi All, > > What are you using for grid antennas? I really don'

Re: [WISPA] 24dB 2.4 gig grid antennas

2009-11-18 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
om/page6.html > > > > -Original Message- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:52 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 24dB 2.4 gig grid antennas > >

[WISPA] More up to date home page

2009-11-18 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Hi All, In our efforts to further the WISP industry and make it easier for everyone to keep on top of what's going on out there we've hired some help to keep the WISPA site at the fore front of the WISP industry. The first article from Alex Goldman (formerly of isp-planet) is online. http://ww

Re: [WISPA] 24dB 2.4 gig grid antennas

2009-11-18 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
w and have not heard any > complaints... > have not seen them myself though. > > Daniel White > 3-dB Networks > http://www.3dbnetworks.com > > > -Original Message- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Marlon K. Sc

Re: [WISPA] How do you control outgoing SMTP?

2009-11-18 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
We authenticate all outbound email too. It's not perfect, but it's worked pretty well. A better email log (and authenticating every message vs. every connection) would make it even better. marlon - Original Message - From: "Chuck Hogg" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, Novem

[WISPA] 24dB 2.4 gig grid antennas

2009-11-18 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Hi All, What are you using for grid antennas? I really don't like the Pac Wireless ones. But I need something new because the Andrew (can't remember the new name) ones are being discontinued. Suggestions? marlon --

Re: [WISPA] Tranzeo Troubles

2009-11-16 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
ear. > > Kurt Fankhauser > WAVELINC > P.O. Box 126 > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > 419-562-6405 > www.wavelinc.com > > > -Original Message- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer > Sent: Monday, No

Re: [WISPA] Tranzeo Troubles

2009-11-16 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
cpq. This one was a 15dB version. marlon - Original Message - From: "RickG" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 8:03 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tranzeo Troubles > What is the CPE? > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:30 PM, Marlon K. Schaf

[WISPA] Tranzeo Troubles

2009-11-16 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
OK, strange stuff today. Had a customer that's been complaining about intermittent connection issues. The other day I went out there and moved him from g mode to b mode. Adjusted the power levels and such and things ran much better. He's getting 4 megs by 4 megs pretty consistently. He called

Re: [WISPA] USF changes?

2009-11-16 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
> As for anyone else with the same opinion?Take it the same. > > I don't give a flying damn if my competitors get millions.I don't even > care if it results in my business failure. My conscience matters, that > does not, in the overall scheme of life.Where ar

Re: [WISPA] 100Mbps over 10 miles

2009-11-16 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
I've got a pair of mikropoynts that will test out at 60 or 70 mbps on the wireless side. And it's a REALLY bad install (don't ask, I didn't do the original link). Right down the side of a metal shop, 1/4 mile or so long link. It's been up for months now. Not a single customer call since the

Re: [WISPA] example of needing middle mile

2009-11-16 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Fairpoint isn't the problem. A kowtowed UTC is. THAT's who's supposed to keep these guys honest. Money won't fix a bad regulatory problem. It'll just expand it. marlon - Original Message - From: "jp" To: Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 9:14 AM Subject: [WISPA] example of needing mi

Re: [WISPA] Intermittant connectivity

2009-11-16 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
509.988.0260 I'll tell you though, trees are a no no. ESPECIALLY with such low signal levels. I've found that anything less than about -85 won't be stable. I try really hard to stay closer to -75. marlon - Original Message - From: "Mark McElvy" To: "Mikrotik discussions" ; ; "WISP

Re: [WISPA] [Board] USF changes?

2009-11-15 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
who are not willing to step up and support WISPA for the tiny sum of $250 > per year. <http://www.wispa.org/?page_id=1524> > <http://www.wispa.org/?page_id=1524>. > > Jack Unger > WISPA Director > > > Marlon K. Schafer wrote: > > Brian could not have said this

Re: [WISPA] USF changes?

2009-11-14 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Mark, we've been through all of this before. You are RIGHT in that it's non of the government's business. This is also NOT their problem. But the fact that you and I (and probably most people here) think that doesn't change the facts. Just because you wish your tire isn't flat or think that

Re: [WISPA] USF changes?

2009-11-14 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Brian could not have said this better. We have GOT to file the 477's these days. Yes it's non of the government's business. But they WILL act on what they learn. What's better, getting shot in the foot or getting shot in the head? Either way, the gun WILL go off. As the Rush song says, "If

Re: [WISPA] About Hulu and Netflix and youtube... increased datadelivery is here to stay.

2009-11-12 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Eventually we'll all be able to do this. But it'll take quite a while for the technology to catch up to the demand. What we also need is better compression mechanisms. With the processor capacities we have now that should happen as soon as the big boys start putting bit caps on. marlon -

Re: [WISPA] ubiquity bullet2

2009-11-12 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
No idea. - Original Message - From: "Michael Baird" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:40 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] ubiquity bullet2 > Marlon, > > I thought about this after you mentioned it, we are using Ubiquity on > the tower also, not MT, vendor readings wi

Re: [WISPA] ubiquity bullet2

2009-11-12 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
It's an omni... I think I'm gonna pull this out and drop in a tranzeo to see what it does as well. marlon - Original Message - From: "Michael Baird" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] ubiquity bullet2 > Marlon, > > We've had quit

[WISPA] ubiquity bullet2

2009-11-11 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Hi All, I tried my first one of these yesterday. It's hooked to an antenna that was already in place so I know the old system worked though I did not check signal levels before taking out the old SB radios (they don't give rssi accurately anyway so there was no point). This new radio has an R

Re: [WISPA] Thank You for Your Service!

2009-11-11 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Thanks! (Air Force here) Right back at ya you ol' Jar Head you! Seriously though, thanks to all that have served this great nation and kept our people and way of life safe. marlon - Original Message - From: "Lists" To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 5:46 A

Re: [WISPA] DMCA - copyright infringement

2009-11-10 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
have chalked it off to being a > 'movie line'. > > In Short, you can be a cowboy with an attituted with them, or you can > cooperate, the choice is yours, but the consequences can be very real. > > > > Faisal Imtiaz > Computer Office Solutions Inc. /Snappy

Re: [WISPA] DMCA - copyright infringement

2009-11-10 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
You have to follow network designs that allow for CALEA intercepts if need be. If you've not looked at the WISPA standard I'd suggest you do so now. It'll be a lot easier to comply if the network is designed for LEA interface ahead of time. http://www.wispa.org/calea/WCS/index.html marlon --

Re: [WISPA] DMCA - copyright infringement

2009-11-10 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
You do NOT have to be able to identify the user by IP. What you have to be able to do is forward (in real time) all traffic to LEA. Butch Evens helped write our standard: http://www.wispa.org/calea/WCS/index.html he'll be able to give you much more accurate info on the specifics than I can. la

Re: [WISPA] customers dogs chewing on CAT5

2009-11-10 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
We've had dogs pull the cable right off the side of the building. marlon - Original Message - From: "Tom DeReggi" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:34 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] customers dogs chewing on CAT5 > OR one can just do a professional install job,

Re: [WISPA] Field-variable sector antenna from arc?

2009-11-09 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
I've used the Maxrad units for years. I really like them. marlon - Original Message - From: "3-dB Networks" To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 3:14 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Field-variable sector antenna from arc? > MTI, Til-Tek, and Pac Wireless have made 2.4GH

Re: [WISPA] DMCA - copyright infringement

2009-11-09 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
We get those from time to time. We just pass the notice along to the customer. We're not the cops, but I do believe it's proper to try to protect our customers from themselves or their kids. marlon - Original Message - From: "Adam Goodman" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, Nove

Re: [WISPA] customers dogs chewing on CAT5

2009-11-09 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Put it up where the dog can't reach it. Put it in conduit. Bill the customer for the replacement cable. Any of the above seems to work well out here :-). marlon - Original Message - From: "Kurt Fankhauser" To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 7:13 AM Subject: [W

Re: [WISPA] CPE - who buys it?

2009-11-08 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
orry > about shaping their bandwidth at the CPE then? > > On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 9:37 PM, Marlon K. Schafer > wrote: > >> We put THEIR password on all radios. They can move to a new company any >> time they want. It's a good sales thing for us actually. No con

Re: [WISPA] CPE - who buys it?

2009-11-08 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
If you own all of the CPE the customer will expect the latest and greatest. When you upgrade the system you not only have to change out tower gear but you also have to change out the cpe. Oh yeah, you have to pay for both if you own the cpe. But you'll not get any "install" fees from people do

Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing

2009-11-08 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
We've tried to work with Canadian WISPs in the past. There may even be a mailing list for it. We've also helped write filings for industry Canada in the past. marlon - Original Message - From: "George Morris" To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 3:07 PM Subject:

Re: [WISPA] CPE - who buys it?

2009-11-08 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Yeah, till you have to forklift entire towers at a time. Then what? No more install fees, but you could easily have to replace thousands of dollars in hardware within week or months. marlon - Original Message - From: "Mike" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 1:

Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing

2009-11-08 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
What country are you in George? marlon - Original Message - From: "George Morris" To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing > Amen. It would be a very handy thing to maintain that list of speedtest > servers centrally somew

Re: [WISPA] CPE - who buys it?

2009-11-08 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
We put THEIR password on all radios. They can move to a new company any time they want. It's a good sales thing for us actually. No contracts and they own the radio. The only reason for them to stay with us is that we're doing a good job. The customers out here eat that logic up! marlon --

Re: [WISPA] CPE - who buys it?

2009-11-08 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
We've always sold the gear to the customers. We don't have to pay property tax on it that way. They pay for the upgrades, we don't have to. (Though a change from us that causes 2 year old cpe to quit working is a case where we'll replace the gear at no charge. That or something close to that.

Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing

2009-11-08 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
You've nailed the trick here Mike. What WE have to figure out how to do is move the billing with customer habits. As people move their seats from the TV to the computer we need to move that financial outflow from the video people to us BTW, dollars to donuts if you put in a per bit billing

Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing

2009-11-08 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
OK, in light of that. Have you run the calculations on what a 1 meg, 3 meg and 6 meg stream will use? Remember to count BOTH directions. Our average user is about 8x down vs. up. So a 3 meg incoming video stream also contains what, about 375k of outbound too. As I recall, when I figured our

Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing

2009-11-08 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
and stop worrying about billing for overage. You would make more "profit" each month by doing so. Travis Microserv Marlon K. Schafer wrote: http://www.odessaoffice.com/services.html We've done this for years. Brandon Checkalets built the software that we use. We bill on usage.

Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing

2009-11-07 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
LOL Lets be honest here. At 380 foot well isn't free. The electricity to pump the water isn't free either. Lots of dead trees means a chain saw, splitter, WORK etc. Also not free. The natural gas isn't free either. You had to pay for the chili! grin marlon - Original Message - Fro

Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing

2009-11-07 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Unlimited cell phone? I don't buy it There's a limit, there always is. Also, is your "unlimited" cell phone program only $40 or $50 per month? If I could get the same $100 to $300 per month for internet that people often pay the cell companies I'd be able to sell them a LOT more service fo

Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing

2009-11-07 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
We have NO speed tiers. All customers go as fast as I can make them go. Our fiber customers can hi 20 megs, some wireless folks get over 10 megs. I try to get everyone else 2 usually 4 megs. The only limit is how much they want to pay for the actual data flow they consume. marlon - Origi

Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing

2009-11-07 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
It doesn't work that way. We've got HUNDREDS of subs now. Some on fiber. We do get those calls from time to time but it's almost always an open router or virus/spyware issue. Our customers LIKE that we track this and can actually help protect them better because of it. It's been a great cust

Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing

2009-11-07 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Yes they should. HOWEVER, there is only so much capacity available on the equipment we use. That 5% can (and often does) kill service for the other 95%. I'll gladly give up a netflixer in order to save the 9 grandma's that slow, crappy service would have run off. Or my service would slow to

Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing

2009-11-07 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
http://www.odessaoffice.com/services.html We've done this for years. Brandon Checkalets built the software that we use. We bill on usage. Lowish base price, but relatively high overage fees. We bill out about $1k per month in overages. Our average customer does about 4 gigs per month. We h

Re: [WISPA] Backhaul Questions

2009-11-01 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
be Canopy. You can't "muck up the airways" if every single one of your AP's transmits and receives at the same time. So then power does make a difference because you can go through more trees, longer links, etc. Travis Microserv Marlon K. Schafer wrote: EIRP is the TR

Re: [WISPA] Backhaul Questions

2009-11-01 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
int radios talking to only one access point. The AP is NOT a point-to-point radio therefore it is limited a maximum EIRP of +36 dBm. 5.8 GHz allows more than 6 dBi antennas with 1-watt radios for point-to-point use. That's how those long 5.8 GHz backhauls can be made to work reliably.

Re: [WISPA] Backhaul Questions

2009-11-01 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
n the other end? > > I get your point, to have a sufficiently strong signal at the distant > receiver you could lower the transmit power and make up for it with a > more effective receive antenna. > > Respectfully, > Greg > On Nov 1, 2009, at 11:24 AM, Marlon K. Schafer wr

Re: [WISPA] Backhaul Questions

2009-11-01 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Yeah. People all too often forget that eirp is a RECEIVE number not a TRANSMIT number. All it takes is big, big ears and you can hear the other end from a very long ways away. Makes for much less noise in the area too. I hate the trend toward high power radios with low power antennas. You gu

Re: [WISPA] Backhaul Questions

2009-11-01 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
I REALLY like Airaya (www.airaya.com). I'm putting in some MT gear lately. It's fast and works well for what we're doing today. But my Airaya gear has worked almost flawlessly for 5 years now. I think I've only done one or two firmware upgrades to them too. I've got 3 links of them out ther

Re: [WISPA] OT Question....

2009-10-30 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Friday, October 30, 2009 8:18 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT Question.... > No > > > > > Marlon K. Schafer wrote: >> That almost sounds like someone *physically* unplugging the devices. Did >> any of you show up during the outage? (I assume yes but have to ask) &g

Re: [WISPA] OT Question....

2009-10-30 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
r. Hey..It > wouldn't hurt. :-P > > Tnx > > > > > Marlon K. Schafer wrote: >> I've had that happen here when I picked up a LOT of RF on an ethernet >> cable. >> >> I've also seen it when a device didn't auto negotiate correctly with a >

Re: [WISPA] OT Question....

2009-10-30 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
That almost sounds like someone *physically* unplugging the devices. Did any of you show up during the outage? (I assume yes but have to ask) marlon - Original Message - From: "Bob Moldashel" To: ; "WISPA General List" Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA]

Re: [WISPA] OT Question....

2009-10-30 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
I've had that happen here when I picked up a LOT of RF on an ethernet cable. I've also seen it when a device didn't auto negotiate correctly with a Cisco switch (they seem to suck). I now force all of my Cisco switches to a set port speed rather than allowing auto negotiation. Just for kicks,

Re: [WISPA] Fault tolerant tower deployment

2009-10-30 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
OK, I've got a customer that's already in love with that controller. Anyone know of something that'll give temp and pressure readouts? The farmers are gonna go nuts for these things. marlon - Original Message - From: "Chuck Profito" To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Thursday, October

Re: [WISPA] Fault tolerant tower deployment

2009-10-29 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
How high is the tower this is all on? If you run the calcs for line loss, even at 5 gig, up to 100' of coax isn't horrible much of the time. I'm putting more and more radios back on the ground these days. LMR 600 or 900 can pay for it's self in a climb or two. laters, marlon - Original M

Re: [WISPA] TV interfering with 5.8GHz?

2009-10-29 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Are these the TV transmitters? As in on the TV station or a community repeater site? If so, this could just be too much general RF for the system to deal with. I've also had trouble on the ethernet side of things at an FM radio station. marlon - Original Message - From: "Adam Greene"

Re: [WISPA] Suggestions - paint overspray on solar panels

2009-10-29 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
How about a razor knife? We actually use one of them to clean our fancy glass top cook stove. Doesn't seem to scratch it at all. marlon - Original Message - From: "Randy Cosby" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:51 PM Subject: [WISPA] Suggestions - paint over

Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Omni

2009-10-29 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Yeah. I don't use any omni's over 8 or 9 dB. Well, I guess I have one 10 out there, but I keep taking it out The ONLY time I've suggested people use higher gain ones is when they are on a rooftop that's the same height as everyone else or down in a valley with customers up the sides. mar

Re: [WISPA] Time Running Out for Trade Show Survey

2009-10-29 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
I'd agree with Tom's idea here. Vendor specific training should run the day before or after INDUSTRY specific training. marlon - Original Message - From: "Tom DeReggi" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:06 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Time Running Out for Trade Sh

Re: [WISPA] Long 5Ghz link over water

2009-10-28 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
List" Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 6:51 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Long 5Ghz link over water 2009/10/28 Marlon K. Schafer : > It's probably ducting. Where the conditions in the AIR literally bend the > signal over or under your receive antennas. > > You'll likely hav

Re: [WISPA] Long 5Ghz link over water

2009-10-28 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
It's probably ducting. Where the conditions in the AIR literally bend the signal over or under your receive antennas. You'll likely have to put in a system designed with something called "antenna diversity". Basically two antennas for each link. One 10 to 20' higher than the other one. Then

Re: [WISPA] Fresnel zone issues?

2009-10-28 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
I'd be surprised if it were the building rather than the freeway causing your problem here. In the end, it doesn't really matter what the cause is (could be a power line a few hundred yards away too). Try moving one end up OR down by as little as 2 feet. It could take much more, but sometimes

Re: [WISPA] Sectoring a tower

2009-10-27 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
I'd recommend against 180* antennas. They are really just lopsided omni's. Go with three 120* antennas. Mix vpol and hpol. You'll be glad you went this route over the long haul. marlon - Original Message - From: "Mark McElvy" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Re: [WISPA] Need to beg borrow steal a Fluke Network Tester

2009-10-23 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Oooo, that looks cool. I'm gonna add that to my wish list! marlon - Original Message - From: "3-dB Networks" To: ; "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 8:00 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Need to beg borrow steal a Fluke Network Tester > You might want to check these out.

Re: [WISPA] Need to beg borrow steal a Fluke Network Tester

2009-10-23 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
I rented a really powerful Fluke from these guys. http://www.trs-rentelco.com/SubCategory/LAN_Cable_Testers_CAT_5_CAT_6_.aspx I ended up having to call them for help in setting the unit up so that I got accurate readings and they were great to work with! marlon - Original Message - Fr

Re: [WISPA] Partnership Agreements

2009-10-23 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Grin. You know, many of us still work side jobs! big grin For me, it's the local chamber of commerce (president) and being on the board of WISPA. YOU could be a WISP Woo hoo marlon - Original Message - From: "Larry Yunker" To: "'Marlon K. Schafer&#x

Re: [WISPA] Partnership Agreements

2009-10-22 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
For those that don't know him, Larry is an ex wisp all around good guy. He's now a lawyer but I try hard not to hold that against him. Did I say that I've known him for years and he's a great guy? Litterally one of the founders of the WISP business. marlon - Original Message - From:

Re: [WISPA] Partnership Agreements

2009-10-22 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Hiya Robert, First off, we've got nearly 7000 square miles of coverage (NOT all together in one area) and 600 wireless subs. Plus dialup and fiber (we're a fiber reseller so there's not much work involved most of the time). You may not really NEED a partner, rather a good secretary. We take

Re: [WISPA] New install driving me crazy....

2009-10-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
> >> >> > At 08:42 PM 10/18/2009, you wrote: >> >> >>I fixed a nasty multipath issue for one of my subs by using a yagi. >> >> >>Here are some good sources for info: >> >> >>http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/1121691 &

Re: [WISPA] New install driving me crazy....

2009-10-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
want to associate. > > Mark McElvy > AccuBak Data Systems, Inc. > > -----Original Message- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer > Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 8:45 AM > To: WISPA General List > Su

Re: [WISPA] Installers telescoping fiber pole?

2009-10-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Not as nice as that, but I built one out of 8' hunks of pvc pipe that I glued threaded ends on. marlon - Original Message - From: "Gino Villarini" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Installers telescoping fiber pole? > http://cableo

Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have

2009-10-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
t; > > Mark McElvy wrote: >> Where do you get or call those 1ft long wires? >> >> Mark McElvy >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Marlon K. Sc

Re: [WISPA] New install driving me crazy....

2009-10-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Parr" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 8:47 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] New install driving me crazy 2009/10/18 Marlon K. Schafer : > On some of our 5 gig I have gone as high as a 3' dish for a customer on a > ptmp system. He's around 15 miles

Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have

2009-10-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
hough. I seem to have a > difficult time keeping track of them. > > John > > Marlon K. Schafer wrote: >> At a welding shop. I took a hunk of cat5 cable in and found a welding >> rod >> that JUST fit inside it. (pull the outer insulation out .5" or so) >>

Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have

2009-10-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
: [WISPA] Gotta Have 2009/10/19 Marlon K. Schafer : > My next project will be to build a cable rack for it. A lot of > electricians > use them. Just a "tool" kit with a handle on top and a removable pipe that > you can slide the spool on. http://www.licensedelectrician.com

Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have

2009-10-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
t: Monday, October 19, 2009 7:47 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have > Sounds like a sales opportunity, Marlon.. > > > > -Original Message- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer > Sent: Monday, O

[WISPA] Fw: [TowerTalk] Rohn 25 g for sale

2009-10-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
fyi marlon - Original Message - From: "Michael Goins" To: Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 7:32 AM Subject: [TowerTalk] Rohn 25 g for sale > I've discovered what looks like 50' of good-looking Rohn 25G laying > behind a neighbor's barn in Pipe Creek (Texas), near San Antonio. If I > did

Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have

2009-10-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
nd you usually end up with ugly twisted cable all over someones > house. > > Where do you buy your from? Direct? Have you ever had issues with broken > plastic reels inside? I assume you UPS Ground ship them? > > Jayson > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Marlon K. Schafer

Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have

2009-10-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
-- From: "Mark McElvy" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 7:19 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have > Where do you get or call those 1ft long wires? > > Mark McElvy > > > > -Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.

Re: [WISPA] New install driving me crazy....

2009-10-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
f my subs by using a yagi. >> >>Here are some good sources for info: >> >>http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/1121691 >> >>www.crystalcomltd.com/...whitepapers/124102032509Berkeley_Multipath.pdf >> >>http://www.rfengineer.net/1171/rf-basics

Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have

2009-10-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Now that's funny. I've run into this stuff when others have used it. I HATE the stuff. In poor light (or LED head lamp etc.) I can't tell the light colors apart. For cable I've been using Shireen. http://www.shireeninc.com/osc/product_info.php?products_id=97 He's out of my favorite right now

Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have

2009-10-19 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
If you get the EZ connectors you also need the EZ crimper. It's about $100 last time I bought one. Again, though. It's money well spent. Get a kit Tom, you'll never ever go back to the old way. marlon - Original Message - From: "Tom DeReggi" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Sunday, O

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