[WISPA] BIP/BTOP

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For those of you following the game, BB USA advises that they have  
extended the deadline on both BIP and BTOP applications.

Chris Cooper
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Re: [WISPA] Searchable Map of Stimulus projects

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Agreed with Mike
How can you tell who owns what?

Chris Cooper
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Quoting Mike Hammett :

> http://broadbandsearch.sc.egov.usda.gov/silvermap/broadbandmap.aspx?program=ARRA
>
> Works now.  Very few parts of the country don't have any projects covering
> them.  Any way to tell who they are?
>
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> Subject: [WISPA] Searchable Map of Stimulus projects
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>> Here is a link to maps of the projects:
>>
>> http://bit.ly/3p2be3
>>
>> I count four cell phone companies in my areas looking for stimulus money
>> to expand their existing phone networks.   What a crock!
>>
>> Also, a big chunk of the country is covered by the Satellite providers
>> wanting money to upgrade their satellite network.   Since when does that
>> actually improve broadband availability?   I guess it is sort of like
>> broadband-lite.
>>
>> Ack!
>>
>> Matt Larsen
>> vistabeam.com
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Re: [WISPA] NTIA Announces 2,200 Applications for BIP/BTOP

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Full Disclosure: I am also a farmer

So the hog that fights the most gets to eat the most. He gets bigger  
than his competitors.  Chances are, since he is the biggest he also  
gets the upper hand in any battles that take place in the lot.  He may  
have a better chance of expressing his genetics than his counterparts  
and in doing so get selected to breed all the females.  If he makes it  
that far he gets to postpone a date with the knife that his smaller,  
weaker competitors face.  When his time comes (as it does for us all)  
because he is so big, he brings the highest price.  But he gets to  
have more fun than his weaker buddies do along the way.

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Quoting RickG :

> It reminds me of the farm I was at the other day at dinner time. The
> pigs were all fighting for food at the trough. They really go at it!
> -RickG
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> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:39 AM, St. Louis
> Broadband wrote:
>> NTIA Announces 2,200 Applications for BIP/BTOP for a total of $27.6 Billion
>> dollars
>>
>> http://broadbandcensus.com/2009/08/2200-broadband-stimulus-applications-seek
>> -seven-times-more-funds-than-available/
>>
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Re: [WISPA] OT election results

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>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Since I've not seen any political discussions here of late I'm guessing
>> that
>>
>> most folks were just as discussed at the choices as I was.
>>
>> Anyone have any thoughts as to what the next 2 to 4 years will be like for
>> us?
>>
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So Jesus, Barack Obama and Boy George walk into a bar Oh wait,  
wrong list, sorry.

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[WISPA] Equip Leasing

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Does anyone have a good relationship with a reputable equipment  
leasing firm? If so, who are you using?

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[WISPA] Vecima/Tranzeo 3650

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Anybody out there using the Vecima Base Units w/ Tranzeo CPE in 3650?   
Any reports good or bad appreciated.

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[WISPA] tranzeo weirdness

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All-

I have the following setup that is giving me fits, (still):

350' FM tower, 25K watt FM bays up near the top, another set, 3k, down  
around 220'.   We have two MT backhauls w/ parabolics located in  
between the FM antennas that are running fine.  Down around 180' we  
have a tranzeo 5AN w/ a 120 sector that's got us all fouled up.  The  
first radio lived fine for a couple of months then started flopping up  
and down and finally died.  Replaced that unit with one that stayed up  
for @ 15 minutes, then locked us out, couldnt ping it either. It was  
powered up, but lan light was out. Swapped in another new unit that  
behaved the same. Swapped poe, AC adapters, recrimped and tested  
cabling good. Tried to get into unit, still no go.  We considered the  
cable length as a possible problem, so we spooled off the exact cable  
length needed (230') stretched it across the ground and sent  
continuous pings to a new radio for @ 20 minutes with no dropped  
packets.  We then raised this new cable up and plugged it into the  
existing radio on the tower.  It would power up fine, but couldnt find  
it with the discovery utility and couldnt ping it.  We regrounded,  
recrimped, retested everything and the stupid thing still wouldnt come  
to life.  So we dropped the 230' of cabling and radio back down to the  
ground, powered it back up and could get right into it. It would drop  
packets every now and then however.  We plugged a new radio into the  
cable and it ran flawlessly.  I thought of pointing at the lower FM  
array, but we had the same symptoms when the 3K watt station was  
powered off. The cabling is all sheilded.  The MT units are running  
fine on the same type of cabling on the same leg.  Ive considered  
running the cabling in conduit and isolating the radio and radio  
ground from the tower, but would like to consider anything else before  
going that route.  Maybe we are the victims of three bad radios in a  
row?  I dont want to have to shoot these radios, but they're starting  
to make us pretty cranky.  Any and all suggestions welcome.


Thanks,
Chris


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[WISPA] tranzeo challenges

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We have a connectorized tranzeo AP set up to feed a couple clients.   
We've gone through a couple AP radios that have exhibited the same  
symptoms- They power up fine, clients connect up fine, SNR looks good.  
 After about 10 mins, the AP stops responding.  It's still powered  
up, but you cant get into it on the ethernet side.   Rebooting doesnt  
help.  We've swapped everything out.  The cable run tests good and is  
@ 250' long.  We are using the 18v power supply that came with the  
unit. Could the brick not have enough juice to power the unit at that  
distance?  Any suggestions much appreciated.


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[WISPA] WR ccu 3100

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We have been having a devil of a time with Waverider CCU 3100s.  We  
have had 3 new, out of the box ccu expereince the same problem: they  
broadcast fine, associate all the EUMs, pass traffic fine.  After a  
time spanning anywhere from 2 to 24 hours they just die.  They are  
still powered up, but you cant access them remotely, they drop 90% of  
the eums (or sometimes all.  They have also stopped broadcasting  
completely a couple times) All are configed the same, same cell site.   
WR suggests trying to block UDP ports 1025-1030 as a fix.  Anyone else  
seen this or have any suggestions?


In general, we have had nothing but problems with the 3100s.  We've  
had them show SQ numbers off the charts, very low rna etc.  When we  
swap an old 3000 in they run just fine.  Am I the only one that has a  
problem with them?


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[WISPA] OT: Wasps

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Does anyone know what causes the swarming behavior in wasps around  
towers.  I dont mean a few of them hanging out having a smoke and  
sharpening their stingers.  I mean the big swarms of hundreds.  We  
were at 4 different locations yesterday.  All of them were unclimbable  
due to swarms of wasps.  No nests on the structures either.


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Re: [WISPA] McCaw losing money?

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Smart people sometimes do foolish things.  However, he isnt the  
dumbest guy in the world either.  So what is his bet?  Why would a guy  
who cut his teeth in cellular come out so hard against the cell  
carriers with a new wireless product?


chris

Quoting Ryan Spott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:


Just a little bit!

I was just talking to a local PC reseller and I asked him what
ClearWire gave him when he signed up a new customer.

180 bucks! Per sub!

It is normally 80 bucks per sub but when he reaches a certain
threshold, he gets 180.

So what does the next-net equipment cost?
and then bandwidth
and then tower leases
and then spiffs for your "resellers"

WOW!

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[WISPA] 900 mhz BPF

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A little while back someone posted a source for 900 mhz BPF they  
intended to use with a 900 Mhz MT AP.  Could you post that again?


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[WISPA] antenna question

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I have a Waverider ccu that stopped accepting associations from cpe.  Swapped
ccu, bypassed filter, replaced cabling,  everyting but the antenna.  All the
spec ans stay flat.  My guys on the tower are pointing to the antenna, 2 yr. old
til-tek sector as the failure point.  Ive never had an antenna go bad.  Any one
else had a similar experience?

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Chris
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[WISPA] Crimp or solder?

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We've always terminated LMR 195/400/600 with solder on tips in the past. Its a
real pain in the arse to do in many environments.  Can anyone relate experiences
with the crimp on tips?  IS there any loss of reliability etc.?

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Re: [WISPA] 900MHz Systems

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I bought my last round of Waverider cpe w/ antenna for $340 ea.

chris



Quoting Blair Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> Has anyone else brought out an inexpensive 900MHz CPE besides Motorola?
> 
> I keep hoping Trango will as I wish to deploy a 900MHz system in a new 
> area.  But $500+ CPE costs will not cut it.
> 
> Any other options? 
> 
> Any distributors out there who want a chance to pitch their 900MHz 
> systems?  Bring them on
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Re: [WISPA] To Break the Law or Not to Break theLaw...That is theQuestion

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It's unclear whether the "user fee" tax would be paid by equipment vendors or
end users

The above quote from the article leads me to believe that this idea is
half-baked at best.  What happens to the myriad of devices already out there in
people's homes?  Forget about what we do for a moment.  The airwaves are loaded
with consumer trinkets.  Im not sure how those get handled.  We will start
taxing all consumer devices that use spectrum?  There is no way to tax the end
user of certain types of equipment.  WE can be taxed, I suppose, but who pays
the tax on my son's walkie talkies?  Does this mean he has to fill out a form
too?  I imagine some very large equipment manufacturers will take a rather dim
view on having the tax pushed back on them either. Guarantee Sony and Sanyo wont
cotten to the idea.  I imagine they have pockets enough for K street. Might be a
good time to work real close with the folks that make our gear.

That stupid SOB is grasping at straws.  (the president, not my son- he has a
sippee cup)

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[WISPA] 900b mhz omni

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Anybody know where i can find an H-pol 900 mhz omni w/ higer gain than 9Db?
thanks, 
chris
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RE: [WISPA] TRANGO!!

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Not sure how well Trango has thought out the direct sales model though.  Three
calls and an email to them has yeilded nothing but dead air.  At least I could
call a VAR and speak to someone.

just my $.02

chris
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