Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-12 Thread Michael Erskine
Dawn DiPietro wrote: Is it that I keep misunderstanding what you are trying to say? But I feel like this has been discussed before in no uncertain terms. Maybe I wasn't there? I gladly yield to your apparent superior knowledge, until that is proper reflected in an FCC ruling and the only p

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-12 Thread Clint Ricker
Matt, I'm not a WISP (I do network design, deployment, and consulting for service providers), but, seeing as how none of the WISPs are answering, I'll give it a shot as to percieved advantages of MT or StarOS. 1. I don't think the FCC certification is a huge issue. This is largely because any of

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-12 Thread Eric Rogers
doing that. Eric Rogers Precision Data Solutions, LLC (317) 831-3000 x200 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 9:17 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Then why can I purchas

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-12 Thread Forrest W. Christian
Let me further clarify the statement below. Computer certifications permit each component to be certified separately and assembled as a system. As long as all of the components which go into the computer are certified individually, you can assemble them together into a computer which is also

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-12 Thread dougr
So is the Ubiquiti SRC and 4.9 PCMCIA card a computing device since it was designed for install in laptops? -Original Message- From: Forrest W. Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 9:32 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Mike Hammett

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-12 Thread Ralph
. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 8:17 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Then why can I purchase a Netgear PCI card for my Dell desktop? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-12 Thread Tim Kerns
ned components, but I don't see the FCC number where it was certified as a complete system. Did I miss something? Tim Kerns CV-Access, Inc. - Original Message - From: "Dawn DiPietro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, June 12,

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-12 Thread Mike Hammett
A General List" Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 8:32 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Mike Hammett wrote: Then why can I purchase a Netgear PCI card for my Dell desktop? Because the Netgear PCI card has been certified both as a computing device and a Part 15 intentional radiator - but o

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-12 Thread Forrest W. Christian
Mike Hammett wrote: Then why can I purchase a Netgear PCI card for my Dell desktop? Because the Netgear PCI card has been certified both as a computing device and a Part 15 intentional radiator - but only if it is used with the antenna which the Netgear was certified with. -forrestc -- WIS

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-12 Thread Mike Hammett
g legal? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble It works l

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-12 Thread Matt Liotta
Marlon K. Schafer wrote: I have the contacts, forms to fill out etc. just waiting for me to get the time to take this issue on as part of the FCC committee's job. We have basically no FCC committee though. The principal membership doesn't seem to be all that interested in anything other than

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-12 Thread Dawn DiPietro
ligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble It works like this Doug. A radio card is an i

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-12 Thread Mike Hammett
"Dawn DiPietro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:09 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Mike, What Marlon said IS NOT OPINION. The only way you can be legal is to certify a system as a whole. You might want to take a look at t

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-12 Thread Dawn DiPietro
ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble It works like this Doug. A radio card is an intentional radiator. Under part 15 rules

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-12 Thread Mike Hammett
in on a PC based system run a good chance of being legal? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Original Message - From: "Doug Ratcliffe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 4:27 PM Subject: RE: [WISPA] MT Babble But the base product, the "computer" does not start life as an intentional radi

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Sam Tetherow
Just to be absolutely clear since this topic has generated a lot of 'assumptions'. I have NOT confirmed with the FCC that a routerboard/wrap/gateworks SBC is considered a unintentional radiator I have just made the statement that *I* don't see how it could be considered an intentional radiator

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread George Rogato
Joe wrote: Not sure about now but when smartbridges came out with Nexus line it had a a few extra channells. And it was certified. Did you know it was Pac Wireless who paid for the certifications on the original Smart Bridges, not Smart Bridges? -- George Rogato Welcome to WISPA www.wi

RE: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Joe
ubject: RE: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Or maybe it was Adaptive Broadband gear that allowed the end user to break the rules? Anyone remember? Best, Brad -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Arch

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Michael Erskine
Dawn DiPietro wrote: All, I have come to the conclusion that there are some on this list that think FCC certification is up for debate. There may be a need for clarification in some cases but like it or not the FCC has the final say in what can and cannot be certified. Regards, Dawn DiPietr

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Michael Erskine
Ryan Langseth wrote: I made one comment in this entire thread, which I am already regretting. I hardly consider that vocal. My bad, Ryan, My bad. I did not mean to lump you in with a few vocal people.. My comment was not meant to be sarcastic, I would like to see a ruling on it one way or a

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Travis Johnson
Behalf Of Dawn DiPietro Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 2:37 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble George, As I said in my post wireless providers do not get to decide what has to be certified this is up to the FCC and if there are any questions they need to be clarified not argued a

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread George Rogato
m: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn DiPietro Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 2:37 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble George, As I said in my post wireless providers do not get to decide what has to be certified this is up to the FCC and if there

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Carl A jeptha
Sam, Thank you, that is what I wanted to hear. If a "system board" is certified then the "operating system" is certified for "FCC" and of course your mini-pci was certified by the manufacturer. Now anybody can attach an antenna and have it certified. Total certification. You have a Good Day n

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Jack Unger
t; >> > or else broke it out of simple ignorance. >> >> > >> >> > jack >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Brad Belton wrote: >> >> >> Wasn't there an ISP in Puerto Rico that was fined because they h

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Jeromie Reeves
t; or else broke it out of simple ignorance. >> >> > >> >> > jack >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Brad Belton wrote: >> >> >> Wasn't there an ISP in Puerto Rico that was fined because they had >> >&

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Jack Unger
r power than they should have? The >> >> manufacturer's manual clearly stated it was up to the user to >> follow the >> >> rules and regulations of the country the gear is deployed. >> >> >> >> So, if this is the case how did this gear get FCC certifi

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Jeromie Reeves
to the user to >> follow the >> >> rules and regulations of the country the gear is deployed. >> >> >> >> So, if this is the case how did this gear get FCC certified if the >> >> end user >> >> was able to make these changes? &g

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Sam Tetherow
For the record, I don't feel that you "have no credibility because you no longer run a WISP", I just don't agree with you and if 15.201-221 is your basis for the belief that a RB can't be considered under component rules I have to believe that you don't understand what a RB is. It is NOT an in

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Doug Ratcliffe
net a PC or vice versa doesn't make sense. Cisco Aironet=Intentional Radiator, PC=Unintentional Radiator. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn DiPietro Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 7:10 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA]

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread George Rogato
Butch Evans wrote: On Mon, 11 Jun 2007, Dawn DiPietro wrote: How would the number of customers I had on my network have any bearing on this discussion? The question was, however, why it matters to you what gear WISPs are using. Sounds like George agrees with me in his opinion of your harpin

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Sam, Since some here feel I have no credibility because I no longer run a WISP I will let you decide from this information provided. Starting on page 78 of the following link should explain why the wireless devices in question cannot be certified as computers. http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/rul

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Jack Unger
get FCC certified if the >> end user >> was able to make these changes? >> >> Best, >> >> >> Brad >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Stephen Patrick >

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Butch Evans
On Mon, 11 Jun 2007, Dawn DiPietro wrote: How would the number of customers I had on my network have any bearing on this discussion? The question was, however, why it matters to you what gear WISPs are using. Sounds like George agrees with me in his opinion of your harping on this issue.

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Sam Tetherow
I think the question that really hasn't been answered is if a RB can be certified class B and then use a certified radio/antenna combo as is allowed with a PC/laptop. And you are right that then FCC makes the rules. What is not clear is that Dawn's (and others) position that the component rul

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Jeromie Reeves
;> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Stephen Patrick >> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 12:49 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: RE: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble >> >> This "FCC country-code-lock-down" questio

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Sam Tetherow
ssage- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Patrick Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 12:49 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble This "FCC country-code-lock-down" question is interesting. Doing a quick "google"

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Matt Liotta
Dawn DiPietro Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 2:37 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble George, As I said in my post wireless providers do not get to decide what has to be certified this is up to the FCC and if there are any questions they need to be clarified not argued against whi

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Brad Belton
11, 2007 2:37 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble George, As I said in my post wireless providers do not get to decide what has to be certified this is up to the FCC and if there are any questions they need to be clarified not argued against which seems to be the norm amon

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Jack Unger
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Patrick Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 12:49 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble This "FCC country-code-lock-down" question is interesting. Doing a quick "google" I found this: http://www.cisco.com/unive

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Jack Unger
ed" country ID. Interesting debate- look forward to hearing more Regards Stephen -Original Message- From: Mike Hammett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 June 2007 16:25 To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble I have no means of testing that. Howev

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Mike Hammett
Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 2:40 PM Subject: Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Mike, I'l

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread John Scrivner
I think we can all agree that gear certification is the law. Could we maybe kill this thread off before we start losing list members from the inflation of the number of posts about this seemingly elementary topic? Scriv Dawn DiPietro wrote: George, As I said in my post wireless providers do

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Jack Unger
are they allowed if the user cannot select something outside of FCC permission? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, June 11

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Jack Unger
mber it. :-p - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 10:02 AM Subject: Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble One

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Jack Unger
- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 10:11 AM Subject: Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble I dis

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Dawn DiPietro
George, As I said in my post wireless providers do not get to decide what has to be certified this is up to the FCC and if there are any questions they need to be clarified not argued against which seems to be the norm among some on this list. How would the number of customers I had on my ne

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread John Scrivner
Behalf Of Brad Belton Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 1:56 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Wasn't there an ISP in Puerto Rico that was fined because they had set their gear (Aperto I think) to a higher power than they should have? The manufa

RE: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Doug Ratcliffe
, June 11, 2007 1:56 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Wasn't there an ISP in Puerto Rico that was fined because they had set their gear (Aperto I think) to a higher power than they should have? The manufacturer's manual clearly sta

RE: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Brad Belton
ject: RE: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble This "FCC country-code-lock-down" question is interesting. Doing a quick "google" I found this: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/wireless/airo1200/accsspts/a p120scg/bkscgaxa.htm Don't know how up-to-date those

RE: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Brad Belton
abble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble This "FCC country-code-lock-down" question is interesting. Doing a quick "google" I found this: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/wireless/airo1200/accsspts/a p120scg/bkscgaxa.htm Don't know how up-to-date those lists are, as

RE: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Stephen Patrick
ave a "locked" country ID. Interesting debate- look forward to hearing more Regards Stephen -Original Message- From: Mike Hammett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 June 2007 16:25 To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble I have no means of test

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread George Rogato
Doug Ratcliffe wrote: Is that really a necessary question, It sure is to find out where she's coming from. As a wisp, a long term wisp, as the person that bootstrapped this tiny bbs-isp from the dial up days in 99 to where we are today, who has put his money where his mouth is, and taken all

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread George Rogato
Matt Liotta wrote: George Rogato wrote: Dawn, Just how many wisp customers did you have in your short career as a wisp? Why is it that some people who don't actually participate in running a wireless service want to come in and try to tell us how to run our wisps? I don't think that is fai

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Doug Ratcliffe
alf Of George Rogato Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 11:47 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Dawn, Just how many wisp customers did you have in your short career as a wisp? Why is it that some people who don't actually participate in running a wireless service want to com

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Matt Liotta
George Rogato wrote: Dawn, Just how many wisp customers did you have in your short career as a wisp? Why is it that some people who don't actually participate in running a wireless service want to come in and try to tell us how to run our wisps? I don't think that is fair. It isn't Dawn tel

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Sam Tetherow
ot select something outside of FCC permission? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 2:00 AM Subject: Not Babble

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread George Rogato
Dawn, Just how many wisp customers did you have in your short career as a wisp? Why is it that some people who don't actually participate in running a wireless service want to come in and try to tell us how to run our wisps? Dawn DiPietro wrote: All, I have come to the conclusion that t

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread George Rogato
m Kerns CV-Access, Inc. - Original Message - From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 6:08 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble I would. I already committed to my guy that he will be my source for whatever h

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
grin marlon - Original Message - From: "Travis Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 10:07 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Can you use "nice" and Teletronics in the same sentence? ;) Travis Marlon K.

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Jack Unger
e the ability to set them for non fcc areas. All the need is a MODE that puts the device into an FCC compatible format. laters, marlon - Original Message - From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 12:00 AM S

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Mike Hammett
o use different, non-FCC frequencies. Why are they allowed if the user cannot select something outside of FCC permission? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA G

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Mike Hammett
do is mail it off to a lab. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 10:11 AM Subject: Re: Not Babble: WAS

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
r" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 12:00 AM Subject: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Michael, Just for info - The question of being required to use a software version that denied operation on non-US frequencies has been hanging o

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Doug Ratcliffe
the lab. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 10:38 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble On a volume of 1, I can get a 5 GHz CPE for $185. IIRC, 100 unit quantities were $140. I can

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Jack Unger
ot select something outside of FCC permission? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 2:00 AM Subject: Not Babb

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Mike Hammett
From: "Tim Kerns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 9:26 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Why $200 more? At $200 if the vendor sell 10 systems, that is $2000, almost 66% of the certification cost returned. Sell 100 and that is

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Mike Hammett
om: "Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 9:04 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Mike Hammett wrote: Speed, features, reduced points of failure, price. If I can setup two complete and separate MT systems for less than the

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Tim Kerns
ccess, Inc. - Original Message - From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 6:08 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble I would. I already committed to my guy that he will be my source for whatever he makes that I cou

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread John Scrivner
Bravo. The best way to get gear certified from vendors is to NOT buy it until it is. The problem then fixes itself. There are plenty of certified gear options out there already. Scriv Matt Liotta wrote: I don't really understand this MT thread at all. Why use MT over all the other certified

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Mike Hammett
ssage - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 8:59 AM Subject: RE: [WISPA] MT Babble If indeed, an XR5 is certified with that particular 32dbi antenna, cable and pigtail. No reason they wouldnt certify popular antenna combos, not t

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Matt Liotta
Mike Hammett wrote: Speed, features, reduced points of failure, price. If I can setup two complete and separate MT systems for less than the other guys can... Heck, could probably even setup a wireless ring using different bands for each link for less than the other guys. Even the greatest

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread dougr
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 9:40 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble I never thought of it that way. Doug makes a lot of valid points. I can put an XR5 with a 32 dbi antenna into a PC and install Windows and be legal. Why can't I install

Re: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Mike Hammett
ssion? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 2:00 AM Subject: Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Michael, J

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Mike Hammett
st Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 9:43 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble The problem is the current RB532 will NEVER pass FCC certifications. It emits too much noise in the 150mHz and 400mHz areas to ever pass any certification. Maybe their new boards are different? Travis Microserv

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread dougr
is willing to call their cards peripherals like Linksys and D-link already do. -Original Message- From: Dawn DiPietro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 8:57 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble All, I have come to the conclusion that there are s

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Mike Hammett
http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 6:44 PM Subject: RE: [WISPA] MT Babble Ok. I've said this before. On a home PC, I don't need to certify a Dell computer running Win2k an

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Mike Hammett
quot;Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble I don't really understand this MT thread at all. Why use MT over all the other certified systems available? Further, why spend time and money tryi

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Mike Hammett
is Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 6:36 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble I said this several months ago and I'll say it again MT and Star-OS are used because of price. Period. If the "certified" syst

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Mike Hammett
king on it. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 5:14 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Mike, I see no evidence of a

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Dawn DiPietro
All, I have come to the conclusion that there are some on this list that think FCC certification is up for debate. There may be a need for clarification in some cases but like it or not the FCC has the final say in what can and cannot be certified. Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless Li

Not Babble: WAS Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-11 Thread Jack Unger
Michael, Just for info - The question of being required to use a software version that denied operation on non-US frequencies has been hanging over Mikrotik and WISPs now for several months. Seems this is the last issue that needs to be addressed before we will see a potential flood of Mikrot

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Ryan Langseth
Michael, This is the first time I have gotten into this subject, and the last. As I said, I have seen this same thing come up at least a dozen time on this list. While I did say how long I have been on this list, my time in the industry is only about a month longer. Its always the same thing, it

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Michael Erskine
Ryan, A few of you are making a lot of noise. You seem to want to talk a lot about how MT is not certified and you say "but if it were"... Ryan, Why haven't you and those so vocal gone to the FCC with this question already? The FCC is but a telephone call away. http://www.fcc.gov/ It never ce

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Ryan Langseth
On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 01:09 -0400, Michael Erskine wrote: > Rick; > > I think that your opinion is like mine, both informed and experienced. > I am perfectly comfortable with my opinion. And I did not get into an > argument, or even suggest one was somehow a good idea. > > That said, let me al

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Jack Unger
labels on it and sell it as certified. If not, fix it, resubmit it and try again. Repeat until certified. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Erskine Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 9:41 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babbl

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Michael Erskine
Matt Liotta wrote: George Rogato wrote: Matt there is a tool for every job. Just because someone uses MT or Star does not mean they don't use canopy, trango or alvarion as well. And nobody needs to explain why. I am well aware of that, which is why we use so many different vendors' radios.

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Michael Erskine
t: Sunday, June 10, 2007 9:41 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Dawn; I think you are reading the letter of the law and not understanding the reality. An RB153 is *NOT* an intentional radiator any more than the PC you mention is an intentional radiator. The cards which

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Travis Johnson
t;Travis Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 4:36 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble I said this several months ago and I'll say it again MT and Star-OS are used because of price. Period. If the "certified" sy

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Smith, Rick
L PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 12:36 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble I disagree with that. I can get a nice Teletronics AP for about $220. My last MT solution ran closer to $500. I tried MT (lost one of

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Jack Unger
read. :P -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 4:38 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Ryan, Currently a "typical" MT AP with wireless card, outdoor case, pigtails, etc. with an RB532

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
27;d still be working to get customers back online. It was sure nice to have all of the test modes that the MT has though. Pretty cool stuff. marlon - Original Message - From: "Travis Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Sunday, June

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread D. Ryan Spott
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Rogato Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 8:58 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble The issue of certification is a simple one. Certs are only good for the assembler or complete system manufacturer. If you assemble your

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Ralph
ehalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 9:44 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble The problem is the current RB532 will NEVER pass FCC certifications. It emits too much noise in the 150mHz and 400mHz areas to ever pass any certification. Maybe their new board

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Ralph
ECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 6:36 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble If the "certified" systems come out and are double the price (so $400 for a RB532 type solution compared with $200 now) how many people are

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread George Rogato
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 4:38 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Ryan, Currently a "typical" MT AP with wireless card, outdoor case, pigtails, etc. with an RB532 board is

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread George Rogato
Travis Johnson wrote: I said this several months ago and I'll say it again MT and Star-OS are used because of price. Period. Thats right, MT and Star are priced to the point a wisp can make the market happen a whole lot faster than other more expensive solutions. The guys that cherry

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Matt Liotta
George Rogato wrote: Matt there is a tool for every job. Just because someone uses MT or Star does not mean they don't use canopy, trango or alvarion as well. And nobody needs to explain why. I am well aware of that, which is why we use so many different vendors' radios. We first started wit

Re: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Travis Johnson
sell this to me? My credit card is standing by. ryan <- The troll trying to kill this thread. :P -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 4:38 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble R

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Smith, Rick
d try again. Repeat until certified. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Erskine Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 9:41 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble Dawn; I think you are reading the letter of the law and not unders

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