Re: [WISPA] Insurance....

2009-12-09 Thread Matt Larsen - Lists
I realize that the request went out to stop this thread. However, health care represents more cost to my business than my Internet backbone, so it has quite a bit of bearing on my ability to do business and I consider this to be a good discussion to have. --- Our current health care system i

Re: [WISPA] Insurance....

2009-12-09 Thread Matt Liotta
I can't reread what you said. I can however reread what you wrote. I suggest you do the same. You state that you weren't commenting on the whole healthcare debate. Yet you were responding to a thread that was specifically a healthcare debate. Thus, it is reasonable to take your comments in

Re: [WISPA] Insurance....

2009-12-09 Thread Matt Liotta
On Dec 8, 2009, at 9:32 PM, MDK wrote: > As I stated before... Medicare reimburses such low amounts, that > ever > doctor, hospital, clinic, lab, etc, that accepts it does so at a > loss. Not > just "no profit" but at a loss.Not only that, but Medicare has the > highest level of finan

Re: [WISPA] Insurance....

2009-12-09 Thread Matt Liotta
On Dec 8, 2009, at 11:29 PM, MDK wrote: > I'm sure you're a nice guy... > > But you're trying to convince a lot of people who know better by > long years > of experience, that life would be beautiful and all will be fine, if > we just > give Congress a few more trillion dollars a year of our

Re: [WISPA] Insurance....

2009-12-09 Thread Matt Liotta
On Dec 9, 2009, at 12:20 AM, MDK wrote: > Every country with a government run medical system Denies > routine > medical care, extraordinary medical care, or expensive medical care > on a > routine basis. This is why babies delivered by the NHS hospitals in > Britain are less than 90%

Re: [WISPA] Insurance....

2009-12-09 Thread Matt Liotta
Excellent post. The burden of healthcare on small businesses and their employees is just too much. I think the following is very telling in how we got started down this awful road. This is a transcript of the 1971 conversation between President Richard Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman that led t

Re: [WISPA] Insurance....

2009-12-09 Thread Mike
This little historical item says a lot about this subject. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRdLpem-AAs WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -

Re: [WISPA] Insurance....

2009-12-09 Thread George Morris
-Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Matt Liotta Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 8:20 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Insurance On Dec 9, 2009, at 12:20 AM, MDK wrote: > This is why in some cities in

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Mike Hammett
In 5 GHz (the home of 802.11a) there are a few hundred MHz available. All the home routers really should be in 5 GHz. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -- From: "Robert West" Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Mike Hammett
If 60 GHz, then even better! - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -- From: "3-dB Networks" Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 9:11 PM To: "'WISPA General List'" Subject: Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Mike Hammett
There's many times where I wish I had a gig. Really, as in-home media sharing grows, you'll need that bandwidth. DirecTV already lets you watch DVR episodes on your PC from your DVR. Soon they'll share them among DVRs. Streaming a 1080P movie from one room to another will take some serious b

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread 3-dB Networks
In case anyone was curious: http://www.ieee802.org/11/Reports/tgad_update.htm Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 7:32 A

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Josh Luthman
Who ever said it had to be wireless? Seems to me you can solve the problem today with a $100 cat5 line run. rather then $50 wireless adapter and $50 AP. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
Ah... I was talking about the ones commenting on getting a new computer from wal-mart or elsewhere. We do sell new computers but it's the ones who make "by the way" comments that I try to set straight. As in, someone with "I got this 3 years ago and now it's just so slow when I get on the intern

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread 3-dB Networks
The problem with streaming Hi-Def video over Wi-Fi really has nothing to do with bandwidth, it has to do with how the data is delivered. There is a lot of jitter in the typical Wi-Fi signal. Ruckus is the only company I know of that claims to be able to stream Hi-Def video now (because of their a

[WISPA] Insurance thread- Matt and the rest

2009-12-09 Thread rwf
Matt- Please consider taking your insurance debate to another list. When you pop in, you just make the discussion hotter and more active. Some of us are here for wireless discussion, and Matt, although I understand you are no longer actively in the business, the rest of us still are. I even

Re: [WISPA] Not About Health Insurance

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
I stated my own business because I wanted a flexible schedule. Hmm.. 180+ hours a week, 6 days officially in the office yet doing installs and such, on Sunday, well. Hanging sectors, running cable, walking around Home Depot looking for ideas on how to build the impossible, welding,

Re: [WISPA] Insurance thread- Matt and the rest

2009-12-09 Thread Brad Belton
Matt's not in the business anymore? News to me. I thought he was with Rapid or Ring something or another? Not anymore? If true, that really is interesting... Brad -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of rwf Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [WISPA] Insurance thread- Matt and the rest

2009-12-09 Thread Michael Baird
Agreed, it's long since ceased to be a "debate" anyway and turned into a propaganda session. Regards Michael Baird > Matt- > > Please consider taking your insurance debate to another list. > > When you pop in, you just make the discussion hotter and more active. > > Some of us are here for wirele

Re: [WISPA] Insurance thread- Matt and the rest

2009-12-09 Thread Matt Liotta
On Dec 9, 2009, at 9:50 AM, rwf wrote: > Matt- > > Please consider taking your insurance debate to another list. > It is not my debate. I believe the list was discussing this for at least 3 days before I made my first post. > When you pop in, you just make the discussion hotter and more active

Re: [WISPA] Insurance thread- Matt and the rest

2009-12-09 Thread Matt Liotta
I am not longer with Rapid Link/One Ring as an employee, but I have not left the business. Ralph likes to speak out of turn. -Matt On Dec 9, 2009, at 9:57 AM, Brad Belton wrote: > Matt's not in the business anymore? News to me. I thought he was > with > Rapid or Ring something or another?

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread David E. Smith
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 21:18, Robert West wrote: > They can have it then. Still a waste unless they are an office sharing a > server or have home server with their pirate bay movies, music and viruses > to stream to everyone in the house. > > I think the business customers would be more interest

Re: [WISPA] Introducing NetCare

2009-12-09 Thread David E. Smith
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 23:01, MDK wrote: > > Introducing Federal NetCare, the program to make broadband available to > everyone. > > Broadband Internet isn't the same as BASIC HUMAN WELFARE and you know it. One is (literally) a matter of life-and-death, the other isn't. Please quit making intelle

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
Yeah, you can now go buy a Linksys at wal-mart that is both 2.4 and 5 so it's now spilling over to the 5ghz. I have a customer who has one but unfortunately you can't operate both the 2.4 and 5 at the same time, it's either or. I found that odd and the customer has 2 new laptops that have 2.4 and

Re: [WISPA] Insurance thread- Matt and the rest

2009-12-09 Thread Chuck Profito
Well Matt, Just what are you doing after One Ring? Where are you hanging out, what does your virtual shingle say? Are you writing I Phone apps? New bikini code? A new mac maybe? -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Matt Liotta

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread David E. Smith
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 09:23, Robert West wrote: > Yeah, you can now go buy a Linksys at wal-mart that is both 2.4 and 5 so > it's now spilling over to the 5ghz. I have a customer who has one but > unfortunately you can't operate both the 2.4 and 5 at the same time, it's > either or. I found tha

[WISPA] What the heck is Matt doing now?!? WAS: Re: Insurance

2009-12-09 Thread Ryan Spott
WOW! What ARE you doing now Matt? I really enjoyed your talk at the *last* ISP-Con. ryan On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 7:24 AM, Chuck Profito wrote: > Well Matt, Just what are you doing after One Ring? Where are you hanging > out, what does your virtual shingle say? Are you writing I Phone apps? New >

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
I did the same thing at home. Wife was complaining (Yeah, what's new) her movie transfers too slow between bedroom and living room. Was using her laptop and connecting to wireless router. So, as a wireless geek, I put in 2 5.8 bullets and 2 Omnis, a quick throw together from stuff she's been tel

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
I have never seen or investigated Ruckus. Heard it a few times here though. Making myself a note just for fun here. Always good to know other equipment as solutions to weird problems. Bob- -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behal

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread 3-dB Networks
The client side devices are available at Tessco for MediaFlex and MetroFlex. ZoneFlex is only available through channel, so if you're interested in those products please hit me up Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [m

Re: [WISPA] Insurance thread- Matt and the rest

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
Propaganda? -insurance bad- What do you -insurance bad- mean by -insurance bad- propaganda? -insurance bad- It's not like -insurance bad- we're using -insurance bad- subliminal messages -insurance bad- or anything. -insurance bad- Bob- -insurance bad- -insurance bad- -insurance bad- -O

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
As soon as it hits Wal-Mart they will all buy them and toss out the older, "useless" G routers. A nice opportunity to pick some used ones up for cheap. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of David E. Smith Sent: Wednesday, De

[WISPA] Lanyards and Rebar Hooks

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
Looking for a source for lanyards with rebar hooks but for a decent price, as in cheap but not so cheap I'll kill myself using it.Yeah, I can Google all day looking, and lots of times I do, but thought if someone is happy with a supplier who has good quality and decent price, may as well ask.

Re: [WISPA] One long @#$%& day!

2009-12-09 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
You mean to say that you've never ended up with the bucket or boom in a place that you didn't expect it to get? I sure have! marlon - Original Message - From: "RickG" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 10:13 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] One long @#$%& day! > On Tue

Re: [WISPA] Frequency Planning

2009-12-09 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Use LOW power and really good antennas. Use both polarities etc. How many radios per tower? Basically, when possible, think of a honey comb. Each flat side gets it's on freqency, no two sides that touch each other (including the corners) get the same band. marlon - Original Message

[WISPA] 2.4 GHz Dual Pol Flat Panel

2009-12-09 Thread lakeland
Need one of these with something 13 dB or higher. Anyone have any leads on such an animal. I needed it yesterday Tnx Bob Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.

Re: [WISPA] Frequency Planning

2009-12-09 Thread Andy Trimmell
In some cases 6. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:02 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Frequency Planning Use LOW power and really good antennas. Use b

[WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
Windy today, supposed to have gusts up to 50mph before days end. I was monitoring some backhaul links, had one bouncing from -72 to -83. Up and down. I'm thinking, uh-oh, got a grid loose someplace, better go fix it now before it gets worse. I go out, first end solid as can be. I even shake th

Re: [WISPA] Frequency Planning

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
Marlon, "no two sides that touch each other (including the corners) get the same band." Are you saying you have, say, 2.4 on one corner and then 5 on the corner the 2.4 is closest to? Bob- -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behal

Re: [WISPA] Lanyards and Rebar Hooks

2009-12-09 Thread Data Technology
Robert, I just bought one of these a couple of months ago. Don't know if it will keep me from killing my self because I have not had the misfortune to try it out yet ;) http://www.midwestunlimited.com/detail.lasso?cat_master=1002&cat_level=1023&product_id=10709 I don't know if these numbers are

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread David E. Smith
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:12, Robert West wrote: > Windy today, supposed to have gusts up to 50mph before days end. You haven't lived until you've seen a 100' freestanding tower swaying in the wind on a day like this. Simultaneously awesome and terrifying. David Smith MVN.net

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Mike
I agree! However, most of the newer laptops don't have 802.11a capabilities any more. I like it when my technologically challenged customers want wireless in the house. When one of their friends says they have a 4M connection on Mediacomm, they respond, "I connect at 54Mbps!" Really helps

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread 3-dB Networks
You mean being on a 100ft self supporting tower in wind like that :-) Once had to climb 100ft up a Rohn 25 tower in wind like that... that was the most terrifying experience on a tower in my life :-) Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com -Original Message- From: wireless

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread 3-dB Networks
Every laptop I've seen recently usually comes with 802.11 a/b/g/n cards... except maybe netbooks Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2

Re: [WISPA] Lanyards and Rebar Hooks

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
Yeah, the superiormusic one is a dud. That's the disconnected number dude. Thanks for the other though. Bob- -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Data Technology Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:16 AM To: WISPA Gener

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
And you were, that, 19 years old at the time? Bob- -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of 3-dB Networks Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:22 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Wind! You mean being on a 100ft

Re: [WISPA] Lanyards and Rebar Hooks

2009-12-09 Thread Jayson Baker
Lanyards and such... Tessco. On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Robert West wrote: > Looking for a source for lanyards with rebar hooks but for a decent price, > as in cheap but not so cheap I'll kill myself using it.Yeah, I can > Google all day looking, and lots of times I do, but thought if so

Re: [WISPA] Fixing buried cable

2009-12-09 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
We only run cat5 in conduit. I've never had to fix one since we started that. marlon - Original Message - From: "Scott Reed" To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 2:19 PM Subject: [WISPA] Fixing buried cable >I have a customer that cut the cat 5 right at the gr

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Josh Luthman
I bought this laptop in the beginning of the year - it's bg. No 5Ghz to do an. I'm told the antenna is there and I can easily upgrade it, but I want an atheros card. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "The secret to creativity is knowi

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
Yeah, I'm using a Toshiba that has all in it and it will scan all bands automatically. Handy, handy item. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of 3-dB Networks Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:22 AM To: 'WISPA General Lis

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Jayson Baker
Maybe the wind is blowing the 1's away before they get to the other end. I think 0's are good up to about 100MPH. On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Robert West wrote: > Windy today, supposed to have gusts up to 50mph before days end. I was > monitoring some backhaul links, had one bouncing from -

Re: [WISPA] Fixing buried cable

2009-12-09 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Those are the old SmartBridges ones. I'm told they leak. Never happened to me, but I didn't position then vertically either. marlon - Original Message - From: "Josh Luthman" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Fixing buried cable >

Re: [WISPA] Lanyards and Rebar Hooks

2009-12-09 Thread Scott Reed
Since I am not the one that does our tower work, I will let my curiosity ask, how do you use the tower jack? Data Technology wrote: > Robert, > I just bought one of these a couple of months ago. > Don't know if it will keep me from killing my self because I have not > had the misfortune to try i

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread 3-dB Networks
23 I think... but I'm just about to turn 26 :-) A stupid squirrel chewed through the cable on an AP that had close to 80 customers on it... and it had been down for at least 24 hours before I said screw it. I honestly don't feel that I wasn't safe... but it's amazing how much a tower can really s

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread 3-dB Networks
Yep most are the Intel 5100/5300 chipsets... which have issues with roaming. Unfortunately I have one :-) Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Wednesd

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread David E. Smith
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:21, 3-dB Networks wrote: > You mean being on a 100ft self supporting tower in wind like that :-) > I don't climb, because I'm not insane. :) David Smith MVN.net WISPA Wants You! Join tod

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
You may be on to something. I once tried a vertical bridge that I had issues with and could never figure it out. I bet if the 1's are indeed weak, they probably were too heavy or weak to reach the top? So I ended up with zero. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailt

Re: [WISPA] Lanyards and Rebar Hooks

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
The 25g sections, when you bolt them together, partially crimps the sections together. If you just remove the bolts, normally you can't get them apart due to the existing crimp. You can use a small bottle jack and wood cribbing to jack the sections apart but that's a hassle as you can imagine, be

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
Then you're still invincible! I'm old. I know I'll go splat and I try to avoid wearing dirt at every opportunity. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of 3-dB Networks Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:28 AM To: 'WISPA Ge

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
Yeah, same as I have but I don't much care about roaming, I just like that I can use the same laptop with no more PCMCIA card and antenna on it to do both bands with no issue when I'm out in field. I have my MAC ID added to all the backhauls, I just turn the thing on. Bob- -Original Message

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
Hey, I was on a 300 foot self supported 2 weeks ago, it's monster strong, and when the sun was going down the wind got crazy and it was like on a boat. I gave up and had to get the hell off the thing, couldn't work anyway, everything was trying to blow off. Bob- -Original Message- From:

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Cheap antennas will actually bend in the wind. Better than breaking I guess :-). marlon - Original Message - From: "Robert West" To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 8:12 AM Subject: [WISPA] Wind! > Windy today, supposed to have gusts up to 50mph before day

Re: [WISPA] Fixing buried cable

2009-12-09 Thread Josh Luthman
If they leak they were damaged or you didn't tighten them all the way. They have rubber gromits that go around the cables of which have a good quarter inch of thread after finger tightening. The part that conjoins the two has an O ring and more then enough thread to prevent leakage. Josh Luthman

Re: [WISPA] Lanyards and Rebar Hooks

2009-12-09 Thread Data Technology
Scott, Take a look at the picture on the home page. http://www.superiormusic.com/towerjack.htm The notches cut on the jack fit around the horizontal rungs and to take the section apart you pull down on the handle. To help pull the section together you place the hook around the top rung and pull

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
That may be what's going on but they looked steady when I was watching them, but I can't see both ends at the same time obviously. But that's a lot of deflection. I should have a better signal to begin with than the -72 or 73 is sits at, seeing as how it's a short straight shot. When I first put

Re: [WISPA] Frequency Planning

2009-12-09 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
No. Use 5725 on one side, 5850 on the other. Don't use 5735 or 5840 on either adjacent side if you can help it. If you are doing this with 2.4 you are pretty well screwed :-). There just isn't enough spectrum to do it nicely. Keep the TX power REALLY low and make up for it with bigger client

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Mike
Made me look! Two fairly new HPs and a Dell, as well as my netbook (take to installs) have B/G cards, no A. At 10:22 AM 12/9/2009, you wrote: >Every laptop I've seen recently usually comes with 802.11 a/b/g/n cards... >except maybe netbooks > >Daniel White >3-dB Networks >http://www.3dbnetworks.

Re: [WISPA] Frequency Planning

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
Oh, okay. I was confused with the "band" I thinking 2.4 and 5. Makes sense though, I "try" to actually do that although sometimes I screw myself with having other AP''s down the road on channels that will conflict with the new one. Takes more planning that I ever have time for or are allowed to

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread 3-dB Networks
I stand corrected... I guess I thought everything was shipping with 802.11n now... at least all of the ones I have bought in the last year or so have Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.o

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
Well, sounds like an upgrade opportunity for Dell and HP. HP sucks though because the firmware will not let you go buy a card and just pop it in. "Unauthorized wireless card fount in slot blah, blah, blah" HP will only let you use a card you buy from them even if it's the same model and

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Bret Clark
My guess would be wind induced harmonic resonance on the tower which is causing enough harmonics to be passed into the transmitter/receiver of the radio's or at least the antenna to briefly cause signal degradation. Bret Robert West wrote: That may be what's going on but they looked stead

Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids

2009-12-09 Thread ccrum
Looks like metal, but it is just plastic painted silver. A feed encased in metal would not work. Phil Curnutt wrote: > The 5.8's have a metal horn, not plastic. The 2.4's are plastic. > > Phil > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Robert West wrote: > > >> Probably so. The pac feed horn is fai

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
There's enough long haired words in that to be right. From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Bret Clark Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 12:00 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Wind! My guess would be wind induced harmonic reso

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Josh Luthman
Robert - do some good Googling. You can remove that from the BIOS. A and N seems to be an upgrade together. BG or ABGN. If only they offered an atheros ABGN in Thinkpads I would be so irritated. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "Th

Re: [WISPA] Lanyards and Rebar Hooks

2009-12-09 Thread Scott Reed
Duh! I looked at that picture and just went on the products page. Should have realized it was showing how to use it. Data Technology wrote: > Scott, > > Take a look at the picture on the home page. > http://www.superiormusic.com/towerjack.htm > The notches cut on the jack fit around the horizont

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Chuck Profito
What's that fancy wrap on the leads to the tower? Are you hanging and freezing deer sausage on that cloths line? -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:16 AM To: WISPA General List Sub

Re: [WISPA] Lanyards and Rebar Hooks

2009-12-09 Thread Data Technology
It also works on Rohn 45 Scott Reed wrote: > Duh! I looked at that picture and just went on the products page. > Should have realized it was showing how to use it. > > Data Technology wrote: > >> Scott, >> >> Take a look at the picture on the home page. >> http://www.superiormusic.com/towerja

Re: [WISPA] Lanyards and Rebar Hooks

2009-12-09 Thread Cameron Kilton
I get a lot of stuff from: https://gmesupply.com/index.php Easy to work with and decent site. Has a lot of tower assembly and safety equipment. -Cameron -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Scott Reed Sent: Wednesday, Decemb

Re: [WISPA] What the heck is Matt doing now?!? WAS: Re: Insurance

2009-12-09 Thread Matt Liotta
I can't talk about anything of the things I am involved in currently. Maybe in the next few months things will change. I do expect they will benefit the industry though. -Matt On Dec 9, 2009, at 10:30 AM, Ryan Spott wrote: > WOW! > > What ARE you doing now Matt? I really enjoyed your talk at

Re: [WISPA] Not About Health Insurance

2009-12-09 Thread RickG
Every customer had my cell number but it became way too much burden. Nothing like being interupted while enjoying a movie because theire laptop wont connect to their wireless router. Oh ya, I even got the proverbial "my mouse" wont work last week! My greeting even said, "please call the office" but

Re: [WISPA] Introducing NetCare

2009-12-09 Thread MDK
You, my friend, are an intelligent and thoughtful person. Now, please go and read the disclaimer at the bottom of the original post :) -- From: "Nathan Stooke" Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 10:41 PM To: "'WISPA General List'" Subject: Re: [

Re: [WISPA] Wi-Fi to top 1 GB/s by 2012

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
Yeah, on some of the older units you can do it easily with a bios that someone already took the white list out of but that bios covers a very few models. The other older ones is still a bit of a challenge for most people, editing a bios is dangerous for most. Then Compaq/HP use a rom instead of a

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
And the wonder pole is now ice Say it isn't so! I gotta go out to cedar rapids in a week or so. That sucks! -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 12:16 PM To: WISPA General L

Re: [WISPA] Introducing NetCare

2009-12-09 Thread RickG
There goes the emotional side again. Nobody has died in the US because they didnt have access to health care. That will change if the new plan passes. On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:17 AM, David E. Smith wrote: > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 23:01, MDK wrote: > > > > > Introducing Federal NetCare, the pro

Re: [WISPA] Not About Health Insurance

2009-12-09 Thread Josh Luthman
To your house? Now that's just creepy. What I've always done is given them this number - 9375522343. It's a DID on L3 and routes to our switch. The switch and such makes it ring to my user, "Josh Luthman". My user is built on a Cisco 79xx phone. If my phone is OOS it goes straight to my cell.

Re: [WISPA] One long @#$%& day!

2009-12-09 Thread RickG
Not near high power lines. With that said, your comments are very good advice and well taken. It wasnt long ago that a co-worker at the electric company I was at was killed up in a bucket. We should all take high power seriously. Thanks! On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Marlon K. Schafer wrote: >

Re: [WISPA] Fixing buried cable

2009-12-09 Thread RickG
pvc or metal? On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Marlon K. Schafer wrote: > We only run cat5 in conduit. I've never had to fix one since we started > that. > marlon > > - Original Message - > From: "Scott Reed" > To: "'WISPA General List'" > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 2:19 PM > Sub

Re: [WISPA] Fixing buried cable

2009-12-09 Thread RickG
smartbridge says it all :) On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Marlon K. Schafer wrote: > Those are the old SmartBridges ones. I'm told they leak. > > Never happened to me, but I didn't position then vertically either. > > marlon > > - Original Message - > From: "Josh Luthman" > To: "WISPA

Re: [WISPA] What the heck is Matt doing now?!? WAS: Re: Insurance

2009-12-09 Thread RickG
Obama hired as the new wireless czar :) j/k - lol! On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Matt Liotta wrote: > I can't talk about anything of the things I am involved in currently. > Maybe in the next few months things will change. I do expect they will > benefit the industry though. > > -Matt > > On

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread RickG
Or even better, be on it! On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:17 AM, David E. Smith wrote: > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:12, Robert West >wrote: > > > Windy today, supposed to have gusts up to 50mph before days end. > > > You haven't lived until you've seen a 100' freestanding tower swaying in > the > wind

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread RickG
So much for global warming! Oops, another hot topic these days! On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Mike wrote: > I just tried digging out a path for the animals to go back outside. It's > fruitless. I have 4 and 5 foot drifts and the wind is gusting to 45 mph. > With a 1/2 mile long lane and an

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread RickG
I recently had a link like that. Noticed that after all the trees dropped the leaves there was a pole barn with a metal roof in the fresnel zone that was "protected" by the leaves before. Switched from flat panel to grid and fixed the issue. On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Robert West wrote: > W

Re: [WISPA] Not About Health Insurance

2009-12-09 Thread RickG
Ya, I put a stop to that quick. The only number I've ever given is my office number. The bad thing about caller ID is they collect your cell number when you call them. To fix that, I got a second line and have no voicemail on it. LOL, you can always send them to rejectionhotline.com! -RickG On

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
That's my fault. I'm basically lazy so when I heard that certain aerosols cause global warming I starting using anything with a gas that would cause greenhouse gasses. Me and the kids sometimes spend our days releasing Freon from old refrigerators and old A/C systems in the cars, use hair spray f

Re: [WISPA] Not About Health Insurance

2009-12-09 Thread Josh Luthman
Simply *67 if you call from your cell phone. Or if you're like me use the remote phone feature. You use your phone to call your work phone, then issue commands to have the work phone call someone. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "Th

Re: [WISPA] Introducing NetCare

2009-12-09 Thread MDK
Not intellectually dishonest in the slightest. David... Please read and apply your analytical - not your political - skills to the idea. Please note: Medicare, OR ANY OTHER SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM of anything cannot be anything but extremely disruptive of what's in place now.Further, pol

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Mike
Hi Chuck! That is all of my cat5 running to the "shack." I ran a steel cable and they are wire wrapped several spots on the wire. Look up the tower about 25 feet. Thats a 10 point rack and skull. :-) mg At 11:32 AM 12/9/2009, you wrote: >What's that fancy wrap on the leads to the tower? A

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Josh Luthman
This wins post of the year for me. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." --- Albert Einstein On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Robert West wrote: > That's my fault. I'm basic

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread MDK
The last time I experienced that, it was a bad cable end, where the wind had shaken the last 18 inches of 400 size cable - the distance from the last clamp to the N connector, and the N connector had literally shaken apart. The entire braiding had broken loose and the compression on the foam inn

Re: [WISPA] Wind!

2009-12-09 Thread Mike
Call me when you do. We can meet up if you like. Mike At 12:03 PM 12/9/2009, you wrote: >And the wonder pole is now ice > >Say it isn't so! I gotta go out to cedar rapids in a week or so. That >sucks! > > > >-Original Message- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-

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