[WISPA] Buffering video.

2009-10-15 Thread Mike
How come the Windows video codecs don't buffer before playing? If youtube videos stutter, I hear about it. Is there a video buffering software you use and recommend? The algorithm to figure out buffering would be trivial. I have speedbit installed but am less than pleased. Mike

Re: [WISPA] Buffering video.

2009-10-15 Thread Mike
I wish it was that easy ... When I right click in youtube on the video window (or is that what you meant?) I get a tan box with Settings, and About Adobe Flash Player 10. Settings only sets privacy settings. Do you have something else running? I am running Vista. MIke At 10:28 PM 10/15

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

2009-10-16 Thread Mike
what? She's one of my most vocal and supportive customers and is almost 12 miles away. Mike At 08:44 AM 10/16/2009, Marlon wrote: Is that a bigger or smaller antenna size than what you have now? If you moved up by 10' and increased your signal levels, what 1000% or so, I'd REALLY say

Re: [WISPA] Competitor at -40

2009-10-17 Thread Mike
spectrum they use, or the problems it is causing existing spectrum users. But, such are the perils of part 15 spectrum. Mike At 09:57 PM 10/16/2009, you wrote: Well, our conglomerate of dealers isn't too ad to work with, but in our area they are running right at 4 watts EIRP. I got them

[WISPA] For sale items - was - DIY Special - Tranzeo shells

2009-10-17 Thread Mike
is the ones I've seen posted seemed to be used and overstock items offered to other list members. Most would attract at least a portion of the list members. I've seen no bald faced pitches. Mike At 09:29 PM 10/17/2009, you wrote: But your concern is a very valid one. I agree that For Sale should

[WISPA] Gotta Have

2009-10-18 Thread Mike
as it crimps the connector in place. Maybe not a time saver in my case, but definitely a GRIEF saver. I've not miswired an Ethernet plug since I started using this system. Mike WISPA Wants You! Join today! http

Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have

2009-10-18 Thread Mike
They DO sell shielded. Part PLT-100020-050 Look further down the list at: www.ezrj45.com At 11:13 AM 10/18/2009, you wrote: Yeah, those are awesome. I wish they had shielded connectors as well. marlon - Original Message - From: Mike m...@aweiowa.com To: WISPA General List wireless

Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have

2009-10-18 Thread Mike
. I put the inventor of this crimp system in the same league as the geek who came up with sticky notes. Mike At 07:27 PM 10/18/2009, you wrote: I don't care how much they cost. One crimp, gone. Phil WISPA Wants

[WISPA] Gotta Have

2009-10-18 Thread Mike
what: wonderpole 40' fiberglass push up pole where: http://www.wonderpole.com/wp640_630.html why:It is easy to take a telescoping pole to a site survey and put a panel up in air for testing. I don't push mine out to 40' often, and not for long, but regularly push it up 26' or so to do a

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

2009-10-18 Thread Mike
Rick: Why did it solve the problem? Better side lobe attenuation? 'Splain Lucy. Mike 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] Gotta Have

2009-10-18 Thread Mike
...@wispa.org. He squared me away. Mike At 08:32 PM 10/18/2009, you wrote: That is what I expected, but I don't see a forgot link. Josh Luthman wrote: Click login then forgot password. On 10/18/09, Scott Reed scottr...@onlyinternet.net wrote: I was going to suggest that. Wanted to look

Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have

2009-10-19 Thread Mike
steel one. That is a Rohn, right? Mike At 09:16 AM 10/19/2009, you wrote: Can it go 40' unguyed? How hard it is to push it up? I've got a similar 30' that came from Radio Shack I think, but I can't get it to 30' unguyed. But, it was a LOT less cost than this one. -Original Message

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

2009-10-19 Thread Mike
/antenna/how_to_pick_the_right_antenna.htm They are all different. But the worst ones to use, by far, are grids. marlon - Original Message - From: Mike m...@aweiowa.com To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] New install driving

Re: [WISPA] OT: Used Tower Pricing.

2009-10-20 Thread Mike
shape, $2500 or so would be a fair price. A case of Rustoleum cold galvanized and it will look like new. So, if you want to brag (or take your knots) what did you pay? Mike At 08:24 PM 10/20/2009, you wrote: What is a good price to give for a standard Rohn SSV tower, 100' with sections 7N, 6N, 5N

Re: [WISPA] Identifying 2ft dish frequency

2009-10-21 Thread Mike
; IF you could see microwaves. :-) It looks like Mark is rapidly answering his own question. Mike At 10:30 AM 10/21/2009, you wrote: Feed length is based on dish size; where does the parabola focus. Nothing to do with frequency, everything reflects the same. Size of the feed horn isn't always

Re: [WISPA] OT: Used Tower Pricing.

2009-10-21 Thread Mike
VERY Useful! I am going to make a sign and go visit my local landfill lady real soon. Thanks for a great idea. Mike At 10:35 AM 10/21/2009, Robert West wrote: Scottie, I've had some minor success by talking to a local metal scrap yard. It's a pretty good sized one, they put up a small sign

Re: [WISPA] OT: Used Tower Pricing.

2009-10-21 Thread Mike
VERY Useful! I am going to make a sign and go visit my local landfill lady real soon. Thanks for a great idea. Mike At 10:35 AM 10/21/2009, Robert West wrote: Scottie, I've had some minor success by talking to a local metal scrap yard. It's a pretty good sized one, they put up a small sign

Re: [WISPA] OT: Used Tower Pricing.

2009-10-21 Thread Mike
sections not bent or damaged much might bring more cash. They get really careful if they think they might make an extra 50 cents. Bob- -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 3:06 PM

[WISPA] Canopy AND WiFi beater! -- Retro Encabulator

2009-10-22 Thread Mike
Rockwell Collins, over in Cedar Rapids apparently finally got the retro encambulator perfected. It works way better than Canopy, and makes a laughing stock of WiFi. How many should I buy? Mike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVVKEsPeLtIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVVKEsPeLtI

Re: [WISPA] Holy cow!

2009-10-22 Thread Mike
69 is 800 MHz. Some of the talk I've seen about enormous antennas in the white space is ludicrous. Give me ANY part of it and the radios to use it and I will. Propagation would be superior to anything we're using now. Mike At 07:46 PM 10/22/2009, you wrote: What equipment are they using

Re: [WISPA] Holy cow!

2009-10-23 Thread Mike
is 7 inches long. A 6 element log periodic for this range would be a little over a foot long. Think along the lines of a 900 MHz antenna NOT a VHF TV antenna. Mike At 12:20 AM 10/23/2009, you wrote: A VERY good guide to the whitespaces antenna sizes... are the millions of TV antennas we've

Re: [WISPA] Holy cow!

2009-10-23 Thread Mike
. For what it's worth, my personal record for distance on UHF is around 44,000 miles. REALLY! Mike At 12:20 PM 10/23/2009,Cameron wrote: It is not ludacrous. Sure you can receive with a small yagi or panel or heck, even a set of rabbit ears. It's the uplink that will be the major issue. If you

Re: [WISPA] Holy cow!

2009-10-23 Thread Mike
for all frequencies. Maybe I am missing something here. Perhaps a newly revised rules of physics? Mike Hammett, I am not just trying to be contrary but am willing to learn. UHF antennas are *MUCH* smaller than VHF antennas. Mike At 01:50 PM 10/23/2009, you wrote: Mike, You are correct. I'm

Re: [WISPA] Holy cow!

2009-10-23 Thread Mike
in their yards? Ever lived next door to a ham? :-) Friendly Regards, Mike Gilchrist At 02:08 PM 10/23/2009, you wrote: Mike, you are certainly correct about the propagation characteristics. This is both good and bad depending on how people plan to deploy. I think that a lot of people are thinking

Re: [WISPA] Holy cow!

2009-10-23 Thread Mike
. If the goal is to allow such use in an urban setting, the modulation technique would have to be able to survive severe multipath. I'll have to think about the AP on the ground and the client on the roof. Does that make sense? It would certainly keep interference to the AP down. Mike At 02:22 PM 10

Re: [WISPA] Holy cow!

2009-10-23 Thread Mike
Thanks Jack. I am looking forward to your insight. Mike Hammett was already so kind by referring to a wiki in a previous post. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_spaces_(radio) Mike At 02:31 PM 10/23/2009, you wrote: Mike, I'm just finishing up work on WISPA's Spectrum for Broadband FCC

Re: [WISPA] Holy cow!

2009-10-24 Thread Mike
WISPA as a voice of the industry. Thanks again and best regards, Mike At 04:41 PM 10/23/2009, you wrote: Hi Mike, We just finished our work on WISPA's Spectrum for Broadband filing and it goes to the FCC today. The following is a Commercial Message Those WISPs who enjoy using this list but who

Re: [WISPA] WISPA Webinar Announced

2009-10-25 Thread Mike
That made me smile. I have customers WAY out in the boonies I have a hard time finding 2 or 3 years after the install. Mike G At 09:17 PM 10/25/2009, Mike Hammett wrote: That's why I don't understand the aversion to sharing coverage, frequencies, locations, even customer counts. Someone

Re: [WISPA] WISPA Webinar Announced

2009-10-25 Thread Mike
That is a great attitude. Are you also a local politician? :-) At 09:17 PM 10/25/2009, you wrote: I work quite well with my competition. ;-) They scratch my back, I scratch theirs. WISPA Wants You! Join

Re: [WISPA] Holy cow!

2009-10-25 Thread Mike
Bureaucrats, with ALL of their agendas have a knack for obfuscating the rules; it's self serving. I really like the idea of having 300 MHz with which to work. I hope WISPA comments help make that a reality. Nice work. Mike At 08:38 PM 10/25/2009, Jack wrote: Mike, 300 MHz is an estimate

[WISPA] Amateur repeater on a wisp tower -- gotchas?

2009-10-27 Thread Mike
mixing at uhf (or VHF) going on in the microwave radio cards? I can't find specs that even speak of intermediate frequencies. Gotchas? Hints? Comments? Thanks! Mike G At 06:38 PM 10/26/2009, you wrote: My 24 hours is expiring and I don't want to pull this unit down. Mikrotik's site wants

Re: [WISPA] Amateur repeater on a wisp tower -- gotchas?

2009-10-27 Thread Mike
don't have any cat5 running. I appreciate the heads up on the climbing liability. We have an hour to get the equipment ready, end crimped, and coax laid out before MY climber arrives. Regards, Mike At 08:34 AM 10/27/2009, you wrote: Mike, I have many Rohn 25G, 45 55 towers with HAM

Re: [WISPA] Amateur repeater on a wisp tower -- gotchas?

2009-10-27 Thread Mike
is the medical examiner, another a prominent attorney, so the good will this will generate is invaluable. Thanks for your input! Mike At 09:37 AM 10/27/2009, you wrote: In my experiences with 2 meter ham gear that is around Ethernet there is a lot of interference from the Ethernet to the ham guys stuff

Re: [WISPA] Amateur repeater on a wisp tower -- gotchas?

2009-10-27 Thread Mike
we are using has a built-in cavity so the same coax and antenna can be used for transmit and receive at the same time. There is a 6MHz separation between transmit and receive frequencies. Mike At 12:29 PM 10/27/2009, you wrote: Can you please explain 2 meter ham gear? Josh Luthman Office

Re: [WISPA] Amateur repeater on a wisp tower -- gotchas?

2009-10-27 Thread Mike
the 5 and 10 MHz channels of 802.11x operation :) On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Mike m...@aweiowa.com wrote: Josh: Amateur operators, besides talking world wide on HF frequencies, have primary allocations in various slots in the spectrum. Besides 440 (UHF) there is 144 MHz (2 meter

Re: [WISPA] Amateur repeater on a wisp tower -- gotchas?

2009-10-27 Thread Mike
. The rest of the ham bands go way on up from there, including 5650 - 5925, and can use ANY frequency above 275 GHz. Mike At 01:05 PM 10/27/2009, you wrote: Operates from 144 to 148 MHz. When you convert the frequency into wavelength you find that one wavelength is approximately 2 meters. jack

Re: [WISPA] Sectoring a tower

2009-10-27 Thread Mike
Yeah, and the new Deliberant radios will do 1/2 and 1/4 channels. I have had good luck with a mix of them. The new ones with the Atheros chip set seem to be more sensitive too. mike At 05:05 PM 10/27/2009, you wrote: There is no magic number. I have had MT based APs that with the customer

Re: [WISPA] 1U case for Mikrotik RB450G?

2009-10-27 Thread Mike
Cool! Gino, when I try to embed a pic I get EMACS instead of a pic. I can attach one OK, but how do I embed one like you did? Mike At 06:21 PM 10/27/2009, you wrote: Do you like this one? Gino A. Villarini g...@aeronetpr.com Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. 787.273.4143 -Original

Re: [WISPA] Amateur repeater on a wisp tower -- gotchas?

2009-10-27 Thread Mike
. That piece is lashed to the tower with stainless hose clamps. Should keep it from whipping in the wind. Mike At 02:01 PM 10/27/2009, you wrote: Now if only I had my radio anymore... oh, and I got off my butt and got a license. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com

Re: [WISPA] Long 5Ghz link over water

2009-10-28 Thread Mike
. The upper dishes were 10' and the lower were 6'. I think the separation was 20'. BTW, that was in 1999, and the link is still running. Mike At 08:20 AM 10/28/2009, you wrote: I have a 23 mile link completely over water that I cannot get stable. One end is approx 200ft AGL, 220ft ASL

Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Omni

2009-10-29 Thread Mike
Cameron: Your prowess as an antenna designer is well known. Define a decent splitter, and where one might find one. I think that solution would be usable to a wide group on this list. Mike At 12:05 PM 10/29/2009, you wrote: That is not really an omni. It is three sectors meant to be fed

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

2009-10-29 Thread Mike
Are the tops smooth glass? Just use a single edged razor held at a shallow angle and some elbow grease. Mike At 03:51 PM 10/29/2009, you wrote: I have a couple solar panels on a water tank. A few months ago the water company painted the tank, and obviously didn't cover our panels the whole

Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Omni

2009-10-29 Thread Mike
. If both feeds are exactly the same, half the power would go to each. Receive should be symmetrical, and only slightly attenuated from a single antenna deployment. But, a point of failure, and may be false economy. Mike At 02:13 PM 10/29/2009, you wrote: There are several manufacturers like

[WISPA] Fault tolerant tower deployment

2009-10-29 Thread Mike
done anything like this? Can't seem to find any on the net. Am I mad? Mike WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] Fault tolerant tower deployment

2009-10-29 Thread Mike
radio in a DIFFERENT enclosure. Mike At 09:07 PM 10/29/2009, you wrote: I think the concept of combining functionality into single units and fault tolerant redundancy are mutually exclusive. I believe more people have had problems with more complicated installs than more simple ones vs. failed

Re: [WISPA] Fault tolerant tower deployment

2009-10-29 Thread Mike
in a row. Even threw me out of bed when that happened. Yeah, it would be more expensive initially, but the peace of mind might be worth it. It would still cost less than single radio deployments cost me four years ago. How about those dual band sectors. Anybody use any they would recommend? Mike

Re: [WISPA] Fault tolerant tower deployment

2009-10-30 Thread Mike
Have you ever used diplexers at each end of a coax run? I am liking that idea for a couple repeater sites. One LMR 900 would be half the price of two. All the repeater sites have antennae at different frequencies. Mike At 09:30 PM 10/29/2009, Marlon wrote: How high is the tower this is all

Re: [WISPA] Fault tolerant tower deployment

2009-10-30 Thread Mike
Chuck, Have you written any scripts to automate those din relays based on input from another application? Like if a radio or router becomes unreachable, throw relays to take the bad one out of line and put the backup one in? You've gotten me thinking ... Mike At 10:20 PM 10/29/2009, Chuck

Re: [WISPA] Nintendo and Wii

2009-10-30 Thread Mike
another company's content? I guess a metered paradigm is in my future. Is that the 'NEW digital divide? The whole thing gives me heartburn. Mike At 01:12 PM 10/30/2009, you wrote: I have one of these it does pandora too I love it Scott Carullo Brevard Wireless (321) 205-1100 x102 On Oct 30

Re: [WISPA] powering finicky mikrotiks on 24v solar - $2.75 solution

2009-11-02 Thread Mike
Fine business using the diodes to drop the voltage. Many silicon diodes will show a higher voltage drop as the current increases. Depending on the circuit you were measuring, one with higher current would show a larger drop. That is an innovative use of diode voltage drop. Mike At 04:57 PM

[WISPA] New link help

2009-11-04 Thread Mike
to noise is about 47 on both ends. Which dish would you wag first based on these readings? Mike WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] New link help

2009-11-04 Thread Mike
That helps. No, it is not passing traffic. I'll generate some. Thanks. Mike At 12:49 PM 11/4/2009, you wrote: Are you passing traffic over the link yet? CCQ numbers are very inaccurate until traffic is going through. They usually improve. Mike wrote: I just put up a new repeater site

Re: [WISPA] New link help

2009-11-04 Thread Mike
10.6 miles. 5.8. I'm looking for a -65 dBm Rx on the link. It's about 6 dB off. Fresnel zone is clear p2p. Each can see a flashing beacon on top of the other. What I want to know which one to wag first, or flip a coin? Mike At 12:46 PM 11/4/2009, you wrote: What is the distance

Re: [WISPA] New link help

2009-11-04 Thread Mike
5.8. Yes, -71 each way. Most 5.8 noise here is P2P, but is low. Which one shall I wag Josh? I'm thinking the higher side, which is actually easier to access. If I can tweak without a bucket truck I'll save some expense. Mike At 12:51 PM 11/4/2009, you wrote: Ignore noise floor/CCQ

Re: [WISPA] New link help

2009-11-04 Thread Mike
10.6 miles. 23dBi antennas at both ends. Low power radio. 17 dB or lower. I know one end is out; has to be. I just thought the numbers might be obvious to someone. Mike At 01:29 PM 11/4/2009, you wrote: -71 on a 10 Mile link is kind of high for say R52H/23dB antenna...What type of radios

Re: [WISPA] 10MHz, 5MHz ch save the day - was - Frustrating connectivity issues.

2009-11-05 Thread Mike
Now I will definitely file that one where I can find it. I have used cringe Scotch locks in an attic before. Mike At 11:52 AM 11/5/2009, Scott wrote: This cable stretcher is only $2.75. https://www.visionaryweb.com/secure/techdoctor/product_info.php?products_id=323osCsid

Re: [WISPA] Hotspot Client

2009-11-05 Thread Mike
Nick, Don't even stake a portion of your business on USB clients. Too many issues make them unreliable in my opinion. At 12:18 PM 11/5/2009, you wrote: So it seems that more often then not I run into the person that is right on the edge of our hotspot coverage. Normally they hear us pretty

Re: [WISPA] Miami hotel

2009-11-07 Thread Mike
Sheraton South Beach. Nice grounds and excellent food. Beautiful people. At 05:36 PM 11/7/2009, you wrote: Hi, My flight plans just changed for the cruise trip, so I will need a hotel for tomorrow (Sunday) night in Miami. Any suggestions? Travis Microserv

Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing

2009-11-07 Thread Mike
I have unlimited water; 380 foot well. Unlimited heat; lots of dead trees. Working on the unlimited electricity thing. There is unlimited natural gas on this list. Mike At 10:53 PM 11/7/2009, you wrote: I have unlimited water in my home. $40 per month. Travis RickG wrote: For $100

Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing

2009-11-08 Thread Mike
to sell tiered service with escalating minimum guarantees, I had few takers. Most of my customers are rural, unsophisticated, and bursty users. The business customers pay more and expect that to be the case. There seems to be a pain threshold of $45.00 for rural residential users. Mike

Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing

2009-11-08 Thread Mike
I have (hopefully) all the speedtest ips in the allow list. They run speedtest real fast, but download video for an hour and it will throttle you. Find those speedtest IPs and let em run. Perception is everything. Give them the perception they get that all the time. Mike At 12:25 PM 11/8

Re: [WISPA] CPE - who buys it?

2009-11-08 Thread Mike
the universal gym home with you. They comprehend this ideology and play along. I usually get them to sign a 2 year contract by telling them I can't raise their rates for 24 months. MIke At 02:24 PM 11/8/2009, you wrote: I've always provided the CPE to the end user and retained ownership

Re: [WISPA] CPE - who buys it?

2009-11-08 Thread Mike
which were borne in cash by the company, I incur no debt and am profitable. I deduct REAL capital expenditures (tools, APs, computers, routers ...) Mike At 03:52 PM 11/8/2009, you wrote: What do you mean you dont keep CPE on the books? On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Mike m...@aweiowa.com

Re: [WISPA] CPE - who buys it?

2009-11-08 Thread Mike
Oh heck no. My balance sheet looks awesome; no debt; positive cash flow. Mike At 03:56 PM 11/8/2009, you wrote: Do you feel it has a negative affect on your companies value if you dont own the CPE? On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Michael Baird m...@tc3net.com wrote: You don't have to pay

Re: [WISPA] CPE - who buys it?

2009-11-08 Thread Mike
Huh? I do capitalize tower equipment; just NOT CPE. Mike At 08:43 PM 11/8/2009, you wrote: 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

Re: [WISPA] CPE - who buys it?

2009-11-08 Thread Mike
not looking to build and sell. I want a steady income so I can age and enjoy gracefully. I have no illusions I will get rich at this; merely comfortable. Mike At 10:26 PM 11/8/2009, you wrote: Mike, Fortunately our balance sheet looks awesome too. Let me ask the question a different way: Do you think

Re: [WISPA] CPE - who buys it?

2009-11-08 Thread Mike
will increase by then and that paying more taxes becomes a high class problem. Mike At 09:35 PM 11/8/2009, you wrote: Let me ask you this though... Would you rather 1) Buy $5,000 worth of Canopy equipment per month at 25 installs per month (new $1,250 in revenue at $50/mth) - Or - 2) Obtain

Re: [WISPA] customers dogs chewing on CAT5

2009-11-09 Thread Mike
1) put it high enough the dog(s) can't reach 2) bury it with a piece of sheet metal over it so they can't chew 3) 45 ACP (not a head shot) Mike At 09:13 AM 11/9/2009, you wrote: I've had several customers that have had their dog chew on the Cat5 going from the house to the TV tower and some

Re: [WISPA] CPE - who buys it?

2009-11-09 Thread Mike
Rick: Maybe rural existence has its advantages; I've never been taxed by the county on anything but towers. And I'm not asking any questions either! Mike At 09:58 PM 11/9/2009, you wrote: Also note that many leases pass the property taxes on to leasee, so you may not escape it that way either

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

2009-11-13 Thread Mike
development and keep me posted. I'd even be a beta tester on a select repeater site. Regards, Mike At 10:44 PM 11/12/2009, Butch wrote: ... The fact is, that a GOOD bandwidth manager will allow traffic to flow as fast as possible. One thing to bear in mind, with regard to my QOS system

Re: [WISPA] Cat3 instead of Cat5

2009-11-18 Thread Mike
idea? Mike At 11:58 PM 11/17/2009, you wrote: Phone line is twisted pair and normally 2 pair. Transmit and receive. Can easily do 100mbps. You could even get it to do gigabit with not much effort. No PoE though, no pair for that. HOWEVER, the problems come from the nasty connections everyone

Re: [WISPA] Need a new AP

2009-11-19 Thread Mike
Most Atheros radios I've seen can have an AP and a virtual AP. I have one set up in my office. One SSID leads to WEP encryption and different router rules. The other is WPA, virtual, and privileged; for full network access. Some of our devices don't do wpa nicely. Mike At 04:12 PM 11/19

Re: [WISPA] Need a new AP

2009-11-19 Thread Mike
Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. --- Albert Einstein On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 6:19 PM, Mike m...@aweiowa.com wrote: Most Atheros radios I've seen can have an AP and a virtual AP. I have one set up in my office. One SSID leads

Re: [WISPA] Odd 5 ghz behavior

2009-11-20 Thread Mike
Pull a service loop at the lowest point on the CAT5. Without cutting the conductors, slice through the jacket. Does water come out? At 09:08 PM 11/20/2009, you wrote: I have a backhaul feed that completely flips out when it rains.But, only when it rains heavy, and only for a short time.

Re: [WISPA] 10MHz, 5MHz - unstable for voice?

2009-11-22 Thread Mike
Josh: I thought that too. I have a handful of customers on a 5 MHz sector. Winbox shows this: Emacs! Mike At 07:32 PM 11/22/2009, you wrote: I believe when you half the channels the rates also get halved - from 54mbit to 27mbit max (that is from 20mhz to 10mhz channels). I also can't

Re: [WISPA] 10MHz, 5MHz - unstable for voice?

2009-11-22 Thread Mike
LOL, I guess my little image didn't get embedded. Some connections are 12, some 48, and the closest 54. Mike At 08:13 PM 11/22/2009, you wrote: It is very weird isn't it? Vi is better the Emacs. On 11/22/09, Mike m...@aweiowa.com wrote: Josh: I thought that too. I have a handful

Re: [WISPA] 10MHz, 5MHz - unstable for voice?

2009-11-22 Thread Mike
Of Mike Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 9:54 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] 10MHz, 5MHz - unstable for voice? LOL, I guess my little image didn't get embedded. Some connections are 12, some 48, and the closest 54. Mike At 08:13 PM 11/22/2009, you wrote: It is very weird isn't

Re: [WISPA] 10MHz, 5MHz - unstable for voice?

2009-11-22 Thread Mike
might have to play with the Mobile NS2's settings for it to play nicely. OT: What is CCQ? -Israel Josh Luthman wrote: It is very weird isn't it? Vi is better the Emacs. On 11/22/09, Mike m...@aweiowa.com wrote: Josh: I thought that too. I have a handful

Re: [WISPA] 10MHz, 5MHz - unstable for voice?

2009-11-23 Thread Mike
a ham radio metaphor, its like a 500 Hz CW signal can make the path when a 3 kHz SSB signal can't -- signal to noise; it can be your friend. Mike At 12:19 AM 11/23/2009, you wrote: However, if the noise is outside of the 10mhz channel size (say 5mhz on each side), the 10mhz link will work

Re: [WISPA] 10MHz, 5MHz - unstable for voice?

2009-11-23 Thread Mike
In a way, yes. There are some adaptive modulation techniques that are smarter than 802.11g, MIMO being one. What breaking the channel into separate sub carriers accomplishes is being able to send coherence through selective fading and cross talk. Mike At 07:22 AM 11/23/2009, Greg wrote

Re: [WISPA] 10MHz, 5MHz - unstable for voice?

2009-11-23 Thread Mike
. The transmitter isn't adapting per se. Mike At 08:12 AM 11/23/2009, I wrote: In a way, yes. There are some adaptive modulation techniques that are smarter than 802.11g, MIMO being one. What breaking the channel into separate sub carriers accomplishes is being able to send coherence through

Re: [WISPA] A Ridiculous Failure of Critical Infrastructure

2009-12-01 Thread Mike
, I hope they get it figured out for you guys soon. If you're anything like me, all hairs are already gray. Mike At 01:54 AM 12/1/2009, you wrote: Some kind of combination of failure between Charter and Qwest has left tens of thousands of people in Nebraska without Internet and has disrupted

Re: [WISPA] A Ridiculous Failure of Critical Infrastructure

2009-12-01 Thread Mike
Scott, We are a little over 100 miles west of the Quad Cities, close to hwy 30, just east of central Iowa. Your thoughts? Mike At 08:00 AM 12/1/2009, you wrote: How far away from Illinois are you? - Scott Piehn - Original Message - From

Re: [WISPA] 20 mile link

2009-12-01 Thread Mike
ducting. I would be curious what you come up with. Mike At 09:22 PM 11/30/2009, you wrote: Planning my first 20 mile PTP link. Path analysis shows clear. Customer is building a 100' tower just for this therefore the equipment I choose must work. I'm free to use whatever I want. Suggestions

Re: [WISPA] A Ridiculous Failure of Critical Infrastructure

2009-12-01 Thread Mike
I appreciate the gesture. Iowa does have a lot of options; just not in my area which is very rural. Qwest has fiber to the home northwest of me. I am trying to engineer another backhaul from a point there back to my tower. The wheels of progress sometimes turn slowly. Mike At 08:27 AM 12

[WISPA] Iowa Telecom a.k.a Windstream

2009-12-01 Thread Mike
analysis are based mostly on use of their wired facilities. DSL, phone service are primary, and their wireless offerings, with phone and Dish, have been secondary. Should I expect the same from Winstream? Mike

Re: [WISPA] Iowa Telecom a.k.a Windstream

2009-12-01 Thread Mike
AM, Mike m...@aweiowa.com wrote: My primary competition for the past few years has been Iowa Telecom. They have been purchased by Windstream. I knew what to expect from Iowa Telecom, but don't now. Have any of you had experience with Windstream? Should I be bracing for some real

Re: [WISPA] FreeBSD hackers.... Needed for WISP related product...

2009-12-01 Thread Mike
Oh heck no! I'd NEVER live through it the second time! At 12:52 PM 12/1/2009, you wrote: I dunno about that, Butch. I had a lot more fun in my late teens\early 20s... before I came down with the WISP illness. Sometimes I wish I could go back in time. :-p - Mike Hammett Intelligent

Re: [WISPA] Sectors

2009-12-02 Thread Mike
Have you had any issues with putting 3 radio cards in the same spectrum in the same box? I've thought about that but wondered if there would be desense issues where one transmitting desensitizes another one listening. At 08:38 AM 12/2/2009, you wrote: Yep, looks like you're hitting the wall.

[WISPA] Multiple Radio cards in an enclosure

2009-12-02 Thread Mike
better specs. Wouldn't having multiple 411 cards in the same box possibly have desense issues too? Mike At 09:41 AM 12/2/2009, you wrote: Forgot to add, if you're concerned with any RF collisions inside the box, the other thing I talked about earlier, having just 3 411 cards in their own box

Re: [WISPA] Multiple Radio cards in an enclosure

2009-12-02 Thread Mike
nema box to try some of this, where should I look? Mike At 10:33 AM 12/2/2009, you wrote: I have a somewhat large NEMA box (1'x2.5'x3') with 4x RB411AHs with an XR5 in each. At the bottom of the tower, I have a box with an RB493 and all the PoE business. Each RB411 is mounted with self adhesive

Re: [WISPA] Multiple Radio cards in an enclosure

2009-12-02 Thread Mike
Is your logic to save tower space? Do you still run multiple cat5? What sort of box/where do you get them? I love the innovation I've gleaned from this list. Makes me feel small sometimes. Mike At 10:45 AM 12/2/2009, you wrote: The most I have done so far, is to put 7 cards in one box

Re: [WISPA] Multiple Radio cards in an enclosure

2009-12-02 Thread Mike
, and an old friend who must be a facebook stalker INSTANTLY added me as her friend. Holy crap, what have I done? Mike, add me, I can't seem to find you. Besides, you'll want to see the pic of the woman who added me as her friend. :-) Mike Gilchrist. I want to see those pics. OK, maybe

Re: [WISPA] Multiple Radio cards in an enclosure

2009-12-03 Thread Mike
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 m...@aweiowa.com To: WISPA General List

Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik Serial Port Monitoring

2009-12-05 Thread Mike
Cool stuff. Hey Robert, I have a basic stamp programmer and a couple modules. Look in your junk box and trade me something. Mike At 07:16 PM 12/5/2009, you wrote: This is the sort of thing I was thinking of: http://tuxgraphics.org/electronics/200904/embedded-webserver-equipment-control.shtml

Re: [WISPA] It's too darn cold!

2009-12-07 Thread Mike
a larger pair of gloves with Thinsulate in them over them when you don't need the dexterity. I don't mind the cold. Wind and wind blown snow are my bane. Mike At 01:07 AM 12/7/2009, you wrote: It's cold. I spent all day and most of the night working on a tower and my feet are frozen. Time for new

Re: [WISPA] Cleaning N Connectors

2009-12-07 Thread Mike
Don't use steel wool. You will never get all the steel back out. Clean them with warm soapy water and let them dry well. The black you are seeing is probably silver oxide on the silver plating. Silver oxide conducts RF just fine. They can be really black and still work just fine. At

Re: [WISPA] Cleaning N Connectors

2009-12-07 Thread Mike
. Neither of them is hurt by the patina. Mike At 03:29 PM 12/7/2009, you wrote: 2009/12/7 Marlon K. Schafer o...@odessaoffice.com: If it were me? Toss em and start over. Not worth the trouble. Once corrosion starts it's hard to stop it. marlon He could always solder new N connectors

Re: [WISPA] Cleaning N Connectors

2009-12-07 Thread Mike
changes than the nickle silver ones. Get em tight! Mike At 03:55 PM 12/7/2009, you wrote: I never would have guessed silver though. Someone mentioned that earlier too. At first it looked like rubber tape residue but it had me scratching me head since boy never put any cables on them. Makes

Re: [WISPA] Cleaning N Connectors

2009-12-07 Thread Mike
like. Bob- -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 5:05 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Cleaning N Connectors Bob: The fingers are gold plated and won't corrode either. When

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