Given the experience out here it might be worth creating a database of bunk modular radios with date codes and/or batch numbers. In addition to our standard test regimen, we mark every radio with a little sticker that identifies who we bought it from. This helps narrow down the problem supplier or reseller, when issues emerge. This is standard iso-9000 stuff.
But there is a saying "you can't test your way into quality" and we all need to pushback to the suppliers and manufacturers - even tho it's a hassle. I'd be happy to pay more if it meant we'd always get quality. But with unreasonable pricing pressures I don't see that happening. Can anyone really expect a carrier-grade 350mw 5 Ghz radio for $53 ?? Tom Sharples ----- Original Message ----- From: "George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tom Sharples" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 12:35 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] R52H WOES > Went through this with SR9's from Ubiquiti. Even though it was known there > was issues with a series or run of SR9 cards, some distributors, rather > than send all the cards back and getting new ones, left the old cards in > stock and sold them knowing there was a percentage of cards that would be > defective. > When I got a various orders in from different sources, I noticed some > orders came in with a mix of the two different inspection dates on the > cards and other orders with only the new inspection date. > Cost to me was enormous. Even though the card was a 150.00 +/-, the labor > cost to trouble shoot and resolve the problems and lost time was much much > more. > I don't doubt the reason nobody "knows" is because people are ignorant, > it's because they don't want the expense. They are passing the buck on to > the wisp. > > Seems to be the trend. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
