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-----Original Message----- From: "Mark Nash" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:23:14 To: WISPA General List<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Best Practice: Sealing Coax Connectors WAS:HyperlinkCoax Jumpers Thanks. Sounds like coax-seal & electrical tape is a good solution. Anyone have other solutions? We used to use butyl but that stuff's nasty. We're going to this tower tomorrow because it looks like that's the only break in the weather. I just ordered a few boxes of coax-seal for overnight delivery. Mark Nash UnwiredWest 78 Centennial Loop Suite E Eugene, OR 97401 541-998-5555 541-998-5599 fax http://www.unwiredwest.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "RickG" <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Best Practice: Sealing Coax Connectors WAS:HyperlinkCoax Jumpers > I use two layers of tape with the coaxseal in between. This protects the > connectors and allows clean removal of the coaxseal. In addition, the tape > seems to hold up better to the weather than the coaxseal. > To be honest, I'd rather get rid of weather proofing altogether and just POE > everywhere. Unfortunately, I have found any good sector antennas with radios > build in. Then again, it is lame to replace an antenna due to a bad radio. > The Ubiquiti Bullets have potential for this use but I suspect you still > need to weather proof the connector. Also, whiel they have a lot of > capabilities, I havent found a way to shape individual users bandwidth if > they are used as an AP. I guess migrate bandwidth shaping to the user side? > > -RickG > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 1:24 PM, Mark Nash <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Is the electrical tape just to hold the coax-seal in place? > > > > Mark Nash > > UnwiredWest > > 78 Centennial Loop > > Suite E > > Eugene, OR 97401 > > 541-998-5555 > > 541-998-5599 fax > > http://www.unwiredwest.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "RickG" <[email protected]> > > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:01 AM > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Best Practice: Sealing Coax Connectors WAS: > > HyperlinkCoax Jumpers > > > > > > > Coaxseal and good electrical tape. LOL, I had one tower where the pigeons > > > would peck at the connectors, so I added metal foil tape over the > > > connection. That took care of that! > > > -RickG > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Mark Nash <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > The only thing we use to seal these connectors is fusion tape from GB. > > I > > > > can get it from the local hardware store. I suspect that this is a > > > > problem. > > > > > > > > How is everyone sealing connectors on towers? This one particular site > > is > > > > at 3100ft so it gets wind and cold. Snow & ice on it for a few 2-week > > > > periods per year. Lots of rain during the winter. It's been the worst > > for > > > > coax failures. > > > > > > > > Mark Nash > > > > UnwiredWest > > > > 78 Centennial Loop > > > > Suite E > > > > Eugene, OR 97401 > > > > 541-998-5555 > > > > 541-998-5599 fax > > > > http://www.unwiredwest.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> > > > > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 9:22 AM > > > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Hyperlink Coax Jumpers > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have used custom made ones from Tessco as well as the pre mades > > ones > > > > from > > > > > Wisp Router and other places. The last few years I have not had any > > > > > problems though it may have been due to the fact we put so much coax > > seal > > > > > around them. Do you seal it with coax seal (or comparable material)? > > > > > > > > > > Josh Luthman > > > > > Office: 937-552-2340 > > > > > Direct: 937-552-2343 > > > > > 1100 Wayne St > > > > > Suite 1337 > > > > > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > > > > > > > Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. > > > > > --- Henry Spencer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Mark Nash <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > We have had about 6 of these fail in the last few months, whereas > > prior > > > > to > > > > > > that we don't recall a problem. They are 2-ft NM-NM LMR195 jumpers > > > > from > > > > > > Hyperlink. > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyone else have a problem? > > > > > > > > > > > > Any recommendations on best source for them? > > > > > > > > > > > > We normally only use them on backhauls & APs, so when they go bad > > it's > > > > a > > > > > > big frustrating problem. > > > > > > > > > > > > Mark Nash > > > > > > UnwiredWest > > > > > > 78 Centennial Loop > > > > > > Suite E > > > > > > Eugene, OR 97401 > > > > > > 541-998-5555 > > > > > > 541-998-5599 fax > > > > > > http://www.unwiredwest.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------ > > > > > > WISPA Wants You! 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