I've moved to larger enclosures with good, stainless steel bulkhead connectors and n-m piggys. Hopefully, from now on I can just change the electronics and not have to even touch the coax.
marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "RickG" <rgunder...@gmail.com> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> 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 <markl...@uwol.net> 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" <rgunder...@gmail.com> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> 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 <markl...@uwol.net> 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" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> >> > > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> > > 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 <markl...@uwol.net> >> 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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