I will find out how well they work. I have one that is in the ground.  
Homeowner whacked a cable with the weed eater at the ground.  It is a 
60' buied line, so I dug out a little hole around the wire, patched it, 
filled the lid with sealant, stuck it together and buried it.  Been in 
the ground 5 weeks with out issue.

Mike wrote:
> 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=323&osCsid=935273b7a716937f1b96e6deecf47697
>>  
>>
>> <https://www.visionaryweb.com/secure/techdoctor/product_info.php?products_id=323&osCsid=935273b7a716937f1b96e6deecf47697>
>>
>> Mike wrote:
>>     
>>> Don't ask how I learned, but I put a service loop (usually 2 places)
>>> on every install.  I tried to buy a cable stretcher, but they were
>>> way too expensive.
>>>
>>>
>>> At 10:51 AM 11/5/2009, you wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Then you hope you have enough of a service loop to move it if it 
>>>>         
>> already has
>>     
>>>> been installed =)
>>>>
>>>> I normally do a good 2-3 foot service loop.  I've noticed the Dish
>>>> installers do around 6 inches.
>>>>
>>>> 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 Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> No, the black magic is that sometimes really strange things seem to
>>>>> affect links in inexplicable ways.  Yes, there is probably some
>>>>> absolute science underlying the results, but they just seem like
>>>>> black magic.  I have found sometimes just moving CPE a couple feet or
>>>>> so up/down/left/right can make all the difference in the world.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike
>>>>>
>>>>> At 10:37 AM 11/5/2009, you wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> I guess the the black magic part was that you couldnt ping yet remain on
>>>>>> remote desktop?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> I have been putting up a few horizontal sectors with 10 MHz channels
>>>>>>> too.  That 3 dB increase in signal to noise has made a world of
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>> difference.
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>>> I even put one up high, running a 5 MHz channel, and call it my
>>>>>>> "trouble sector."  I have a handful of customers I used knife edge
>>>>>>> diffraction as a propagation medium from day one.  It works 95% of
>>>>>>> the time at 20 MHz channels, with fades to -83 -84 dBm.  This time of
>>>>>>> year is the 5% they begin to fade.  My theory is that as the crops
>>>>>>> dry (corn, beans) they are no longer lined up in neat little rows but
>>>>>>> become more randomized and change the dynamics of the signal.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I moved 3 of them to my "trouble sector" and they are working
>>>>>>> great;   I know from experience this is the bottom of the barrel, and
>>>>>>> they will get steadily better as leaves drop and crops are
>>>>>>> combined.  I'm also convinced horizontal polarization works better
>>>>>>> with knife edge diffraction than vertical.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My trouble sector is even on a fully deployed tower with 3) 120
>>>>>>> degree sectors at 2.4, all vertical.  Trouble sector is 20 feet below
>>>>>>> the main ones, horizontal, using a subset of the same channel of the
>>>>>>> one directly behind it.  That 5 MHz sector gives me a 6 dB increase in
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>> s/n.
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>>> Steve, how did you change all the customers over to 10 MHz?  I guess
>>>>>>> I could do that in the middle of the night and open a bunch of
>>>>>>> windows and change them, then begin saving one after the other.  Let
>>>>>>> us know your trick.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just adds to my belief that this wireless stuff is 80% engineering,
>>>>>>> 15% black magic, and since I don't believe in luck, 5% good fortune or
>>>>>>> Karma.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> At 07:03 AM 11/5/2009, you wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>> Mark I have seen this exact same thing.  But I bet if you take the
>>>>>>>> radio down the road 1/2 mile it will go away and never cause a
>>>>>>>> problem.  When I had the same issue I ended up putting a Mikrotik
>>>>>>>> client in place with the same XR2 board and firmware as the
>>>>>>>> tower.  That way I had the ability to do Mtik to Mtik testing and it
>>>>>>>> came down to a multipath or RF issue.  I went from hearing from the
>>>>>>>> customer every 4 days to ever month.  Then 2 months ago I switched
>>>>>>>> that sector to 10Mhz G and have not heard a word from that customer
>>>>>>>> since.  I like no phone calls.  10mhz channels have been saving my
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>> life.
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>>>> Steve Barnes
>>>>>>>> Manager
>>>>>>>> PCS-WIN
>>>>>>>> RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through
>>>>>>>> experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened,
>>>>>>>> vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
>>>>>>>> - Helen Keller
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
>>>>>>>> On Behalf Of Mark McElvy
>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 8:23 PM
>>>>>>>> To: WISPA General List
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] [Mikrotik] Frustrating connectivity issues.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> CPQ in router mode and doing the PPPoE, no router behind CPQ.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mark McElvy
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>> On
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>>>> Behalf Of Eric Rogers
>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:02 PM
>>>>>>>> To: WISPA General List
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] [Mikrotik] Frustrating connectivity issues.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Further, are you using a router (Linksys/D-Link/Netgear/Other) with
>>>>>>>> PPPoE, or the computer with PPPoE, or even DHCP?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Eric
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>> On
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>>>> Behalf Of Josh Luthman
>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:33 PM
>>>>>>>> To: Mikrotik discussions
>>>>>>>> Cc: WISPA General List
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] [Mikrotik] Frustrating connectivity issues.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>> The whole time the RDP session will stay connected and functional.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>> Are you sure it's functional?  I expect it probably isn't usable while
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> pings stop just like browsing isn't capable.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What are you pinging from/to?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Do you have the Tranzeo fix applied to your CPEs as you're using a
>>>>>>>> Mikrotik
>>>>>>>> AP?  Is the Tranzeo rebooting per their interpretation of the RFC?  Is
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> wireless registration staying up according to the AP?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Josh Luthman
>>>>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>>>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>>>>>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>>>>>>> Suite 1337
>>>>>>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however
>>>>>>>> improbable, must be the truth."
>>>>>>>> --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 6:27 PM, Mark McElvy <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>> Recently I posted an issue with a new customer that had a great
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>> signal
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>> but poor throughput. A lot of people sais multipath. Well now I
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>> have
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>> more data and another customer seeing the same thing.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1.       If you get connected to an RDP session it stays connected.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2.       If you do a constant ping, you get responses for a while,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>> you
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>> won't get responses for a while.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 3.       While the pings respond, you can web browse fast.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 4.       While the pings don't respond, you get page cannot be
>>>>>>>>> displayed.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 5.       The whole time the RDP session will stay connected and
>>>>>>>>> functional.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 6.       Customer says the online game they play will take several
>>>>>>>>> attempts to connect but once connected it works great.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Someone else suggested power but tried different power supplies
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>> with
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>> same result. These are Tranzeo CPQ's as clients and MT
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>> AP/RB532/XR-2/120
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>> 16db HPol.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Mark McElvy
>>>>>>>>> AccuBak Data Systems, Inc.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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