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On Nov 24, 2009, at 2:09 PM, Mike Hammett wrote:

> The silicone sleeve is just for appearance.  It's not needed, according to 
> them.
> 
> I'm tempted to setup a Rocket and sector in a shower and just leave them 
> there for a couple weeks.
> 
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> Mike Hammett
> Intelligent Computing Solutions
> http://www.ics-il.com
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> From: "Robert West" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12:30 PM
> To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors
> 
>> The Rockets use what seems to be a soft silicone sleeve that slides over 
>> the
>> RSMA.  Me no trust.  I taped them anyway.  Ugly, yes.  Watertight?  Heck
>> yes.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
>> Behalf Of Mike Hammett
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12:59 PM
>> To: WISPA General List
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors
>> 
>> According to UBNT, their Rocket and RocketDish have an IP67 compliant
>> connector.  According to other (more "reputable") companies that have IP67
>> radios, they're water submersible to a couple feet.
>> 
>> 
>> -----
>> Mike Hammett
>> Intelligent Computing Solutions
>> http://www.ics-il.com
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>> From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:50 AM
>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors
>> 
>>> Heat shrink doesn't work in the cold.  It will get hard (the glue) and as
>>> things move in the wind etc. it'll allow water in.  Been there done that.
>>> 
>>> NOTHING works better than self vulcanizing rubber tape.
>>> 
>>> If what you use is easy to get off it's not a good tight seal.
>>> 
>>> sigh
>>> 
>>> It sure can't be that hard to build a connector that seals without the
>>> tape!
>>> sigh
>>> marlon
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "RickG" <[email protected]>
>>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:15 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Yes -  hate the mess but seals the best!
>>>> 
>>>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 6:43 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Coax-seal
>>>>> On Nov 19, 2009, at 6:42 PM, AJ wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> CANUSA adhesive shrink tubing is your friend :)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 4:41 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> No 400 connector from any of the manufacturers is weatherproof by
>>>>> itself.
>>>>>>> You need to weatherproof all of your connections. If they are not
>>>>> getting
>>>>>>> wet you are lucky. Plain and simple.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: "MDK" <[email protected]>
>>>>>>> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:20:52
>>>>>>> To: WISPA General List<[email protected]>
>>>>>>> Subject: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I've run out of these, and none of the vendors I use commonly carry
>>>>> them.
>>>>>>> Anyone out west have these?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Yeah, I know, it costs more to buy two of these than a whole
>>>>>>> pre-built
>>>>> 10
>>>>>>> foot cable, but every danged pre-built I buy has water issues.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> We have never had to seal any of the cables we built ourselves, and
>>>>>>> none
>>>>> of
>>>>>>> them have ever leaked (except when someone who'll forever remain
>>>>> nameless
>>>>>>> forgot to tighten the cable...), but I have no luck at all with the
>>>>>>> pre-made
>>>>>>> I've bought from multiple places.   Our temporary site needed to go
>>>>>>> up
>>>>> in a
>>>>>>> real hurry, so I bought a whole pile of parts and cables, and most 
>>>>>>> of
>>>>> them
>>>>>>> have had issues.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
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