>Good water tight box, $200+. The ones from Tessco are 60-100
>Coax, $1 per foot or so. $12 each for connectors (unless you buy the cheap junky ones then it's still $4 to $6 each). I buy premade LMR400 and a N female bulkhead, I'd say $15 or 20 total >MT 433 AH board, $100ish I only use one ethernet port and wireless card, 411ah for me. >XR2 card $100 ish I actually have never used the XR2 for this - only the compex cards... >Pigtail, $15 to $25 >Bulkhead connector (NO more untaping connectors just to install a new radio!!!!) $15 to $25 for the good ones with the o-ring and stainless construction. >Battery backup $100+ I typically just use a Staples cheap one >Ethernet switch $50 to $100 I've used the cheapest switches from Wintronic that are $25/$35 for 5/8 ports and I've had only a few bad (2 that I can think of). >Backhaul to the tower, $200+ I thought this was a repeater from a customer SM? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” --- Winston Churchill On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > Marlon: > > I am very interested in your "no more taping" bulkhead connector. Do you > mean on the NEMA box? What do you use? > > Friendly Regards, > > Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 10:36 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] New WISP > > That's way more than $400 for a repeater site. > > I don't pay monthly rent of most of them either, but it still costs to > build > > one. > > Good water tight box, $200+. > > Coax, $1 per foot or so. $12 each for connectors (unless you buy the cheap > junky ones then it's still $4 to $6 each). > > MT 433 AH board, $100ish > > XR2 card $100 ish > > Pigtail, $15 to $25 > > Bulkhead connector (NO more untaping connectors just to install a new > radio!!!!) $15 to $25 for the good ones with the o-ring and stainless > construction. > > Battery backup $100+ > > Ethernet switch $50 to $100 > > Backhaul to the tower, $200+ > > Any electrical wiring to be done? $$$ > > I guess if you use the cheapest of the cheap gear you could get the cost of > a repeater below $800 or $1000 but you'll soon find yourself working a lot > harder than you should to keep it running right. Been there done that. > > As I've said before, 1001 ways to depelt that feline. > Marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 8:19 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] New WISP > > > All of my repeater sites have 0 infrastructure cost. I'm using a TV tower, > grain leg, etc. This means the only additional cost is a NEMA box, cheap > battery, mt box and omni. Roughly $400. If I get one customer at 35/mo it > takes a year for ROI. Two customers six months, etc. I typically charge > 45/mo and get 3 people a day after the AP is up. Looking at my third > screen > I've three repeater sites (at least) with only three subs. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue > that counts." > --- Winston Churchill > > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Marlon K. Schafer > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > 15 per ap? Man I WISH I could do that out here! > > > > I barely break even on a site at 15 subs. (I really hate the sites with > 3 > > to 5 subs on them :-( ). > > > > I think my highest site is up to 76 subs or so. Got a couple of them > like > > that. They are certainly feeling the strain but we're out of channels in > > 2.4. > > > > For the busier sites I've started to install 5.8 gig systems over the top > > of > > the 2.4 and charge a little more for it. So far people would still > rather > > go with the cheaper stuff even though it's much less consistent in it's > > performance. > > > > For one site I have finally broken down and just install the 5.8 and sell > > it > > at the same price as the 2.4 just so that I can get people moved. > > > > Now if I could just get more/cheaper backhaul out here. > > marlon > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> > > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 5:59 PM > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] New WISP > > > > > > Several little repeater sites I have are Mikrotik APs and Ubiquiti CPEs. > > No > > more then 15 stations on each AP off the top of my head. > > > > Josh Luthman > > Office: 937-552-2340 > > Direct: 937-552-2343 > > 1100 Wayne St > > Suite 1337 > > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to > continue > > that counts." > > --- Winston Churchill > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 8:38 PM, Chuck Hogg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Liam: > > > > > > We are a WISPA Vendor and the largest WISP in KY (just an hour or so > > > away from you). > > > > > > I'm not exactly sure what you are after, but I am guessing it is the > > > billing software? We have decided to use Platypus from Tucows after > > > many issues with our homegrown alternative. We are in the > > > implementation phase, so we'll let you know how that goes. > > > > > > We have extensive knowledge and have used Trango, Ubiquiti, MikroTik, > > > Tranzeo, and Motorola Canopy. Hands down, Motorola Canopy handles the > > > most clients with the best throughput. Ubiquiti and MikroTik are a > > > somewhat cheaper alternative, but work well in low-sub count > situations. > > > > > > Feel free to give DJ a call, 800-405-9865 and he can guide you in the > > > right direction. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Chuck Hogg > > > Shelby Broadband > > > 502-722-9292 > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.shelbybb.com > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > > > Behalf Of Liam Cummings > > > Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 5:50 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [WISPA] New WISP > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > We are a technologies solutions company located in Cincinnati and > trying > > > to become a WISP. 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