That is pretty nice. Unless I am mistaken, you need 3 open channels in a row and use the middle one, correct?
On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Jack Unger <jun...@ask-wi.com> wrote: > Hello Mark, > > Thank-you for your comments and thanks in advance for agreeing not to use > the available TV White Space channels in your area. That will leave those > open for another WISP to use. > > Thank you again and best regards, > > jack > > > On 9/25/2010 12:41 AM, MDK wrote: > > I’m not trying to throw cold water on you, but before anyone gets themselves > all excited, they better make use of the spectrumbridge tool and see if they > have ANY available channels. I'm relatively rural and I have ONLY 2-9. > All other frequencies are either adjacent to in use or in use. And, at the > low frequencies in use, I sort of doubt it will be well supported. Antenna > issues for 2-6 make one wonder if it'll be used much at all. That's > BELOW the FM band, and making use of antenna gain involves airplane size > antennas. I'm not saying it can't work, but there's huge issues, making > the range and practicality small. > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy > 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > From: Rick Harnish > Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 3:07 PM > To: memb...@wispa.org ; 'WISPA General List' ; motor...@afmug.com > Subject: [WISPA] Today is a Momentous Day for our Industry - Sept. 23rd, > 2010 > > Today’s FCC decision to open up the TV Whitespaces for unlicensed operations > is a decision that validates the WISP industry, WISPA, it’s members and the > “grassroots” efforts we have achieved since our birth in 2004. I would like > to thank all of the WISP operators who have joined this movement and have > supported our efforts to improve our industry’s stake in the Broadband > Service business landscape. > > > > WISPA isn’t a business; it is a well defined “association” of member > companies that have common interests and a drive to improve their > businesses. It is quite remarkable what we can all do when we combine our > forces. Today’s M&O on the TV Whitespaces included “WISPA” 88 times! We > (WISPA) are now a household name with most of the lobbying groups (both > opposition and supporters) in the broadband industry, the FCC and many > legislators. We still need to work on the legislative lobbying effort and > that will take each of our members to write to their congressman and > senators, meet them personally and tell them our stories and successes. > Although it may be out of many operator’s comfort zone, it should be noted > that they (legislators) all get up and get dressed every morning just like > you and I. They are often former neighbors and have a passion to serve > their local service areas, just like we do. We need to befriend these > influential people and relay our passion to extend broadband ubiquitously. > > > > We estimate there are 2000-3000 WISPs in the USA. Nearly 400 have joined > and support WISPA. We can further benefit our industry with greater > participation from those who continue to sit on the sidelines. We invite > those WISPs to join the rest of the operators by joining WISPA at > http://signup.wispa.org. By joining WISPA, you become a co-owner of WISPA > with all of the other members. Incidentally, I just received a call from > Francois Menard, a very astute operator in Canada, who will be joining WISPA > very soon. He thanked WISPA for our hard work and he would like to get a > similar organization started in Canada or get more Canadian WISP companies > to join WISPA. There is absolutely no reason why we cannot duplicate what > we have achieved to assist our neighbors to the north with greater > effectiveness. > > > > The telecom world is heating up, debate is dynamic and everlasting! Our > work and lobbying continues or we will fade away through legislation without > representation. We MUST speak up to hold our ground and seek new fertile > ground. I work hard each day to stimulate the industry I so dearly love. I > invite you to join our efforts. The technical talk is fine and needed, but > without a playing field to place the infrastructure and achieve business > success, the technical talk is all a moot point. > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Rick Harnish > > Executive Director > > WISPA > > 260-307-4000 cell > > 866-317-2851 WISPA Office > > Skype: rick.harnish. > > rharn...@wispa.org > > > > ________________________________ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! 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