Kristian, one thing to consider is sales... we get enough sales off TC to
pay for it! (using the web clip on our site)


On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 5:25 PM, Kristian Hoffmann <[email protected]>wrote:

>  Ya, I don't mean to discourage anyone from using your product.  The
> features are really cool.  I've just been doing it myself since the NTIA
> mapping stuff started, so I haven't needed to.  I'll check it out anyway.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Kristian
>
>
> On 04/09/2014 01:57 PM, Jim Patient wrote:
>
>  You are correct Kristian,
>
>
>
> Towercoverage.com is basically Radio Mobile in the back end but the
> difference is multithreading on the CPUs.  Roger has wrote a special
> exclusive version for this site to utilize all 8 cores for rendering on
> each server.  We basically round robin the 20 processing servers.  That is
> why we can render the maps in around 60 seconds as opposed to hours.
>
>
>
> If you or anyone else hasen’t tried it your welcome to try it free.  Just
> sign up and use promo code WISPA in your account settings.
>
>
>
> Ya’ll are welcome to give me a call as well if you want me to walk you
> through it and/or help with tweaking the settings.
>
>
>
> Thx,
>
>
>
> Jim Patient
>
> Office: 314-735-0270
>
> towercoverage.com
> linktechs.net
>
> wlan1.com
> [image: qr_new_cell]
>
>
>
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>
>
> *From:* [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>]
> *On Behalf Of *Kristian Hoffmann
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:32 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Who is using Towercoverage.com ?
>
>
>
> The limitation you're seeing of having to add another site to change the
> rx elevation is because calculating path loss to one point is relatively
> easy.  Calculating it for the entire coverage area takes a fair amount of
> computing power, to the point that even on really fast hardware, it needs
> to be done ahead of time and cached.  So, there's no "dynamically" changing
> the elevation of your plot.  At best, they could pre-plot and cache a
> series of rx elevations and let you select from those choices.  But if they
> let you have 4 choices (say 10, 15, 25, 35ft AGL), that would quadruple the
> amount of data they have to store for your (and potentially everyone's)
> coverage maps.
>
> Suffice it to say, the problem is non-trivial.  I use Splat! instead of
> RadioMobile or towercoverage.com, but the algorithm and computational
> complexity is the same (they all use Longley Rice, last time I checked).
>
> The only thing I've seen that comes close to what you're asking was the
> guy doing near-real time viewshed magic, but I haven't heard or seen
> anything from him since WISPAPALOOZA 2012.
>
> -Kristian
>
> On 04/09/2014 12:25 PM, Josh Luthman wrote:
>
>  What?  Have you ever used Radio Mobile?
>
>
>
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Matt Hoppes <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Signals don't change as you increment heights. You're asking for real time
> foliage mapping. Not going to find it.
>
>
> On Apr 9, 2014, at 3:18 PM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>  I'm not talking about customers plotting where their address is.  What
> I'm getting at is if I have a customer called in, I'd like to just punch in
> the location and then see if they'll work at ground level or how high we
> need to get off the ground and see the signal change as I increment height.
>
>
>
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Clay Stewart <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> Josh. You can. Just put the web snip on a website. If need help can walk u
> through later today. Our websire customer lookup...
> http://www.towercoverage.com/iframemc.asp?mcid=1223&Acct=2910
>
> On Apr 9, 2014 3:08 PM, "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>   I'm having a hard time adjusting to this from Radio Mobile.  There's
> all the same "stupid" interface shortfalls, for example wanting to know
> what a customer's CPE would be without adding a site and putting them in
> the same list.  I feel with technology as it is, it shouldn't be so
> convoluted to simply put a dot on a map and see what the signal would be
> from a tower while being able to adjust the elevation on the fly.
>
>
>
> I'm wondering if there's another list/forum for this service, too.
>  There's no way I'm going write a bible of questions for support, it
> doesn't make a whole lot of sense for either of us.
>
>
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
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