Re: [AFMUG] OT Hanoi talkies
Ha. I tore tags off my mattress and furniturenot afraid of FCC...lol On Tue, May 7, 2019, 7:11 PM Lewis Bergman wrote: > I would be careful about any of the Chinese radios. I don't know anything > about Ham stuff and they may meet that are off rules. I know a few of the > people that head up licensing agencies and they say many, like Baofung, > violate FCC rules. Those rules may not apply to you though so take that for > what it is worth. > > On Tue, May 7, 2019, 12:15 PM Bill Prince wrote: > >> We use the Baofeng UV-5R with a 15" whip. Using the available programming >> software makes them relatively easy to set up. We ran a radio drill this >> last weekend through our new repeater, and everything seemed to work pretty >> well. I've got some concerns about the location the group picked for the >> repeater, but overall, not bad at all. >> >> >> bp >> >> >> >> On 5/6/2019 1:22 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: >> >> Baofeng are hard to program. They seem to work ok. >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On May 6, 2019, at 2:09 PM, Brian Webster >> wrote: >> >> Technically you are supposed to only use radios on GMRS that have FCC >> type certification for GMRS service. Some will say that part 90 certified >> UHF radios are allowed to be used in GMRS, I recall that rule was only for >> radios that were certified part 90 before the part 95A (I think that’s the >> section for GMRS) was set up as a requirement. Now if you aren’t so >> concerned about that certification use these. I have quite a few various >> Chinese radios and I have never heard of this brand, so personally at that >> price I would go with a more known Chinese brand such as Baofeng or Woxoun. >> Since there are actually still wide band GMRS channels (not the splinter >> channels for portable to portable comms only), I would shop around for some >> real radios such as Motorola UHF portables that will be more durable. You >> should be able to get the old wide band versions cheap. Likely will need >> new batteries and maybe antennas but they should last. Commercial radio >> services are all narrow band now so wide band only radios are no longer >> legal in those services. Sometimes you can find a nice deal on a set in a >> gang charger. If you do look at any particular models ping me off list and >> I can let you know which models are good and bad to use. I can point you in >> the right direction for programming and such as well. >> >> >> >> Thank You, >> >> Brian Webster >> >> www.wirelessmapping.com >> >> www.Broadband-Mapping.com >> >> >> >> *From:* AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com ] *On >> Behalf Of *Chuck McCown >> *Sent:* Monday, May 06, 2019 3:08 PM >> *To:* af@af.afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Hanoi talkies >> >> >> >> Hanoi handi potatoe potato >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> On May 6, 2019, at 1:06 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: >> >> >> >> https://www.amazon.com/Retevis-Radios-Range-Scrambler-Speaker/dp/B00PVQ5LO8/ref=asc_df_B00PVQ5LO8/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312039479427&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15843251035210015126&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1013962&hvtargid=pla-569078696569&psc=1 >> >> >> >> >> >> Gmrs? Anyone know this radio? I had it recommended to me this morning. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] OT Hanoi talkies
I would be careful about any of the Chinese radios. I don't know anything about Ham stuff and they may meet that are off rules. I know a few of the people that head up licensing agencies and they say many, like Baofung, violate FCC rules. Those rules may not apply to you though so take that for what it is worth. On Tue, May 7, 2019, 12:15 PM Bill Prince wrote: > We use the Baofeng UV-5R with a 15" whip. Using the available programming > software makes them relatively easy to set up. We ran a radio drill this > last weekend through our new repeater, and everything seemed to work pretty > well. I've got some concerns about the location the group picked for the > repeater, but overall, not bad at all. > > > bp > > > > On 5/6/2019 1:22 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > Baofeng are hard to program. They seem to work ok. > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 6, 2019, at 2:09 PM, Brian Webster > wrote: > > Technically you are supposed to only use radios on GMRS that have FCC type > certification for GMRS service. Some will say that part 90 certified UHF > radios are allowed to be used in GMRS, I recall that rule was only for > radios that were certified part 90 before the part 95A (I think that’s the > section for GMRS) was set up as a requirement. Now if you aren’t so > concerned about that certification use these. I have quite a few various > Chinese radios and I have never heard of this brand, so personally at that > price I would go with a more known Chinese brand such as Baofeng or Woxoun. > Since there are actually still wide band GMRS channels (not the splinter > channels for portable to portable comms only), I would shop around for some > real radios such as Motorola UHF portables that will be more durable. You > should be able to get the old wide band versions cheap. Likely will need > new batteries and maybe antennas but they should last. Commercial radio > services are all narrow band now so wide band only radios are no longer > legal in those services. Sometimes you can find a nice deal on a set in a > gang charger. If you do look at any particular models ping me off list and > I can let you know which models are good and bad to use. I can point you in > the right direction for programming and such as well. > > > > Thank You, > > Brian Webster > > www.wirelessmapping.com > > www.Broadband-Mapping.com > > > > *From:* AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com ] *On > Behalf Of *Chuck McCown > *Sent:* Monday, May 06, 2019 3:08 PM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Hanoi talkies > > > > Hanoi handi potatoe potato > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 6, 2019, at 1:06 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > > > https://www.amazon.com/Retevis-Radios-Range-Scrambler-Speaker/dp/B00PVQ5LO8/ref=asc_df_B00PVQ5LO8/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312039479427&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15843251035210015126&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1013962&hvtargid=pla-569078696569&psc=1 > > > > > > Gmrs? Anyone know this radio? I had it recommended to me this morning. > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] OT Hanoi talkies
We use the Baofeng UV-5R with a 15" whip. Using the available programming software makes them relatively easy to set up. We ran a radio drill this last weekend through our new repeater, and everything seemed to work pretty well. I've got some concerns about the location the group picked for the repeater, but overall, not bad at all. bp On 5/6/2019 1:22 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: Baofeng are hard to program. They seem to work ok. Sent from my iPhone On May 6, 2019, at 2:09 PM, Brian Websterwrote: Technically you are supposed to only use radios on GMRS that have FCC type certification for GMRS service. Some will say that part 90 certified UHF radios are allowed to be used in GMRS, I recall that rule was only for radios that were certified part 90 before the part 95A (I think that’s the section for GMRS) was set up as a requirement. Now if you aren’t so concerned about that certification use these. I have quite a few various Chinese radios and I have never heard of this brand, so personally at that price I would go with a more known Chinese brand such as Baofeng or Woxoun. Since there are actually still wide band GMRS channels (not the splinter channels for portable to portable comms only), I would shop around for some real radios such as Motorola UHF portables that will be more durable. You should be able to get the old wide band versions cheap. Likely will need new batteries and maybe antennas but they should last. Commercial radio services are all narrow band now so wide band only radios are no longer legal in those services. Sometimes you can find a nice deal on a set in a gang charger. If you do look at any particular models ping me off list and I can let you know which models are good and bad to use. I can point you in the right direction for programming and such as well. Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com www.Broadband-Mapping.com From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Monday, May 06, 2019 3:08 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Hanoi talkies Hanoi handi potatoe potato Sent from my iPhone On May 6, 2019, at 1:06 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: https://www.amazon.com/Retevis-Radios-Range-Scrambler-Speaker/dp/B00PVQ5LO8/ref=asc_df_B00PVQ5LO8/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312039479427&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15843251035210015126&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1013962&hvtargid=pla-569078696569&psc=1 Gmrs? Anyone know this radio? I had it recommended to me this morning. Sent from my iPhone -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] OT Hanoi talkies
Yeah I second that just get a programming cable and chirpe. Then it can be done very quickly. After you learn their weird menu system it becomes easier still wouldn't want to do it other than setting one or two memory settings. Original message From: Brian Webster Date: 5/6/19 5:44 PM (GMT-07:00) To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Hanoi talkies If you get the Chirp software they are pretty easy, once you have one programmed cloning identical radios is a matter of seconds for each radio. Thank You,Brian Websterwww.wirelessmapping.comwww.Broadband-Mapping.com From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCownSent: Monday, May 06, 2019 4:22 PMTo: AnimalFarm Microwave Users GroupSubject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Hanoi talkies Baofeng are hard to program. They seem to work ok. Sent from my iPhoneOn May 6, 2019, at 2:09 PM, Brian Webster wrote:Technically you are supposed to only use radios on GMRS that have FCC type certification for GMRS service. Some will say that part 90 certified UHF radios are allowed to be used in GMRS, I recall that rule was only for radios that were certified part 90 before the part 95A (I think that’s the section for GMRS) was set up as a requirement. Now if you aren’t so concerned about that certification use these. I have quite a few various Chinese radios and I have never heard of this brand, so personally at that price I would go with a more known Chinese brand such as Baofeng or Woxoun. Since there are actually still wide band GMRS channels (not the splinter channels for portable to portable comms only), I would shop around for some real radios such as Motorola UHF portables that will be more durable. You should be able to get the old wide band versions cheap. Likely will need new batteries and maybe antennas but they should last. Commercial radio services are all narrow band now so wide band only radios are no longer legal in those services. Sometimes you can find a nice deal on a set in a gang charger. If you do look at any particular models ping me off list and I can let you know which models are good and bad to use. I can point you in the right direction for programming and such as well. Thank You,Brian Websterwww.wirelessmapping.comwww.Broadband-Mapping.com From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCownSent: Monday, May 06, 2019 3:08 PMTo: af@af.afmug.comSubject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Hanoi talkies Hanoi handi potatoe potato Sent from my iPhoneOn May 6, 2019, at 1:06 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:https://www.amazon.com/Retevis-Radios-Range-Scrambler-Speaker/dp/B00PVQ5LO8/ref=asc_df_B00PVQ5LO8/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312039479427&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15843251035210015126&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1013962&hvtargid=pla-569078696569&psc=1 Gmrs? Anyone know this radio? I had it recommended to me this morning.Sent from my iPhone-- AF mailing listAF@af.afmug.comhttp://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com-- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Hulu proxy errors
Also make sure you have no Mikrotik routers that have been hacked and a SOCKS Proxy installed. -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Christopher Tyler Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 11:11 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Hulu proxy errors Anyone else getting customers complaining that Hulu has blocked their access? We're using NAT for a large portion of our customers, and over the past few days we've been getting a lot of customers calling is because Hulu has blocked our range of NAT IP's. Does anyone know of a fix for this other than changing the NAT IP block? Is there a way to let Hulu know that we are an ISP and not a VPN company so that they can whitelist us? -- Christopher Tyler MTCRE/MTCNA/MTCTCE/MTCWE Total Highspeed Internet Services 417.851.1107 ext 9002 -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] OT clocks in cars
The wifes jeep has been changing time between CST CDT, probably remnants of the GPS rollover hitting digital radio stations signal On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 11:25 AM wrote: > Odd, yesterday afternoon I had the clocks in two different vehicles start > displaying GMT. One is a brand new Nissan Leaf, the other a 3 year old > Chevy 3500 truck. This morning back to normal. Anyone else notice > anything? > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
[AFMUG] OT clocks in cars
Odd, yesterday afternoon I had the clocks in two different vehicles start displaying GMT. One is a brand new Nissan Leaf, the other a 3 year old Chevy 3500 truck. This morning back to normal. Anyone else notice anything?-- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
[AFMUG] Hulu proxy errors
Anyone else getting customers complaining that Hulu has blocked their access? We're using NAT for a large portion of our customers, and over the past few days we've been getting a lot of customers calling is because Hulu has blocked our range of NAT IP's. Does anyone know of a fix for this other than changing the NAT IP block? Is there a way to let Hulu know that we are an ISP and not a VPN company so that they can whitelist us? -- Christopher Tyler MTCRE/MTCNA/MTCTCE/MTCWE Total Highspeed Internet Services 417.851.1107 ext 9002 -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
[AFMUG] OT Happy
VE day. Used to be marked on the calendars when I was a kid. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] LightPointe
Have you seen The Hummingbird Project yet? Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2019, at 5:25 AM, Tim Hardy wrote: > > The major urban areas - NYC, Chicago are littered with them. Building to > building connecting brokerage firms, etc. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On May 6, 2019, at 9:37 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: >> >> Seems that a FSO product would be too short ranged for HFT folks. >> >> From: Daniel White >> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2019 7:31 PM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] LightPointe >> >> I forgot to mention a lot of their FSO products made it into HFT networks >> >> >> Daniel White >> Co-Founder - Business Development & Operations >> direct: +1 (702) 470-2766 >> >> >> Daniel White wrote on 5/6/19 19:30: >>> Lightpointe is indeed very real. I've met their Founder Heinz a handful of >>> times and he is incredibly smart. Lightpointe was a major FSO company but >>> they have also OEM'd and designed millimeter-wave radios. >>> >>> I've never cared for their design aesthetic, but have never questioned that >>> they do as advertised. They did have a combo at one point that included >>> 5GHz failover on a Ubiquiti radio that was marked up significantly :-) >>> >>> >>> Daniel White >>> Co-Founder - Business Development & Operations >>> direct: +1 (702) 470-2766 >>> >>> >>> Ken Hohhof wrote on 5/6/19 14:34: Website and other stuff like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffex9XleNlA don’t seem nearly as lame as I expected from the comments in this thread. That doesn’t mean they’re for real or their products are any good, but it seems to pass the 10 second smell test. I’ve seen lots of things that were more obviously fake or scams. And yet I’ve also seen people invest in them or buy them. From: AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com On Behalf Of Carl Peterson Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 2:41 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group mailto:af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] LightPointe If it wasn't sensitive before the install, it sure will be after. On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 2:39 PM castarritt wrote: "Compact & aesthetic design for 'sensitive installations'" On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 2:30 PM Colin Stanners wrote: Lol @ that Airelink antenna. "We call this design... the donger". On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 2:19 PM Dan Spitler wrote: They've been around a while, though I've never used anything of theirs. Kind of hard to take a radio that looks like this https://www.lightpointe.com/airelink-60.htmlseriously. Their 10G 60 GHz product looks like a Vubiq rebrand On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 11:56 AM Paul Conlin wrote: Never heard of them before now. Lots of products. Their backhauls do 5G and not just 4G!!! VERY cool. ;) Sincerely, Paul Conlin Blaze Broadband O: (540) 905-4049 C: (540) 219-5176 On May 6, 2019 2:46 PM, SmarterBroadband wrote: Just received a flyer from LightPointe in the post. Has anyone tried / used LightPointe? -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- Carl Peterson PORT NETWORKS 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707 >>> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] LightPointe
The major urban areas - NYC, Chicago are littered with them. Building to building connecting brokerage firms, etc. Sent from my iPad > On May 6, 2019, at 9:37 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > Seems that a FSO product would be too short ranged for HFT folks. > > From: Daniel White > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2019 7:31 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] LightPointe > > I forgot to mention a lot of their FSO products made it into HFT networks > > > Daniel White > Co-Founder - Business Development & Operations > direct: +1 (702) 470-2766 > > > Daniel White wrote on 5/6/19 19:30: >> Lightpointe is indeed very real. I've met their Founder Heinz a handful of >> times and he is incredibly smart. Lightpointe was a major FSO company but >> they have also OEM'd and designed millimeter-wave radios. >> >> I've never cared for their design aesthetic, but have never questioned that >> they do as advertised. They did have a combo at one point that included >> 5GHz failover on a Ubiquiti radio that was marked up significantly :-) >> >> >> Daniel White >> Co-Founder - Business Development & Operations >> direct: +1 (702) 470-2766 >> >> >> Ken Hohhof wrote on 5/6/19 14:34: >>> Website and other stuff like this: >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffex9XleNlA don’t seem nearly as lame as I >>> expected from the comments in this thread. That doesn’t mean they’re for >>> real or their products are any good, but it seems to pass the 10 second >>> smell test. >>> >>> >>> >>> I’ve seen lots of things that were more obviously fake or scams. And yet >>> I’ve also seen people invest in them or buy them. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com On Behalf Of Carl Peterson >>> Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 2:41 PM >>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group mailto:af@af.afmug.com >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] LightPointe >>> >>> >>> >>> If it wasn't sensitive before the install, it sure will be after. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 2:39 PM castarritt wrote: >>> >>> "Compact & aesthetic design for 'sensitive installations'" >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 2:30 PM Colin Stanners wrote: >>> >>> Lol @ that Airelink antenna. "We call this design... the donger". >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 2:19 PM Dan Spitler wrote: >>> >>> They've been around a while, though I've never used anything of theirs. >>> Kind of hard to take a radio that looks like this >>> https://www.lightpointe.com/airelink-60.html seriously. >>> >>> Their 10G 60 GHz product looks like a Vubiq rebrand >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 11:56 AM Paul Conlin >>> wrote: >>> >>> Never heard of them before now. Lots of products. Their backhauls do 5G and >>> not just 4G!!! VERY cool. ;) >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Paul Conlin >>> Blaze Broadband >>> O: (540) 905-4049 >>> C: (540) 219-5176 >>> >>> >>> >>> On May 6, 2019 2:46 PM, SmarterBroadband wrote: >>> >>> Just received a flyer from LightPointe in the post. Has anyone tried / >>> used LightPointe? >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Carl Peterson >>> >>> PORT NETWORKS >>> >>> 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 >>> >>> Baltimore, MD 21202 >>> >>> (410) 637-3707 >>> >>> >>> >> > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com