Re: [AFMUG] Spectrum Analyzer
wifi explorer via iPhone/cydia is dual band Sent from my iPhone On Dec 30, 2014, at 12:45 PM, Chuck McCown via Af af@afmug.com wrote: Looking more for a handheld device that has a nice screen, dual band. From: Josh Luthman via Af Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 10:42 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Spectrum Analyzer Nanobeam for tight focal point. Picostation for a 6dbi omni (or if you want to change antenna). Both run AirOS/Airview which is a real spectrum analyzer. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Chuck McCown via Af af@afmug.com wrote: What is a good lower cost spectrum analyzer to help techs sniff out customer’s wifi coverage?
Re: [AFMUG] 450 3.65 SM Antenna
ITElite Sent from my iPhone On Dec 23, 2014, at 7:17 PM, Matt via Af af@afmug.com wrote: I have a few places I need more gain then a bare 450 3.65 SM but cannot fit a reflector. Is there a small panel antenna that works with the 450 3.65 SM?
[AFMUG] rooftop weight study?
We've been asked to provide a study of rooftop weight allowances in order to install a bunch of rooftop mounts. Has anyone else had to do this? Any info or good engineering firms to recommend? Jon Langeler j...@michwave.com
Re: [AFMUG] licensed prior coordination notifications
What happens in a few years?
-Jon
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 15, 2014, at 7:11 PM, CARL PETERSON via Af af@afmug.com wrote:
I use them to make a KML of all the HFT links that are going to be sitting
there on the towers doing nothing in a few years.
On Dec 15, 2014, at 6:01 PM, Bill Prince via Af af@afmug.com wrote:
We get them all the time too. I just scan them to see if they are in the
same county as our stuff (and they usually are not). But I filter them all
to a PCN folder so they aren't clogging up my inbox.
You get it if (I think) you are within 150 miles on the same frequency with
one of your licenses.
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bp
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On 12/15/2014 9:57 AM, Chuck McCown via Af wrote:
Sorry Tim...Liz and all the other frequency coordinators here. I know it
is not your fault.
You get a few licensed links up and pretty soon you are inundated with
notices.
The one time I complained about a link, nothing happened at all.
So, as far as I am concerned, they are a welfare plan designed by the
federal government to employ postal workers.
From: Chuck McCown via Af
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2014 10:55 AM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] licensed prior coordination notifications
They go directly to the trash.
From: That One Guy via Af
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2014 10:51 AM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: [AFMUG] licensed prior coordination notifications
Since we got our license a few weeks ago we have gotten a ton of these
things, some of which are a state away.
What is the criteria for sending these things out?
What are we supposed to do with them, are we supposed to run a pth calc to
see if it looks like it will cause issues?
whos responsible for prior notice if it looks like it might? Is it us or
the applicant frequency coordinator?
--
All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the
parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you
can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not
use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
Re: [AFMUG] 3.65 450
3.65 450 is dual slant. But with v13.2, mimo A is built into auto modulation and would probably show a gain of sorts if you use a H/V sector. -Jon Sent from my iPhone On Dec 2, 2014, at 10:08 AM, Craig House via Af af@afmug.com wrote: Had a discussion with one of my coworkers this morning regarding the 450 cambium 3.65 radios We have tried it in a couple of locations with little success he believes that the 3.65 is not a dual slant radio but rather just dual polarity. Can someone tell me who is right? Sent from my iPhone
Re: [AFMUG] Upgrade PTP Links with ePMP Modules
Yeah but maybe they wouldn't have developed it if Ubiquiti didn't exist... Sent from my iPhone On Nov 19, 2014, at 1:45 PM, That One Guy via Af af@afmug.com wrote: i really wish epmp had come out sooner before we put up so much ubnt. On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 11:55 AM, David via Af af@afmug.com wrote: Nice write up.. � On 11/19/2014 11:44 AM, Ray Savich via Af wrote: If you use 2� parabolic dishes from another vendor and are looking to upgrade to synchronized ePMP, Eric Osrelic shares his field experience and results and achieves back-to-back� frequency re-use. Check out his results at http://bit.ly/1uwvQn1� and join the discussion. � Ray -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
Re: [AFMUG] Cheapest Full duplex / Full Gig licensed radio currently
99% of the time it will be at max modulation. Offering lots of cheaper bandwidth compared to cellular hotspots fits many wisp business models... -Jon On Oct 28, 2014, at 6:22 PM, Eric Kuhnke via Af af@afmug.com wrote: yeah, 2048QAM, but what is your fade margin from the threshold required to run at 2048QAM vs. when it will step down to 256QAM and no longer be a 1 Gbps radio? If I recall right an IP20C requires an RSSI of something like -57.5 to operate at 2048QAM and will become a 256QAM radio at -63 or thereabouts. Not much fade margin. Not something you can reliably predict as a five nines true 1Gbps link pretending to be a fiber patch cable between two routers. Unless you're running it at sub-4km distances with 60cm size antennas and the normal RSL is -35.0 On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 5:40 AM, Caleb Knauer via Af af@afmug.com wrote: We just put up a Ceragon IP20c link last week, 3.5 miles, one 60Mhz frequency pair, 1030Mbps full duplex using 2048QAM, uses two cores (same frequency) in a single FODU chasis and a combiner on the antenna. Looks like any other single FODU install, very clean. Not inexpensive however. On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 7:02 AM, Matt Jenkins via Af af@afmug.com wrote: Cambium PTP820c Exalt ExtremeAir Both will give you 1gig in a single radio. Matthew Jenkins SmarterBroadband m...@sbbinc.net 530.272.4000 On 10/27/2014 03:25 PM, Peter Kranz via Af wrote: Has anyone shopped full Gig licensed links lately, which is the best bargain? *Peter Kranz *Founder/CEO - Unwired Ltd www.UnwiredLtd.com http://www.unwiredltd.com/ Desk: 510-868-1614 x100 Mobile: 510-207- pkr...@unwiredltd.com mailto:pkr...@unwiredltd.com
Re: [AFMUG] Check out our TV add
Nice! I was blown away Jon Langeler Michwave Tech. Sent from iphone On Oct 10, 2014, at 9:52 AM, Gino Villarini via Af af@afmug.com wrote: Its in spanish, but I think its great! Hope you like it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCb-sed-O18feature=youtu.be Gino A. Villarini President Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. www.aeronetpr.com @aeronetpr
Re: [AFMUG] Cambium OEMs Ceragon for PTP
Ceragon has like 4 interface port options at the bottom. We ordered 10 HP20 links this fall and they should be arriving this month...so will have more details then. -Jon Sent from iphone On Oct 7, 2014, at 9:19 AM, Mike Hammett via Af af@afmug.com wrote: So the multi-core does approximately double the throughput. What sort of antenna requirements does it have? Opposite polarity? Spatial diversity? Different frequency? The single core version has more interface flexibility than the multi-core version? What are the differences between 4x4, 2x2 and none when the speeds are just 1x and 2x? Link distance? Your 1000base-X interfaces... how are those physically presented? SFPs? LC\SC connector? So if I want two fiber interfaces, I have to choose the slower version? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com From: Gino Villarini via Af af@afmug.com To: af@afmug.com Sent: Tuesday, October 7, 2014 7:47:14 AM Subject: [AFMUG] Cambium OEMs Ceragon for PTP http://www.cambiumnetworks.com/products/ptp/ptp-820 NO mention of Mimo though.. Gino A. Villarini President Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. www.aeronetpr.com @aeronetpr
Re: [AFMUG] How frequently have you had a price increase?
Yeah I wouldn't raise prices on a 900SM customer. Get ready to overhaul the network with faster options before charging more. But definitely charge more as opposed to going cheaper. Markets may vary... Jon On Oct 4, 2014, at 4:54 PM, Paul McCall via Af af@afmug.com wrote: Very good input from all of you! From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof via Af Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2014 4:32 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] How frequently have you had a price increase? Everyone seems to expect our prices will go down, it’s the Internet after all, everything is supposed to get cheaper until it’s free, right? We haven’t raised prices in 10 years, and we are feeling some pressure to lower prices about 10%, I guess that’s from competition though and it sounds like you don’t have too much of that problem. JAB has people here expecting $40/$50/$60 for 5M/10M/15M speed. They do have an equipment fee and a support plan in the fine print though. One school of thought is you gotta have added fees, otherwise you just look more expensive in a comparison. (And people do compare prices, even if the other guys can’t get them service.) Another school of thought is, if you do a price increase, make it big enough you don’t have another one in a year. Although that never seems to stop the cable companies. Another school of thought is to make it look like you are giving them something for the price increase, that’s the game the cablecos play, more content. Not sure what you could give away though, if you are already at 5M and unlimited usage. I guess as long as you are saying “up to”, you could raise the number. From: Paul McCall via Af Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2014 3:00 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] How frequently have you had a price increase? We are thinking of raising our prices on our residential basic plan. Some of our customers have been on the same priced plan for 7 years (or more). Around $ 45 / month for “up to 5Mbit/1Mbit”. Probably 25% of those customers, we are the only “good” source for Internet. The rest have varying levels of DSL or cable options. Thinking of bumping those customers to $ 49. Maybe a little more, haven’t decided. How do you handle price changes and/or on your customers on “rolling contracts” ? Paul Paul McCall, Pres. PDMNet / Florida Broadband 658 Old Dixie Highway Vero Beach, FL 32962 772-564-6800 office 772-473-0352 cell www.pdmnet.com pa...@pdmnet.net
Re: [AFMUG] Workers Compensation Premiums
The Hartford. Would have to look everything up... Jon Langeler Michwave Technologies, Inc. On Sep 29, 2014, at 9:03 AM, Darin Steffl via Af af@afmug.com wrote: Bump. Anyone? Thanks On Friday, September 26, 2014, Darin Steffl via Af af@afmug.com wrote: Hey all, What are you paying for workers comp on average per employee? Also, what provider are you using for the insurance? Any special advice for finding a new provider? We are about 10% of their time for tower work so I'm sure premiums go up with a higher percentage so what are you all doing? Thank you -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook
Re: [AFMUG] Aviat Networks, (Harris stratex ), any input?
Alcoma. More will support it next year. Jon Langeler Michwave Technologies, Inc. On Sep 22, 2014, at 4:12 PM, Tushar Patel via Af af@afmug.com wrote: For license backhaul and 80 MHz channel in 11 GHz band, I have found only three company that is making the radios now. 1) Exalt (chapter 11 now) 2) Ceragon 3) Aviat Any other company making products in 80 MHz channel in 11 Ghz band? Any input on Harris Stratex (Aviat) products? Thanks, Tushar Patel 512-257-1077 www.westernbroadband.com
Re: [AFMUG] Inactivity
What about lunch and dinner? :) Jon Langeler Michwave Technologies, Inc. On Sep 17, 2014, at 6:16 PM, Jaime Solorza via Af af@afmug.com wrote: You will be in my nighttime prayers. Jaime Solorza On Sep 17, 2014 12:41 PM, Randy Cosby via Af af@afmug.com wrote: Butch, Best of wishes to you in your recovery. There are hazards in this industry that are not well understood or easily seen by others. Take care of yourself and be well. Randy On 9/17/2014 12:31 PM, Butch Evans via Af wrote: I have been active on these lists (and others) since around 1997. In the past 2 months, I have more or less dropped off all lists in terms of offering support and help. I have been dealing with some personal issues over the past few months and wanted to let you folks know that I am still here and offering consulting support, though at a slightly reduced volume. I am deeply saddened that I was unable to attend the MUM and will not be able to attend this year's WISPAPALOOZA. My schedule will be more flexible in the coming months and I will be back at the shows next year. While a number of you are customers, I look forward to these shows because you folks are also my friends. I have missed the interaction with all of you on the lists and look forward to the time when I can return. My mental/emotional state is improving and I expect that I will return to my normal level of activity on these lists very soon. For those of you who didn't miss me at all...Not sure what to say, but I'm sticking my tongue out at you. :-) -- signature http://www.infowest.com/ Randy Cosby InfoWest, Inc 435-674-0165 x 2010 infowest.com http://www.infowest.com/ This e-mail message contains information from InfoWest, Inc and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain privileged, proprietary or confidential information. Unauthorized use, distribution, review or disclosure is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contactrco...@infowest.com by reply email and destroy the original message, all attachments and copies.
