Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread Bill Prince
There are (apparently?) two kinds of power connectors. The one I think we've been discussing is the round connectors. I think some other of the same (or similar) model use a rectangular molex-style connector. So we are talking apples and kumquats. -- bp part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com On Wed, Sep 16,

Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread TJ Trout
That's a 2.1 mm by 5.5 mm DC barrel connector most likely with a center positive pin not sure what you guys are looking at when you speak of eight pin connectors? On Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 6:01 PM Bill Prince wrote: > I know. The other one I use a lot. > > > bp > > > On 9/16/2020 1:52 PM, James How

Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread Bill Prince
I know. The other one I use a lot. bp On 9/16/2020 1:52 PM, James Howard wrote: That’s not a line from 3 Stooges!   From: AF On Behalf Of Bi

Re: [AFMUG] Tower Insurance (Workmans Comp, COI etc)

2020-09-16 Thread Lewis Bergman
Absolutely. I think we require either $2mil or 4. can't remember. Should get a named insured just to resolve the most basic of issues. That will make sure you are notified if the policy is cancelled. On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 1:26 PM wrote: > I would. > > *From:* Sterling Jacobson > *Sent:* Wednes

Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread James Howard
That’s not a line from 3 Stooges! From: AF On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 2:56 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply I tried to see but it was unclear. bp On 9/16/2020 12:53 PM, James Howard wrote: So you’re saying you tried to think

Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread Bill Prince
I tried to see but it was unclear. bp On 9/16/2020 12:53 PM, James Howard wrote: So you’re saying you tried to think but nuthin happened?   From: AF

Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread James Howard
So you’re saying you tried to think but nuthin happened? From: AF On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 1:28 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply Not over thinking. Just under seeing. bp On 9/16/2020 11:02 AM, James Howard wrote: You’re ov

Re: [AFMUG] Roasted chile from Hatch NM

2020-09-16 Thread Cameron Crum
That might be fun! If I get there early enough we could do rolls at Frontier, then lunch at my buddie's brewery Steel Bender. On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 12:41 PM Trey Scarborough wrote: > You got me thinking flights to ABQ are only $80 each way Cameron what do > you say for a day trip so John can p

Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread Bill Prince
Not over thinking. Just under seeing. bp On 9/16/2020 11:02 AM, James Howard wrote: You’re overthinking this.  Look at the power plug on the unit.  It’s just a center pin.  

Re: [AFMUG] Tower Insurance (Workmans Comp, COI etc)

2020-09-16 Thread chuck
I would. From: Sterling Jacobson Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 12:15 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] Tower Insurance (Workmans Comp, COI etc) The Workers Comp thread got me thinking. I own a tower (40 percent ownership actually in the LLC). Should I have

Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread Carl Peterson
I think it is Barrel connector 5.5/2.1mm Center positive I'd double check the 5.5/2.1mm before ordering a bunch of them though On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 1:03 PM James Howard wrote: > You’re overthinking this. Look at the power plug on the unit. It’s just > a center pin. > > > > *From:* AF *On B

[AFMUG] Tower Insurance (Workmans Comp, COI etc)

2020-09-16 Thread Sterling Jacobson
The Workers Comp thread got me thinking. I own a tower (40 percent ownership actually in the LLC). Should I have anyone climbing it give me their Workers Comp information and have them covered on COI from their company or personally? We don't employ tower climbers ourselves, so everything "clim

Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread James Howard
You’re overthinking this. Look at the power plug on the unit. It’s just a center pin. From: AF On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 12:49 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply If you could zoom in on the end, it would help identify it. Is it

Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread Bill Prince
If you could zoom in on the end, it would help identify it. Is it 2-pin? bp On 9/16/2020 10:41 AM, Mike Meluskey wrote: Let’s try a .jpg On 16 Sep 2020, at 13:36, Bill Prince wrote:

Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread chuck
Yep, not what is on an 844G. From: Mike Meluskey Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:41 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply Let’s try a .jpg On 16 Sep 2020, at 13:36, Bill Prince wrote: Looks like a type of DIN connector. There are different

Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread chuck
It is rectangular 8 pin molex type. From: Bill Prince Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:36 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply Looks like a type of DIN connector. There are different types. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_connector#:~:text=A%20DIN%20conne

Re: [AFMUG] Roasted chile from Hatch NM

2020-09-16 Thread Trey Scarborough
You got me thinking flights to ABQ are only $80 each way Cameron what do you say for a day trip so John can pick us up and take us to lunch ;) On 9/16/20 11:24 AM, Cameron Crum wrote: Which Golden Pride? Lomas? On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 9:26 PM John Osmon > wrote:

Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread Bill Prince
Looks like a type of DIN connector. There are different types. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_connector#:~:text=A%20DIN%20connector%20is%20an,the%20German%20national%20standards%20organization. bp On 9/16/2020 9:56 AM, Mike Meluskey wrote: Ye

Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread chuck
Thanks, no help... I guess I gotta figure out the connector type and pinout. -Original Message- From: Mike Meluskey Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 10:56 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply Yes, round connector. I’ll attach pic as a pdf

Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread Carl Peterson
Round DC connector - pretty standard, not like the 844G. On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 11:55 AM wrote: > Round connector? Could not view the attachment. > > -Original Message- > From: Mike Meluskey > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 10:49 AM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subjec

Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread chuck
Round connector? Could not view the attachment. -Original Message- From: Mike Meluskey Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 10:49 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT 844E power supply Normal looking 12v On 16 Sep 2020, at 11:42, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:

Re: [AFMUG] Roasted chile from Hatch NM

2020-09-16 Thread Cameron Crum
Which Golden Pride? Lomas? On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 9:26 PM John Osmon wrote: > I'm sensing a chance at arbitrage. > > What will you two bid for me to drive 5 minutes to Golden Pride and ship > you some rolls? :-) > > > > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 01:37:08PM -0500, Cameron Crum wrote: > > .

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Mark Radabaugh
It has not been a problem the times I have done it - but being a government agency they have it pretty well spelled out that if you request the audit they will only go back on the existing year at the true-up. Ohio bases your premiums on the prior years wages and you are required to ’true-up’

[AFMUG] OT 844E power supply

2020-09-16 Thread chuck
What does the power connector look like on an 844E? On an 844G it is a rectangular 8 pin connector and as I want to use wall wart transformers instead of cyberpower it makes it hard to use non calix power supplies in a pinch. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listi

Re: [AFMUG] Sitrans 6Ghz radar pulse level transmitter

2020-09-16 Thread Jaime Solorza
Yep On Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 9:19 AM Caleb Knauer wrote: > I miss split system links with 1/2". Commscope tool and ends and easy > to make and hard to mess up. You can beat the heliax with a hammer > and it's fine, don't need to baby it like a fiber. Standard hanger > options for days. > > On Tu

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread chuck
I had WC just stop coverage mid day last fall. We had missed some innocuous piece of mail that had some kind of survey. So rather than call, they just cancelled the policy. I immediately furloughed all the employees. Right at the moment I found out. Took a day to fix. I asked the bureaucra

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Mike Hammett
Anyone ever meet a stick instead of a carrot when asking the entity on the other side (insurance, taxes, other regulatory matters, etc.) for a compliance check? I'd hate to ask for a compliance audit, then be penalized when they find something wrong. I assume that when you ask for an audit that

Re: [AFMUG] Sitrans 6Ghz radar pulse level transmitter

2020-09-16 Thread Caleb Knauer
I miss split system links with 1/2". Commscope tool and ends and easy to make and hard to mess up. You can beat the heliax with a hammer and it's fine, don't need to baby it like a fiber. Standard hanger options for days. On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 1:23 PM Jaime Solorza wrote: > > Installing this

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Mark Radabaugh
I’m not sure you want Ohio’s system. This was a fine scandal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coingate_scandal And then there is this nice try at spin: https://www.nfib.com/content/nfib-in-my-state/coronavirus-state/ohio-bwc-doubling-return-o

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Chuck McCown
Travlers. All my insurance is with them. So one COI covers everything. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 16, 2020, at 8:34 AM, Matt Hoppes > wrote: > > You are the second person from Ohio to tell me that which actually is really > nice as opposed to those of us in other states that have to kind

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
You are the second person from Ohio to tell me that which actually is really nice as opposed to those of us in other states that have to kind of shop around, maybe that makes the rates better but it certainly causes problems for things like this. > On Sep 16, 2020, at 10:31 AM, Mark Radabaugh

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Mark Radabaugh
Ohio is a captive insurance state for workers comp - meaning your only choice for workers comp is the state run program. We use: 8742 for Sales 8901 for office workers 9516 for installers 7600 for tower workers We requested from workers comp that they do a classification audit. A workers com

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread David Coudron
Yes, but again, we don't have our techs doing tower work. We either do that ourselves or hire it out.The techs are basically doing the exact same thing as a satellite TV or cable TV technician. Regards, David Coudron -Original Message- From: Matt Hoppes Sent: Wednesday, Sep

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
Doesn't family still require workers comp??? On 9/16/20 9:49 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: Our general liability is Hartford through Risk Strategies. We don't have Workers Comp because our techs are 1099 contractors and all other employees are owner or family. So I wouldn't know about that part. I

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Ken Hohhof
Our general liability is Hartford through Risk Strategies. We don't have Workers Comp because our techs are 1099 contractors and all other employees are owner or family. So I wouldn't know about that part. I guess you trust your agent to not lie to get you insurance, but I can see where that

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
Right - no one at Hartford has any idea about this "higher tier" apparently. It's bizarre. On 9/16/20 9:33 AM, can...@believewireless.net wrote: The Hartford has different levels of coverage. We were originally put under a low risk category. For some reason, they chose to cancel use rather tha

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
Your broker was OK with that? Code 7600 applies to the operation of telephone (including cellular telephone), telegraph or cable television companies (including direct television satellite companies). On 9/16/20 9:34 AM, David Coudron wrote: Our techs are 7600. -Original Message-

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread David Coudron
The carrier behind ADP is Travelers. -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of David Coudron Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:34 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; Ken Hohhof Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp Our techs are 7600. -Original Message- From: AF On

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread David Coudron
Our techs are 7600. -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:16 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; Ken Hohhof Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp Are you classified as 0757 for your techs? On 9/16/20 9:13 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread can...@believewireless.net
The Hartford has different levels of coverage. We were originally put under a low risk category. For some reason, they chose to cancel use rather than move us to the next tier. Unitel moved us and all is good now. On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 9:18 AM David Coudron wrote: > I will look to see what cod

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
H... we were under satellite installers and Hartford said that's the wrong classification. On 9/16/20 9:15 AM, David Coudron wrote: There was some discussion at first, but in the end the found a work code to put our guys under they were comfortable with. I believe it is the same code as

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread David Coudron
I will look to see what code they have us under. I will have to get the boss involved (my wife who does our benefits and payroll 😊 ). Regards, David Coudron -Original Message- From: Matt Hoppes Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:07 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; Da

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
Are you classified as 0757 for your techs? On 9/16/20 9:13 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: Is it still the same with insurers that you ask why you are high risk assuming it is ladders and roofs and towers, and they say oh no that's fine, it's the Internet that's high risk? Which I never understood unle

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread David Coudron
There was some discussion at first, but in the end the found a work code to put our guys under they were comfortable with. I believe it is the same code as a satellite TV installer would be under. That is a pretty good fit for our normal customer installation work. The very limited amount

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Ken Hohhof
Is it still the same with insurers that you ask why you are high risk assuming it is ladders and roofs and towers, and they say oh no that's fine, it's the Internet that's high risk? Which I never understood unless you are getting errors & omissions insurance. But they are comfortable with the

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
Does LM cover high-risk jobs like telecommunications? What code are you using? On 9/16/20 9:00 AM, Lewis Bergman wrote: ADP uses hartford as the underwriter too if I remember right. I used to use ADP but with all the other insurance stuff I have and large company work we do it for to be a pit

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
Hartford doesn't do high-risk jobs like telecommunications. How did you get this covered? On 9/16/20 8:14 AM, Jesse Dupont wrote: The Hartford. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 15, 2020, at 8:31 PM, Matt Hoppes wrote: Who do you all have your workers comp insurance with? Unitel is not the

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
How are you using ADP? ADP doesn't peer with anyone who does "high-risk" workers comp insurance to cover telecommunications. On 9/16/20 7:45 AM, David Coudron wrote: We are using ADP for our payroll and get workers comp from them. It is nice because they take premiums from every payroll and

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
Who is the underlying carrier you're using and what employee code? On 9/16/20 7:45 AM, David Coudron wrote: We are using ADP for our payroll and get workers comp from them. It is nice because they take premiums from every payroll and we don't have to mess around with estimating premiums and m

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Lewis Bergman
ADP uses hartford as the underwriter too if I remember right. I used to use ADP but with all the other insurance stuff I have and large company work we do it for to be a pita. I moved everything to one broker. I think the workers comp is liberty mutual now. If you have to provide coi to companies

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Jesse Dupont
The Hartford. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 15, 2020, at 8:31 PM, Matt Hoppes > wrote: > > Who do you all have your workers comp insurance with? Unitel is not the > insurance company, they are just a broker. > > Who is your underlying carrier? > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > ht

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread David Coudron
We are using ADP for our payroll and get workers comp from them. It is nice because they take premiums from every payroll and we don't have to mess around with estimating premiums and making up the difference when they do audits. We still get the audits, but what we have been paying is our li