Re: [WISPA] USF Changes

2008-10-10 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
A judge ordered the FCC to issue a decision on the intercarrier compensation reform. Not sure the docket number, but they have to issue something in November. There is a date certain. They can decide to not change anything. Or they can decide to radically reform the whole works. If they do t

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-10 Thread Chuck McCown
Nope, but I know plenty of consultants. - Original Message - From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 9:53 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF > Splitting hairs Chuck. > > If it'

Re: [WISPA] Alvarion VL Rackmount

2008-10-10 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Yes, the normal float voltage for flooded cell batts is 2.25 VPC. For a 48 Volt battery that is 24 cells x 2.25 = 54 volts. Some folks charge at 55 volts. Then during discharge, some consider 1.8 VPC to be the lower limit. 24 x 1. = 43.2 volts. I personally like 44 volts as the lower limit.

[WISPA] Done loving this thread

2008-10-09 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
tracts to a monopoly provider. >> >> I have personally built and tested many analog phones for the federal >> government that sold for $1000 each in some cases; the company I was >> working for that had this contract had bid against AT&T to get it. If >> the p

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-09 Thread Chuck McCown
Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF > Universal Service Reform and Universal Broadband: > http://www.benton.org/node/8969 > > Scottie > > -- Original Message -- > From: Cliff LeBoeuf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: WISPA General List >

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-09 Thread Chuck McCown
years later the investigation was done and nothing was amiss. Do you think I want to risk doing the perp walk? - Original Message - From: "Cliff LeBoeuf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 11:07 AM Subject: Re: [WISP

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-09 Thread Chuck McCown
It is private enterprise socialism administered by the federal govt. - Original Message - From: "Randy Cosby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF > Chuck, > > Mo

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-09 Thread Chuck McCown
> > Scottie > > -- Original Message -- > From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: WISPA General List > Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 07:57:59 -0700 > >>Just because the government will pay for it in no way makes it a good idea >>:

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-09 Thread Chuck McCown
ROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF > Chuck, I was speaking about more recent times, not the origination of > the system and it's beginnings. What I am referring to is exactly what > yo

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-09 Thread Chuck McCown
--- Original Message - >> From: "Brian Rohrbacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA General List" >> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:23 AM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF >> >> >>> If you are running a hundred mile

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-09 Thread Chuck McCown
inal Message - From: "RickG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF > Chuck, so your definition of a "tax" is if you are forced to pay? > Keeping in mind that the ph

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-09 Thread Chuck McCown
t; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:52 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF > Tacking a fee on my telephone bill is a form of taxation. -RickG > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Chuck McCown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-09 Thread Chuck McCown
The current USF audits by USAC are turning up collusion between school districts (the principle is the brother of the local ISP) and provider of goods and services of E-rate funded projects. The audits have not shown any telephone company to be misusing this money. And I want to repeat, this i

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-09 Thread Chuck McCown
t; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF > Just because the government will pay for it in no way makes it a good idea > :-). > > Chuck is good at working the system as it exists for

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-09 Thread Chuck McCown
lon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:50 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF > In all honesty, it's turned into quite a scam hasn't it. About is rampant > from what I see. > marlon > >

Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!

2008-10-08 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
It is a cost recovery mechanism. I got audited by USAC this year to prove that the USF we receive is to cover the costs of providing the service. But think how expensive it is to run a hundred miles of fiber and put in a class 5 switch to serve 30 or 50 customers. You are right, I do love USF

Re: [WISPA] deliberant/ligowave

2008-10-07 Thread CHUCK PROFITO
WOW! Marlon, hire David, He gets results, fast ! Chuck Profito 209-988-7388 CV-ACCESS, INC [EMAIL PROTECTED] Providing High Speed Broadband to Rural Central California -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Hardy Sent: Tuesday, October 07

Re: [WISPA] small RF testing device?

2008-10-05 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Vector Network Analyzer. Anritsu makes a nice one. Plus some test antennas. But you will be spending $6K and above. - Original Message - From: "Rogelio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 4:33 PM Subject: [WISPA] small RF testing device? > Is

Re: [WISPA] Dual Pol Antennas

2008-09-29 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
ts >> >> >> modified to be DP. I'd be intereted >> in what percentage of a single >> >> >> pol >> >> >> antenna cost is for the above 4 things >> compared to the element itself. >> >> >> >> >> >

Re: [WISPA] Dual Pol Antennas

2008-09-27 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
A dual pol panel antenna can be an order of magnitude more difficult to make than a single linear polarized antenna. Almost all panel antennas are either an array of patches or an array of butterfly dipole elements over a ground plane. Most designers are trying to put as much gain in the area

Re: [WISPA] Looking for webcam/security software

2008-09-27 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
One of the quickest and easiest ways is the Wilife system. I think Logitech owns the company now. It has relatively inexpensive but very smart cameras and some stealth cameras (clock radio camera) etc. It communicates with the computer via the power line (homeplug). Very simple to install. -

Re: [WISPA] Dual Pol Antennas

2008-09-25 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
At 2000 feet a paper clip would work. - Original Message - From: Blair Davis To: WISPA General List Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 7:41 PM Subject: [WISPA] Dual Pol Antennas All this talk about Dual Pol feedhorns has got me curious I'm looking for a dual pol ant

Re: [WISPA] VOIP Providers

2008-09-23 Thread Chuck McCown
Even if Powercode was a vendor sponsor of WISPA (not sure one way or the other), openly hawking product on the general WISPA list seems to be frowned upon. - Original Message - From: "Austin Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 3:47

Re: [WISPA] Part 15 Frequency Chart

2008-09-23 Thread Chuck McCown
That is included in the 5.4 band. - Original Message - From: "Mike Delp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:33 AM Subject: [WISPA] Part 15 Frequency Chart >I am looking for an up to date chart with all of the unlicensed frequencies > cov

Re: [WISPA] routers

2008-09-22 Thread CHUCK PROFITO
rs for $100 installed and encrypted, these for $200. Travis, try one of these in a difficult spot, I'm sure you will like it. $139.00 Chuck Profito 209-988-7388 CV-ACCESS, INC [EMAIL PROTECTED] Providing High Speed Broadband to Rural Central California -Original Message- From: [E

Re: [WISPA] routers

2008-09-21 Thread CHUCK PROFITO
Ruckus media flex Chuck Profito 209-988-7388 CV-ACCESS, INC [EMAIL PROTECTED] Providing High Speed Broadband to Rural Central California -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RickG Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 5:54 PM To: WISPA General

Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa?

2008-09-10 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Huge diff between SA and Nigeria... - Original Message - From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa? > In the case of South Africa I know what is

Re: [WISPA] frequency converters

2008-09-10 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Unlicensed 24 GHz has so little power that it is only good for a mile or two. Is that still an attractive thing? - Original Message - From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 7:37 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] frequency converters

Re: [WISPA] DSL Tariffed

2008-09-10 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Sometimes. A NECA ILEC has the choice. - Original Message - From: "RickG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 8:11 PM Subject: [WISPA] DSL Tariffed > I'm losing a business customer to DSL. They offered them a price much > below > what they ad

Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa?

2008-09-08 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa? >I have heard of that happening on native lands here in the US too. I have >nothing to confirm that though. > > ryan > > -Original Message- > From: Chuck McCown - 3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday,

Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa?

2008-09-08 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
x27;s an "In mother Russia" joke in here some where... > > > Chuck McCown - 3 wrote: >> Russia, the New Soviet Union. >> - Original Message - >> From: "3-dB Networks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "'WISPA General List'

Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa?

2008-09-08 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
a Soviet Union thing or a Russia thing... but > come to think of it I think I did hear something about Russia doing that a > few years back > > Daniel White > 3-dB Networks > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf O

Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa?

2008-09-08 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
u with Marathon Oil? When I worked for them, they were part of the > consortium developing Sakhalin. > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Chuck McCown - 3 > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 2:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa?

2008-09-08 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Couple of years ago. - Original Message - From: "3-dB Networks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa? > Ouch! When did that happen

Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa?

2008-09-08 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
We were in Sakhalin Island in Russia. The government just up and decided to take over everything. Booted out the oil companies and said "finders keepers" to everyone. I will never do any intl work again without full money up front. - Original Message - From: "Rogelio" <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa?

2008-09-08 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
The good ones are always in Nigeria... - Original Message - From: "Rogelio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 12:19 PM Subject: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa? > Is it just me, or do African wireless opportunities rarely materialize?

Re: [WISPA] Tower "general contractors"

2008-09-05 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
We are a general contractor with 10 million I think. That much insurance is not all that expensive. Any general contractor should be able to buy a one time rider to their policy to bump up the coverage. - Original Message - From: "Randy Cosby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, Sept

Re: [WISPA] Satellite internet

2008-09-05 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
I fully expect them to run into the same brick wall the prevents reverse time travel. - Original Message - From: "Charles Wyble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Satellite internet > Forrest W. Christian wrote:

Re: [WISPA] Satellite internet

2008-09-05 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
If you had a really tiny monkey with really tiny hands and had them actually grab one of the entangled photons, bring it to a rest and then shake it in the opposite polarization, will the other monkey holding the other photo feel the change? - Original Message - From: "Forrest W. Christ

Re: [WISPA] Satellite internet

2008-09-05 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
ss the street. At which point, the ISP's will be the people with a > BIG warehouse somewhere holding one end of each entangled particle pair > and routing between them. > > Until then, I'll be happy to take the bet right alongside Chuck that any > geostationary b

Re: [WISPA] Satellite internet

2008-09-05 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
com > > Introducing Efficiency to Business since 1986. > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Chuck McCown - 3 > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 6:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List > Sub

Re: [WISPA] Satellite internet

2008-09-04 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
They all suck for latency. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 3:52 PM Subject: [WISPA] Satellite internet >I have a customer looking for "enterprise quality" ( his words) satellite >service. Money is not really a

Re: [WISPA] Preventing backwards router problems

2008-09-04 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Canopy NAT and bootP filtering works like a champ to stop the mistake from causing problems upstream. - Original Message - From: "Charles Wyble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 8:49 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Preventing backwards router probl

Re: [WISPA] Good Golly Gustav

2008-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
God bless Mac. There will be prayers. - Original Message - From: "Mac Dearman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Good Golly Gustav > > > Well - - - here we (Louisiana) are again in the eye of a hurricane with >

Re: [WISPA] Will Canopy Surge work with 48v Redline?

2008-08-27 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
sday, August 27, 2008 5:20 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Will Canopy Surge work with 48v Redline? > how much? > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 6:04 PM, Chuck McCown - 3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Our 333ss has leds for monitoring voltage and current. But the circuit >

Re: [WISPA] Will Canopy Surge work with 48v Redline?

2008-08-27 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Will Canopy Surge work with 48v Redline? > They use the PowerDsine midspan poe...not sure > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Chuck McCown - 3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >>

Re: [WISPA] Will Canopy Surge work with 48v Redline?

2008-08-27 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
I guess I could reverse the polarity of a 333SS. Do you know how much current the POE would be drawing? - Original Message - From: "John McDowell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Motorola Canopy User Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:38 PM Sub

Re: [WISPA] I want to port their numbers!!!!

2008-08-26 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
mbers > No doubt I should have picked this up before Chuck, but what is the > "animal > farm" event? > > Yes if I can contibute and work it out with my schedule, what ever it is. > > Ron > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:

Re: [WISPA] I want to port their numbers!!!!

2008-08-26 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
mmodate your specific need as a customer. We appreciate your business. You can call the office and ask for me directly at 256/638-2144, or you may speak to any of our CSRs at the same number. Sincerely, Chris Townson On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 6:12 PM, Chu

Re: [WISPA] I want to port their numbers!!!!

2008-08-26 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
t; > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Matt Liotta > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 4:15 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] I want to port their numbers > > > > Yes, but you pro

Re: [WISPA] I want to port their numbers!!!!

2008-08-26 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
I don't think that exemption applied to LNP. It did for a while to keep CLECs out of the rural areas but that has now sunset. - Original Message - From: "Anthony Will" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:17 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] I want to por

Re: [WISPA] I want to port their numbers!!!!

2008-08-26 Thread Chuck McCown
But if you are selling voip, you want the local ILEC customer to be able to keep their number. In that case the ILEC has involvement. - Original Message - From: "cw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] I want to port th

Re: [WISPA] I want to port their numbers!!!!

2008-08-26 Thread Chuck McCown
I am a rural telecom, one of the most rural in the nation. And I wasn't exempt at all. - Original Message - From: "Jeromie Reeves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] I want to port their numbers > If it is a Ru

Re: [WISPA] Running Fiber + Sending Sat over it?

2008-08-26 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
ireless.Com 574-233-7170 "Lose the wires, discover the speed, enjoy the freedom!" *US Distributor for www.itelite.net Antennas* > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Chuck McCown > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:54 A

Re: [WISPA] Fw: [WISP] Emergency FCC Information - FloridaDIsasterArea

2008-08-25 Thread Chuck McCown
mmett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > -- > From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 10:25 PM > To: "WISPA General List" > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Fw: [WIS

Re: [WISPA] Fw: [WISP] Emergency FCC Information - Florida DIsaster Area

2008-08-24 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Do you really think the FCC has specified P-15 to the be the official conduit for status reports? - Original Message - From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 9:19 PM Subject: [WISPA] Fw: [WISP] Emergency FCC Information - Flo

Re: [WISPA] FCC Form 477 Reminder

2008-08-23 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Used to be 200 kbps and above. But now everybody has to file. - Original Message - From: "Jason Hodge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" ; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 1:07 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Form 477 Reminder > Please define broadband. > > I

Re: [WISPA] Fiber Costs

2008-08-21 Thread Chuck McCown
If that is what it cost me, I would never be able to afford it. Good thing it only costs me about $1K per sub. - Original Message - From: "Tom DeReggi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 1:59 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Fiber Costs Interesting arcti

Re: [WISPA] Employee Tracking Program

2008-08-21 Thread Chuck McCown
situation occured > to > a small company, I'd bet that 99% of the employers would be forced to > settle > out of court early, and payoff the employee, because the cost to defend > the > case would far outway the benefit, and getting compensation from the > employee for

[WISPA] Fw: coax cables

2008-08-20 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
obvious lack of experience. I was simply trying > to lighten the mood. Thus the parenthetical statement. > > - Original Message - > From: "Bob Moldashel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List&quo

Re: [WISPA] Employee Tracking Program

2008-08-20 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
We make 'em sign a statement saying they have read the employee handbook. - Original Message - From: "Dennis Burgess" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:39 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Employee Tracking Program > In Missouri its only illegal if yo

Re: [WISPA] Running Fiber

2008-08-20 Thread Chuck McCown
We can buy the ONT for $375. The COE per sub works out to about another $200. So $500 plus the strand of fiber. Drop fiber can be had for 25 cents per foot. Contractors can put it in for a buck a foot. Including cleanup. In a subdivision, I can do FTTH for less than $1K per sub. And my arpu fo

Re: [WISPA] Employee Tracking Program

2008-08-20 Thread Chuck McCown
Not true. Employers own the content of all correspondence, whether electronic or otherwise. That has been time tested. Plus, in this state we can record the phone calls. We can record you on the phone without even notifying you if we call you or if you call us. - Original Message - Fr

Re: [WISPA] CPE radios

2008-08-20 Thread CHUCK PROFITO
Star cpes Chuck Profito 209-988-7388 CV-ACCESS, INC [EMAIL PROTECTED] Providing High Speed Broadband to Rural Central California -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:37 AM To: WISPA General

Re: [WISPA] coax cables

2008-08-20 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
130 feet on 5.8 through LMR 900 = serving about 20% of the area you could serve if the coax was not in place. I guess it depends on what folks call "working". - Original Message - From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "

Re: [WISPA] coax cables

2008-08-20 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -Original Message- > From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:49:24 > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] coax cables > > > Elliptical waveguide wi

Re: [WISPA] coax cables

2008-08-19 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Elliptical waveguide will lose 3 dB in 250 feet. - Original Message - From: "Mike Brownson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] coax cables > To give you the facts. You can use just about any coax you want. But you

Re: [WISPA] coax cables

2008-08-19 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
I would never use coax for 5.8 period. Not unless you are only going a few feet. LMR900 can be used for up to 50 feet. It is better than 1/2 heliax. But really, you gotta use waveguide if you are going any distance at all. - Original Message - From: "Matt Jenkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [WISPA] Van or Vlan to multiple points

2008-08-15 Thread CHUCK PROFITO
YES, But how are you setting the rate for the interconnect or vlan to connect customers sites together over your network or between your towers. Do you base it on the cost of lease lines, fractional t-1's, etc. Chuck Profito 209-988-7388 CV-ACCESS, INC [EMAIL PROTECTED] Providing High

Re: [WISPA] Anyone service Pasco Wa.?

2008-08-14 Thread Chuck McCown
That is near muddy frog's territory. - Original Message - From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 9:30 AM Subject: [WISPA] Anyone service Pasco Wa.? > We're at 2731 Birch Rd., Pasco. > > Customer is

[WISPA] Secton 332

2008-08-13 Thread Chuck McCown
Note that in Section 332 unlicensed services is explicitly mentioned and included in the definition of "personal wireless services". WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --

Re: [WISPA] Section 253

2008-08-13 Thread Chuck McCown
SEC. 253. [47 U.S.C. 253] REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO ENTRY. (a) IN GENERAL.--No State or local statute or regulation, or other State or local legal requirement, may prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting the ability of any entity to provide any interstate or intrastate telecommunications service.

[WISPA] Section 332 of the telcom act

2008-08-13 Thread Chuck McCown
Telecommunications Act of 1996 on Zoning for Mobile Communications Telecommunications Act of 1996 (S.652) Section 704 FACILITIES SITING; RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSION STANDARDS. (a) NATIONAL WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SITING POLICY- Section 332(c) (47 U.S.C. 332(c)) is amended by adding at the end

Re: [WISPA] FCC geographic search

2008-08-13 Thread Chuck McCown
A General List" Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 2:45 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC geographic search > Chuck, > What exactly are you having problems with? Any FCC ULS searches have been > a > crap shoot for me. Much of the time I find that for any queries to work > well, you need to b

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Chuck McCown
Don't call me an idiot you imbecile, I am an moron. - Original Message - From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:55 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem >A requirement, yes. A burden, no. Just about any idiot

[WISPA] FCC geographic search

2008-08-12 Thread Chuck McCown
Anyone else having trouble using the FCC geographic search feature? I called tech support and they said there were known issues. But nothing further. WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Chuck McCown
ce premiums. It's not >> an >> issue until it becomes one. Then you have one heck of a mess to clean >> up. >> >> Joe >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Chuck McCown
12, 2008 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem > OTARD and PRB1 do not pertain to AP or backhaul locations > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -Original Message- > From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Dat

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Chuck McCown
lied. Strictly HAM radio > stuff, non-commercial. > > - Original Message - > From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 9:38 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing proble

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
work, and > a financial argument won't stand up. > > Case in point, > > http://tinyurl.com/5clfkt > > > > Don't take your organs to heaven, > heaven knows we need them down here! > Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. > > - Origin

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Good bunch of info here. Almost all of can be applied to us. http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/local/prb-1_program.html - Original Message - From: "Joe Fiero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 8:34 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower site

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
application. Let them school me for a while. After I get a relationship started, I try to gently inform them that there are some federal preemptions but they don't need to be too concerned about that. - Original Message - From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
st' > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem > > Clear as day in the ordinance. > > I agree, but there goes another $10 grand to challenge that provision of > the > ordinance. > > Joe > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
They cannot require colocation, that is considered a "taking". - Original Message - From: "Joe Fiero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 7:30 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem > My first question is, where is this taking pla

Re: [WISPA] Tower site licensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
You gotta get a better lawyer. Some of this stuff, especially RF emissions are federally regulated and wholly prempts local officials. It is actually easier if you call your facility cellular like in most cases because federal code can get most of this off your back. The building code/engineer

Re: [WISPA] Tower site liscensing problem

2008-08-12 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
There are about 4 parts of federal code that allows the use, but it does not get you out of the process. Planning cannot deny you but you still have to apply for the conditional use permit. They will have a hearing for the public to have a chance to comment, but at the end of the day you will

Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this

2008-08-11 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
With this as well as many other issues that WISPA is trying to do, you might look at USTA and OPASTCO as a templates. They do for the small telcos what WISPA is trying to do for us. - Original Message - From: "George Rogato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General L

Re: [WISPA] VoIP deployments?

2008-08-11 Thread Chuck McCown
ccessfully. >> >> -Matt >> >> On Aug 10, 2008, at 9:22 PM, Mike Hammett wrote: >> >>> Fax machines don't run over VoIP either. They just don't, T.38 >>> doesn't >>> really work. >>> >>> >>> -- >>

Re: [WISPA] VoIP deployments?

2008-08-10 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
They just don't, T.38 doesn't > really work. > > > -- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > - Original Message - > From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To:

Re: [WISPA] VoIP deployments?

2008-08-10 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Businesses cannot run on cell phones. Nor can fax machines. Voip is cheaper than cell service. The quality is better. People like their old numbers and don't want to port them to cell. Voip does not run out of batteries or fade in and out if you go to the basement. Voip doesn't have the argua

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Deployments....I'm serious

2008-08-09 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Not sure if we are offering intl. I think we decided to sell them phone cards if they want intl. - Original Message - From: "Jeremy Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] VoIP DeploymentsI'm serious >> Who

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Deployments....I'm serious

2008-08-09 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Whoever it is we are using charges extra for the intl calls. - Original Message - From: "Jeremy Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] VoIP DeploymentsI'm serious >> We don't care about CDRs as we give an al

[WISPA] Crossroads Wireless

2008-08-09 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
The following link has contact info for all the GFRs. Contact the GFR in your area to see if Crossroads Wireless is trying to get loans or grants to serve areas you already serve. The GFRs need to know you. Who knows, they might even have some money for you. http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/st

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Deployments....I'm serious

2008-08-09 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
We don't care about CDRs as we give an all you can eat long distance feature. We will look at the totals month by month to see if we are making out OK or loosing our shirt. - Original Message - From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Saturday, August 09,

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Deployments....I'm serious

2008-08-09 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
We use a hybrid approach, asterisk for many things, and a Vox like company (it may even be Vox, not sure as I just approve the payments, Bryan is the one that vetted the company). Our VoiP system is form fit and function equivalent to a wired telephone from Qwest. We even port their Qwest numb

Re: [WISPA] MT Nstreme

2008-08-08 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
> > Who is [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Mac > > > >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Chuck McCown - 3 >> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 1:06 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [W

Re: [WISPA] MT Nstreme

2008-08-08 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Which Chuck are you addressing here? - Original Message - From: "Mac Dearman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 12:01 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Nstreme > Chuck, > > That was neither neighborly

Re: [WISPA] Harmonic Frequencies

2008-08-07 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
With that much power on UHF TV a rusty nail in a fence could be mixing that channel with some other broadcast frequency and making a signal on your frequency. Anything is possible when you get close to high power RF. Can you drive a quarter mile away and get a good signal? Try to see if the

Re: [WISPA] Has anyone see these?

2008-08-07 Thread Chuck McCown
Anyone can apply for a rural broadband grant from the RUS. The RUS has a person assigned to each geographical area called a GFR (government field rep) and the GFR is supposed to investigate the area to make sure it is unserved prior to awarding a grant. We have seen several companies pull the

Re: [WISPA] Pathloss 4

2008-08-06 Thread Chuck McCown
I'll take a copy of your excel file Charles. ;-) - Original Message - From: "Charles Wu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pathloss 4 Hi Michael, All Pathloss basically does is calculate Vigants-Barnett and/or ITU

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