Re: [WISPA] solar site

2009-08-26 Thread Mike
//ralphfowler.com >I have been reluctant to put signs on it though, for obvious reasons. >(people already think I am toting a rocket launcher) LOL > Ralph > >-Original Message- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of Mike >

Re: [WISPA] solar site

2009-08-26 Thread Mike
ocal stations and ask about "surplus ENG trucks". > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > > Behalf Of Mike > > Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 5:40 AM > > To

Re: [WISPA] solar site

2009-08-26 Thread Mike
t;it.) 60 Watts. $329 > >http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100658288 > > >Mike wrote: > > It depends on how high you push it up. I *HAVE* had it all the way > > up with a 12" pa

Re: [WISPA] solar site

2009-08-26 Thread Mike
I'm not sure I buy into your math. If I have a repeater site that is pulling 1A @ 12V, then it is consuming something like 12W, right? If I have 60W of solar panel (2 toys) then when conditions are optimal, I have 48W left over to charge the battery. Lets say I am REALLY north, and the panels

Re: [WISPA] Antenna Mount extensions

2009-08-27 Thread Mike
'splain please! How is that configured? Thanks. At 10:50 AM 8/27/2009, you wrote: >... We now mount 2 pieces of 1-5/8" >Unistrut with 1/4" lags and clamp the pipe to it. WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup

Re: [WISPA] solar site

2009-08-27 Thread Mike
d Deliberant radios. The CAT5 run to our radios is insignificant, and not some 200' run. Hams, geeks and wisp owners are cut from similar cloth. Mike WISPA W

Re: [WISPA] solar site

2009-08-29 Thread Mike
That's one point I was making with my fuzzy math repeater example. :-) I think the Wili card radios in that repeater system will operate down to 7V. I may need more than toys if I tried to use legacy 48V stuff and the resultant voltage conversions. At 10:08 AM 8/29/2009, you wrote: >The best

[WISPA] Non-disclosure

2009-08-31 Thread Mike
share? Friendly Regards, Mike WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubs

Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik Processor Load

2009-09-02 Thread Mike
Couldn't you run a bridge computer with something like Untangle running to see what the traffic contains at the tower site? I've never run Untangle, but have considered setting up such a device to put at a troublesome node for analysis. Thoughts? Mike At 07:41 AM 9/2/2009, you wro

Re: [WISPA] Senate Bill

2009-09-03 Thread Mike
Was it Prodigy, AOL or Gore who invented the Internet? Or was it Compuserve? Man we've come a long ways since ALL of those. At 10:53 AM 9/3/2009, you wrote: >I guess it depends on your definition of "Internet". The ARPANET model >doesn't really show what we have today. > >For me it's about TCP

Re: [WISPA] 900Mhz question

2009-09-03 Thread Mike
I'm curious if anybody has explored using circular polarization at 900 MHz for some of the reasons posted in this thread? At 10:42 AM 9/3/2009, you wrote: >Lol, and the answer is because horizontal usually has less noise. >Whcih has nothing to do with the size of the wave cycle. Unless >someone k

Re: [WISPA] 900Mhz question

2009-09-03 Thread Mike
Cordless phones, baby monitors, PAGING SYSTEMS, and the bane for rural Iowa users is the new GPS positioning systems on every big farmer's tractor. They make 900 MHz worthless even with filters; they use the entire allotment. Telemetry, talking refrigerators, and other consumer devices also u

Re: [WISPA] Ever see Ethernet cables fail so that ...

2009-09-05 Thread Mike
Curious if you blew any water out of the "low" end of the cat5? I had a similar thing happen one time. It was atmospheric pumping caused by pressure changes; at least that was the theory. At 06:18 PM 9/5/2009, you wrote: >Believe me, I tried replacing the end connectors before rerunning the ca

Re: [WISPA] Some great photos

2009-09-07 Thread Mike
And the Wireless Internet antenna is a discone. Unity gain, omnidirectional. It looks more like a scanner antenna or multiband close comm antenna. At 10:31 PM 9/6/2009, you wrote: >It should be clear, I posted that link with no thought to >politics, it was simply to show our troops in action

[WISPA] 2.4 Frequency coordination

2009-09-09 Thread Mike
CPE connected to such an AP also be required to have the license? Is this within FCC rules? Are any of you doing this? If so, what equipment are you using? Thanks! Mike WISPA Wants You! Join today! http

Re: [WISPA] 2.4 Frequency coordination

2009-09-09 Thread Mike
ber? Hasn't anybody thought about doing this or is doing this? You could squeeze a couple more sectors on a tower if this is possible. Mike At 08:36 AM 9/9/2009, you wrote: >I believe you can but you'll need to use the CLI > >Int wireless set wlan1 frequency=2406 &

Re: [WISPA] 2.4 Frequency coordination

2009-09-09 Thread Mike
y CPE device. I would however buy one for the AP. It may steer me away from using MT for these customer sites IF I decide to try this. Mike *** Good idea, but it won't let me. I receive this message: message=bad band and/or channel, see 'wireless info

Re: [WISPA] 2.4 Frequency coordination

2009-09-09 Thread Mike
l. Now where did my P3D stuff go anyway? Mike At 02:08 PM 9/9/2009, you wrote: >Be Careful!! Selecting another Country Code is unwise if you are >going to operate near the band edges because of "spurs" (spurious emissions). > >Here's an explanation. > >A 20-MHz (o

Re: [WISPA] Need Lightning Arrestor Advice

2009-09-17 Thread Mike
I'm not sure which Ethernet surge protection I'd recommend, but PolyPhaser does it best, in my opinion, for RF. At 10:51 PM 9/16/2009, you wrote: >Hello all, > >I am part of a group installing a wireless network in rural Honduras >for a growing educational system with a chapter of Engineers Witho

Re: [WISPA] Router suggestions

2009-09-20 Thread Mike
and under 10 bucks. > > > >-Original Message- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of RickG >Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 8:40 PM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Router suggestions > >http://www.edimax.us/ >EW-72

Re: [WISPA] Router suggestions

2009-09-21 Thread Mike
issues though, the quick fix is to update >the firmware in the router, if that fails we always have DD-WRT or Tomato. > > >-Kevin > > >On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Mike Hammett >wrote: > > > Something like 80% of the time I've been

Re: [WISPA] Net Neutrality

2009-09-21 Thread Mike
o much what you say or view over their > > > > > > networks. Those ISPs who have fallen afoul of the NN advocates have done > > > > > > so primarily because they were attempting to address a particular type > > > > > > of traffic pattern, rather

Re: [WISPA] Organite defense

2009-09-23 Thread Mike
WTF? I hope you're not smoking that sh1t! At 10:28 AM 9/23/2009, you wrote: >Never heard of such a thing. >This is very interesting: >http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message519074/pg1 > >On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Robert West >wrote: > > > Anyone else tired of these do-gooders and

Re: [WISPA] Link Planning Software

2009-09-28 Thread Mike
... and a flashing light hooked to a Digital Loggers switch on the tower for sunset site surveys. :-) a light: http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200365214_200365214 a 24 volt power supply: http://www.trcelectronics.com/Meanwell/se-450-24.shtm

Re: [WISPA] OT - Text Messages

2009-09-29 Thread Mike
!) an anomaly of some sort 2) the apple doesn't fall far from the tree 3) she FOUND boys in a big way 4) all of the above I pick 4) all of the above. If you read Verizon's TOS, text messages are not guaranteed to be delivered, take the least cost path, and might arrive well after they are sent.

Re: [WISPA] how to protect your kids

2010-04-14 Thread Mike
n epiphany that you were right all along. Be aware that whoever coined the term "terrible twos," never met a 4 year old, OR a 13 year old. Mike WI

Re: [WISPA] Internet for festival: Laptop/PDA signal strength?

2010-04-17 Thread Mike
Marlon's idea is good. Put a high 5.8 omni at the crossroads. Put some 5.8 cpe at a few different places with 2.4 low power radios connected to them. A P2P to the crossroads system from your demark would complete the system. You could do it with Deliberant radios, or Mikrotik quite easily. ---

Re: [WISPA] Internet for festival: Laptop/PDA signal strength?

2010-04-19 Thread Mike
stival, it would be popular and appreciated by a certain subset of revelers. The locals will take note and it puts your name out there with them in a sort of gee wiz way. Cheap, effective marketing. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wir

Re: [WISPA] Slow speed

2010-04-21 Thread Mike
Mbps. We tell them long duration connections are subject to throttling if the network gets congested. They ask what that is and I reply audio and video downloads. Most understand and appreciate that it is optimized for their behavior. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wir

Re: [WISPA] [Motorola II] Bizarre *Cold* front coming from the west

2010-04-21 Thread Mike
eld intact can disrupt communications globally (remember the collapse of the Canadian electrical grid back in the 80s?) what would happen to my microwave communications during such an event? :-) Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wir

Re: [WISPA] Remotely Adjusted Dish Mount

2010-04-25 Thread Mike
Not exactly sure what you're looking for, but Yaesu makes some really nice Az/El rotators. I would think azimuth control would be good enough. There are a lot of cheap TV antenna type rotators. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wisp

Re: [WISPA] Remotely Adjusted Dish Mount

2010-04-25 Thread Mike
boom. It took hurricane Charley to destroy the setup. Yikes, I just looked and the Yaesu units are over $600 now. This fellow used an X-10 Ninja camera mount to do something similar. http://aa5fr.com/elcheapoazel.htm Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless

Re: [WISPA] New WISP

2010-04-27 Thread Mike
Marlon: I am very interested in your "no more taping" bulkhead connector. Do you mean on the NEMA box? What do you use? Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sen

Re: [WISPA] bandwidth available

2010-04-27 Thread Mike
Marco, could you just mail me some? I have a hard time finding wholesale bandwidth in my market; I wish I was closer. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Marco Coelho Sent: Tuesday, April 27

Re: [WISPA] bandwidth available

2010-04-28 Thread Mike
Marco: Toledo, IA. South Tama County. West of Cedar Rapids; east of Marshalltown. (out in the sticks) Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Marco Coelho Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 11:47 AM To

Re: [WISPA] Netequilizer

2010-05-06 Thread Mike
pen. This effectively throttles torrents in an agnostic way. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Jeremie Chism Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 7:47 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ne

Re: [WISPA] 5MHz Channel Drawbacks?

2010-05-09 Thread Mike
I've made some difficult customers happy. I wouldn't put that many customers on such a sector because of the diminished throughput. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Robert West Sent:

Re: [WISPA] 5MHz Channel Drawbacks?

2010-05-10 Thread Mike
r in the car for the second use. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of John Valenti Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 8:12 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5MHz Channel Drawbacks? I use 5MHz ch

Re: [WISPA] 5MHz Channel Drawbacks?

2010-05-10 Thread Mike
Oh yeah, the Deliberant radios, if set up for 1/4 channel will "see" APs on 1/4, 1/2, and full channel -- when you do a site survey. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of John Valenti Se

Re: [WISPA] Who will be at the Dayton Hamvention this weekend?

2010-05-13 Thread Mike
Hamfest? Chicks? Are you nuts? Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Robert West Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 8:31 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Who will be at

Re: [WISPA] Customer Speed Tests

2010-05-13 Thread Mike
Yes, but you need to work on making that a symmetrical connection; your upload stinks! :-) Now that is funny; better save that graphic. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Larry A Weidig Sent

Re: [WISPA] Customer Speed Tests

2010-05-13 Thread Mike
: 10M Ethernet ( ~291.2 x faster than avg. modem speeds) Time to load an average web page: ~0.1 s Time to download 10MB file: ~9.5 s Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Thursday, May

Re: [WISPA] Customer Speed Tests

2010-05-13 Thread Mike
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” --- Winston Churchill On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 9:29 PM, Mike wrote: > But it appears to want Firefox or SVG?  Wh

Re: [WISPA] Customer Speed Tests

2010-05-13 Thread Mike
tal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” --- Winston Churchill On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Mike wrote: > Where do I check for that? > > -Original Message- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Josh Luthman > S

Re: [WISPA] Customer Speed Tests

2010-05-14 Thread Mike
Well, shamelessly because that's what MOST of my customers run. If I used something only a fraction of them used, then I might not be aware how certain things look and feel to them; as seems to be the case here. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless

Re: [WISPA] Hamvention

2010-05-16 Thread Mike
I've had similar experiences with an omni which was NOT DC grounded. I learned my lesson. Did you? Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of RickG Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 6:08 PM To: WISPA Ge

Re: [WISPA] Google Pac Man

2010-05-21 Thread Mike
Having to scroll way down to view a three word response is exactly why I am a confirmed "top poster." -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Parr Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 10:56 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [W

Re: [WISPA] Google Pac Man

2010-05-21 Thread Mike
Now there are some memories! We played Star Trek on the University of Iowa Engineering mainframe back in 1976. Between sessions, you saved your game on punch tape and took the loop home with you. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] Google Pac Man

2010-05-21 Thread Mike
By today's standards, my mom could be charged with child abuse. Sorry for the blatant hijack but this thread began on a whimsical note. The Google Flag is awesome. If you do a Google search you'll understand what prompted this thread. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Me

Re: [WISPA] Google Pac Man

2010-05-21 Thread Mike
still in high school learning to write programs to punch cards to run through an IBM 029 punch reader. Those were the days. Thanks for making me feel a bit younger! On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Mike wrote: > Now there are some memories!  We played Star Trek on the University of Iowa >

Re: [WISPA] Google Pac Man

2010-05-21 Thread Mike
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 10:08 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Google Pac Man I may have you beat Mike - asteroids, stanford student union, 1972. Ohmygodimold! Tom S. - Original Message - From: "Mike" To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent

Re: [WISPA] Tower Identity - Redux

2010-05-28 Thread Mike
It's hard to tell from the end shot. A side profile would help. The larger one looks like an old windmill tower. It's hard to tell about the smaller one. Are those cross members angled iron or round? Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...

Re: [WISPA] Spider takes down switch. I take down spider.

2010-05-31 Thread Mike
an nothing? If there were something that was less than nothing, then nothing would not be nothing, it would be something - even though it's just a very little bit of something. But if nothing is nothing, then nothing has nothing that is less than it is." Friendly Regards, Mike

Re: [WISPA] Spider takes down switch. I take down spider.

2010-05-31 Thread Mike
Didn't Admiral Hopper coin the term "computer bug?" Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express P.O. Box 255 Toledo, IA 52342 239.770.6203 m...@aweiowa.com -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailt

Re: [WISPA] Repeater

2010-06-07 Thread Mike
Steve, I have been having very good luck with the new generation of Deliberant radios. http://deliberant.com/landing/deliberant_products.aspx Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Steve Barnes Sent

Re: [WISPA] Repeater

2010-06-07 Thread Mike
specs perfectly. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Steve Barnes Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 9:24 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Repeater Thanks for the advice guys on the

Re: [WISPA] Repeater

2010-06-07 Thread Mike
. I would be curious to see the results as I haven’t done it with frequencies over 800 MHz. I wouldn’t look for any magic results but reasonable results if your engineering is sound. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express P.O. Box 255

Re: [WISPA] Repeater

2010-06-07 Thread Mike
test it. :-) Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 10:17 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Repeater My understanding is that a half wavelength long

Re: [WISPA] Repeater

2010-06-08 Thread Mike
slowed down by the coax. So if the velocity factor is .66, as is common for most coax, your feed would be 66% of calculated length. For what you are doing, close would probably be good enough, as long as each radiator was resonant at the frequency you are using. Friendly Regards, Mike

Re: [WISPA] Is this a record of some kind?

2010-06-12 Thread Mike
"Skip" in microwave bands is usually tropospheric ducting. Yes, signals can propagate WAY farther than you could imagine when such an event is happening. Here in Central Iowa the events have far exceeded the seasonal norm already this year. Friendly Regards, Mike -Origin

Re: [WISPA] Looking for 900 MHz pioneers

2010-06-14 Thread Mike
I avoid 900 MHz like the plague. Not only does telemetry and GPS positioning trash the band, my competitor located there. :-) Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Gary Garrett Sent: Monday, June

Re: [WISPA] MicroTik HWMPplus mesh?

2010-06-20 Thread Mike
I'd love to get Faisal and Fred in a room together and just be a fly on the wall ... Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express WISPA Wants You! Join today!

[WISPA] The hitch hikers guide to St. Louis.

2010-06-26 Thread Mike
looking forward to attaching faces to names. I will be one of the faces without a name. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express P.O. Box 255 Toledo, IA 52342 239.770.6203 m...@aweiowa.com -Original Message- From: wireless-bo

Re: [WISPA] The hitch hikers guide to St. Louis.

2010-06-26 Thread Mike
city. Have I mentioned I've gotten comfortable here the past five years? I will have to find a trained monkey to fill in for me. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express P.O. Box 255 Toledo, IA 52342 239.770.6203 m...@aweiowa.com ---

Re: [WISPA] GFCI outlet trips

2010-06-28 Thread Mike
The easy resolve for that problem, if you have to have GFIs, is to add a small APC UPS after the GFI and use GOOD ones! _ From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Blair Davis Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 10:23 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re:

[WISPA] Toledo Stoplight Festival

2010-07-02 Thread Mike
Just so you know that besides running a WISP, community involvement is very important. Mark your calendars! SPECIAL - Toledo, Iowa - July 2, 2010 The stage is set. The preparations are made. There is a festival coming to Toledo. Friday July 9, 2010, on the Tama County Courthouse lawn, in do

Re: [WISPA] Toledo Stoplight Festival

2010-07-02 Thread Mike
I would like very much like that! Did I mention I am 2 miles from Meskwaki, a world class casino, hotel and convention center? Or that there are now 3 ziplines up and running here at Gilly Hollow? Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] Toledo Stoplight Festival

2010-07-02 Thread Mike
ilto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] > On Behalf Of Mike > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 10:26 AM > To: 'WISPA General List' > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Toledo Stoplight Festival > > I would like very much like that! > > Did I mention I am 2 miles from Meskwaki, a world cla

Re: [WISPA] Monitoring Software

2010-07-03 Thread Mike
Bob: You need to quit smoking that $hit. BTW, the NOC sounds awesome. What are the dude servers? Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Robert West Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 9:17 PM To: WISPA General List Subject

Re: [WISPA] Note of support for the WISPA Regional Meeting

2010-07-06 Thread Mike
I too am very much looking forward to the event and sitting on Jack's panel. I must be pumped if you could see from where I am even sending this message! If you're sitting on the fence, get off! It's going to be great. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Techno

Re: [WISPA] OT: Limiting range of Wifi AP

2010-07-07 Thread Mike
I wish you were going to St. Louis. Your idea rocks. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Robert West Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 7:22 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT: Limiting range of Wifi AP Think

Re: [WISPA] OT: Limiting range of Wifi AP

2010-07-08 Thread Mike
Ooops, I missed the triangles on my last post. This was years ago so excuse my fuzziness. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express P.O. Box 255 Toledo, IA 52342 239.770.6203 m...@aweiowa.com -Original Message- From: wireless-boun

Re: [WISPA] OT: Limiting range of Wifi AP

2010-07-08 Thread Mike
Looks very similar. If you look in the AMSAT archives, you'll find mine from the 80s. KF4FDJ is my ham call. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express P.O. Box 255 Toledo, IA 52342 239.770.6203 m...@aweiowa.com -Original Me

Re: [WISPA] OT: Limiting range of Wifi AP

2010-07-08 Thread Mike
I don't have a problem at all. They DO look very familiar, hmmm. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Faisal Imtiaz Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 9:56 PM To: WISPA General List Subjec

Re: [WISPA] "Missing" Bridgewave

2010-07-11 Thread Mike
Don't feel bad Fred, I did the same thing! Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Fred Goldstein Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 10:55 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] "Missing" Bridgewave

[WISPA] Digital Loggers script

2010-07-11 Thread Mike
Does anyone have a way to control a Digital Loggers Ethernet switch they would share? I want to be able to say create a batch file or small executable to power cycle certain ports. Thanks, Mike WISPA Wants You

Re: [WISPA] Autoreply: Wireless Digest, Vol 31, Issue 10

2010-07-11 Thread Mike
I quit using Linksys for that very reason. If I place a multiport wireless router it is usually a Netgear. I have a lot less problems. I think the Linksys power supplies are the culprit. Friendly Regards, Mike _ From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun

Re: [WISPA] Digital Loggers script

2010-07-12 Thread Mike
Glen: It is the web power switch II, or the one with 8 ports. I have a few of them. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Glenn Kelley Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 11:02 PM To: WISPA General List

Re: [WISPA] Autoreply: Wireless Digest, Vol 31, Issue 10

2010-07-12 Thread Mike
RickG Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 9:12 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Autoreply: Wireless Digest, Vol 31, Issue 10 It seems like all the cheap routers race to see who is the worst! On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Mike wrote: I quit using Linksys for that very reason. If I pl

Re: [WISPA] Autoreply: Wireless Digest, Vol 31, Issue 10

2010-07-12 Thread Mike
Mike, What are you paying for the Asus? I am looking for that functionality. I usually use a Deliberant and a switch. Or just a Netgear router, depending on where I install. _ From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent

Re: [WISPA] DD-WRT

2010-07-12 Thread Mike
that doesn't require re-flashing and fussing. There have been some good thoughts here on this reflector this morning. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express P.O. Box 255 Toledo, IA 52342 Mike's <http://www.tamat

Re: [WISPA] Rural Telco in Washington Gets $17,763 per line

2010-07-13 Thread Mike
And chicks for free? -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of MDK Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:15 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Rural Telco in Washington Gets $17,763 per line If you did, how would you sleep

Re: [WISPA] Rural Telco in Washington Gets $17,763 per line

2010-07-13 Thread Mike
But, then you'd be in dire straights! -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:17 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Rural Telco in Washington Gets $17,763 per l

Re: [WISPA] Digital Loggers script

2010-07-14 Thread Mike
Well yeah, I know that. What I would like to do is >> if this and this or this then do that. I can write Awk code or something to do that, but I have never "talked" to a digital logger with its native language. Have you? Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- Fro

Re: [WISPA] Digital Loggers script

2010-07-14 Thread Mike
Ryan: I will check into if that works for me. Unfortunately, if I had a day to spare I'd wash my Jeep, Roundup the lane, and get a massage. I may have to wait a bit of have a sleepless night soon. Thanks! Friendly Regards, Mike _ From: wireless-boun...@wisp

Re: [WISPA] Mounting on silos

2010-07-17 Thread Mike
Poulon Pro 20 inch chainsaws are on sale at Northern; around $100. Mike _ From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Scott Reed Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 11:11 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Mounting on silos Yep, we

Re: [WISPA] Mounting on silos

2010-07-17 Thread Mike
ladder. Where are you located (I'm too lazy today to figure out), maybe I can help you out. Mike _ From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Scott Reed Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 5:29 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Mounti

Re: [WISPA] Mounting on silos

2010-07-17 Thread Mike
20') above the concrete, so should clear the dome. Mike wrote: I am always on the lookout for derelict Rohn 25 sections. I buy them and stack them behind my barn. I recently bought this steel thing with a hinged base that telescopes to 45 feet or so. I would think if you augered a hol

Re: [WISPA] Early bird dinner

2010-07-19 Thread Mike
Now if you made that offer tomorrow night . my son and I will arrive late afternoon/early evening. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express P.O. Box 255 Toledo, IA 52342 Mike's <http://www.tamatoledonews.com/page/categor

Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations

2010-07-19 Thread Mike
Fred: I have some "poles" on my network. They are hard to climb and service would be the only caveats I'd share. Consider windmills. The ones they sell to keep ponds aerated are aesthetically pleasing and not too expensive. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disrupti

Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations

2010-07-19 Thread Mike
climb. I was merely offering a solution or idea that even owlers and tree huggers would have no problem having in their neighborhood. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Fred Goldstein Sent: Monday

Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations

2010-07-19 Thread Mike
installed a 17.5 foot one. Very nice. Phil On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Mike wrote: Something like these: http://www.pondaeration.com/ Thiesens here in Iowa sells them. They look like an old fashioned windmill and just pump water. There are some wind power kits that you mount on a

Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations

2010-07-19 Thread Mike
...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:36 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations Must not have any lineman friends. ;-) - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 7/19

Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations

2010-07-19 Thread Mike
And how do you anchor them? I'd like a 45' version. Mike _ From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Phil Curnutt Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 6:41 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations I be

Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations

2010-07-20 Thread Mike
is planted in the farm yard of the foreman of that crew. My deal is with him. Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Blake Bowers Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 10:42 PM To: WISPA General List Subject

Re: [WISPA] Lightening protection

2010-07-27 Thread Mike
ystem, or grounding tied to different points that create a potential. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express P.O. Box 255 Toledo, IA 52342 239.770.6203 m...@aweiowa.com -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless

Re: [WISPA] Lightening protection

2010-07-27 Thread Mike
Oh yeah, I usually ground with a triad of rods in an equilateral triangle at least 8 feet apart, and never a single rod. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express P.O. Box 255 Toledo, IA 52342 239.770.6203 m...@aweiowa.com -Original

Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations

2010-07-28 Thread Mike
pole and take a solid bronze ground lead down the pole. You put these things on right and you will have no problems. Nice hardware. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express P.O. Box 255 Toledo, IA 52342 239.770.6203 m...@aweiowa.com

Re: [WISPA] Lightening protection

2010-07-28 Thread Mike
insistence. When the Canadian radio guys came down they cut all the leads to the halo. Please re-read my first sentence. Caveat Emptor! Friendly Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Scott Lambert Sent: Wedne

Re: [WISPA] Water Tower grounding

2010-07-29 Thread Mike
m the tower if possible. They will have to paint the tower again during the lifetime of your equipment. I hope some of this helps. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express P.O. Box 255 Toledo, IA 52342 239.770.6203 m...@aweiowa.com -Ori

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