Marlon, The good ol MDS 900 MHz radios... Other - Since I am new I would be better at being a secretary or something like that. I enjoy coordinating eduational meetings, business development, webinars, and facilitating events; lobbying etc. For example, I was the executive secretary for the STLE West Coast while at Chevron. I recently attended a WiNOG conference and thought that would be interesting to help facilitate. WiNOG is Wireless Network Operators Group and topic are germane to wireless operators first and foremost. For example, I just helpd Douglas County PUD folks brainstorming and solved stuff on VLANing, tagged and untagged, element management systems, etc.
So, if all you folks are busy running your WISPs and providing internet access to our rural compadres (and urban ones too), I am more than happy to become a secretary. By the way, I have MBA, BA, and two years towards an MSEE. I am a US Citizen, like listening to Neil Young, and son of a WWII veteran (he is still around). Felix --- "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Welcome Felix! > > Sounds like you've been around the block a time or > two. Very cool. > > Did you know that there is an associate WISPA > membership level? It allows > you to be involved, sit on the board etc. I hope > you'll be more involved > here. > > I think that many of the issues that affect us are > likely to also affect the > SCADA folks these days. > > PLEASE tell me that you didn't do like the SCADA > goofballs here in Odessa > and put omni antennas at every site! Even the ones > that only see ONE other > site. I'm gonna have to work a LOT harder than I > should have if I ever put > in 900mhz. Hell, I already have gear at half of > their sites, they should > have just used my wireless system to do the SCADA > collections. Our uptime > is very very good. All they ended up with is a > bunch of money to overbuild > an existing network! > > laters, > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Felix A. Lopez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 9:32 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Posting limits? > > > > Marlon, I just joined this list and agree with > your > > recommendations to supplment with a part time job. > > Prior to my current position, I worked at a winery > on > > swing shift from 4 pm to 12 midnite and did my > > consulting work in the day time. Whew. And later > I > > got hired by a big company in fixed wireless > > infrastructure with one of the larger > manufacturers. > > > > > > By the way, I had a chance to visit Ehprata > > Washington when I visited the Grant County PUD > folks. > > Very nice up there. I am originally from the > rural > > area of Kings River, California, near the Kings > Canyon > > National Park Hwy 180 Sierra Foothills. Worked for > the > > US Forest Service, PG&E in Power Distribution and > > Energy Conservation, Chevron in clean diesals, and > now > > involved in RF networks wireless. We used > wirleess > > in power distribution for our SCADA networks > albeit in > > narrowband. Broadband provides interesting > > opportunities for the enterprise. > > > > The rural areas of San Joaquin Valley still > searching > > for wireless. One of my friends is putting up a > > system. Using his own money. I always thought a > lease > > program is ideal for wireless because of the > change in > > generation of equipment. For example, Canopy is > now > > Canopy Advantage. And other manufacturers are > going > > to new generation. > > > > Good luck to you all here on this list. I am also > > involved in WiMax (or I should say pre-WiMax). > > > > Felix Lopez > > > > > > > > --- "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> With 11 customers I HIGHLY suggest you get a part > >> time job. Something > >> flexible if you can. > >> > >> Taking that financial stress off will help you do > a > >> much better job. > >> > >> I drove tractor, did consulting, speaking, > equipment > >> sales, wrote articles > >> etc. Whatever I could to make extra money. If > I'd > >> not have done those > >> things, I'd have failed in this business for > sure. > >> Costs were too high and > >> I had too much debt stacked up. And my wife > works > >> part time half the year > >> so she's not a lot of help in feeding the family. > >> marlon > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > >> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 2:52 PM > >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Posting limits? > >> > >> > >> >I will admit that I have a lot of potential, but > >> potential doesn't mean > >> >dollars now. More than once I've looked at > finding > >> a part time job (again) > >> >so I have some money to invest in my operations. > >> > > >> > I need more equipment. > >> > I need more marketing. > >> > I need developers. > >> > I have no or little money to pay for the above. > >> ;-) > >> > > >> > > >> > ----- > >> > Mike Hammett > >> > Intelligent Computing Solutions > >> > http://www.ics-il.com > >> > > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "George Rogato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > >> > Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 4:44 PM > >> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Posting limits? > >> > > >> > > >> >> Yeah, but you have all kinds of things going > on. > >> I see you on all the > >> >> various lists looking for everything from > fiber > >> paths to long distance.. > >> >> Heck, one of these days, I may even buy > something > >> from you. > >> >> > >> >> George > >> >> > >> >> Mike Hammett wrote: > >> >>> I wish I had 30. ;-) > >> >>> > >> >>> 11 paying customers here. > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> ----- > >> >>> Mike Hammett > >> >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions > >> >>> http://www.ics-il.com > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "George > >> Rogato" > >> >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > >> >>> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 4:28 PM > >> >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Posting limits? > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>>> Mike Hammett wrote: > >> >>>>> I joined this list last week and already > >> consider leaving due to the > >> >>>>> drama. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> It may feel a little like drama Mike, but > calea > >> is important and some > >> >>>> people have very strong feelings one way or > the > >> other. It's good to see > >> >>>> opinions, Ed saying he has 30 subs and will > be > >> out of business is > >> >>>> informative and compelling. Some of us have > >> operations that can carry > >> >>>> the weight of the calea burden and others > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
