Actually for most of that Jerry helped me. I certainly agree that RM is very powerful but it's a POS from a usability standpoint. If it were cleaned up and made easier to use I'd have dropped the better part of $500 on it. Software that'll do what it does that's as easy to figure out as TopoUSA or any linksys router would be a no brainer here.
Brian helps me with Census tract stuff mostly. marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Bartosch" <ch...@clarityconnect.com> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Link Planning Software > Marlon used Brian Webster. > > Chuck > > On Sep 23, 2009, at 10:29 PM, Scott Reed wrote: > >> Not to be repetitive, but you are describing RadioMobile >> John the RM Yahoo group and see if you can't get it to do just what >> you >> are looking for. >> Seems to me Marlon Schaffer found someone to help him learn it a few >> months ago. I don't remember who. >> I can help some if you want to ask questions off-list. >> >> Robert West wrote: >>> I was holding this chunk of Organite and praying for such a thing >>> and now >>> here it is. >>> >>> Spooky. >>> >>> Get ready for the list, Shaddi. >>> >>> For one, this browser based software should not depend on the >>> internet, yes? >>> The term browser speaks internet to me. If I'm out in the field >>> trying to >>> figure out a link I obviously don't have internet there. Not that >>> I see >>> myself out in the middle of a corn field with my laptop trying to >>> figure it >>> out but hey, who knows. >>> >>> The basics of course is terrain and elevation but I'd like to see >>> how a link >>> over water is taken into account rolled into the thing. >>> >>> I also have to guess at trees. If I'm only able to get 70 feet or >>> so up and >>> the trees around here are also around 70 feet, it might say yes but >>> the >>> trees would say no. Could it possibly have a variable where you >>> could set >>> an average height for stands of trees? Where I am at, Southern >>> Ohio, all >>> the patches of trees are pretty much a single average height. If the >>> software could distinguish a large green patch as trees and you >>> tell the >>> software that the average height is whatever, it could possibly add >>> that >>> height to the land elevation. Would be good to have a database of >>> various >>> antennas and radios to pull from as well. >>> >>> Hey! IDEA! A new game, Wireless Internet Tycoon!!! What do ya >>> think? >>> I've kinda ran off the rails here, sorry..... >>> >>> >>> You want a wish list? Grab some paper, pal. >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless- >>> boun...@wispa.org] On >>> Behalf Of Shaddi Hasan >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:37 PM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Link Planning Software >>> >>> Howdy WISPA! >>> >>> Just joined today but wanted to chime in -- some students here at >>> UNC Chapel >>> Hill are working on a browser-based link planning tool as a semester >>> project. It will be released as open-source at the end of the >>> semester, so >>> we'd like it to be useful not only for our projects but for the >>> community at >>> large. While primarily geared towards community wireless projects, >>> it'd be >>> great if it could be useful for the professional WISP community. >>> So, if you >>> have any feedback on what features you'd like to see in such a >>> tool, lessons >>> you all have learned that should be incorporated into its design, >>> or the >>> concept generally, please contact me. >>> >>> To the OP, check back in December and we might have something to >>> offer you! >>> >>> Shaddi >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Robert West >>> <robert.w...@just-micro.com>wrote: >>> >>> >>>> What are you folks using to verify the viability of a link before >>>> you plan >>>> the build? I've tried using Radio Mobile but I'll be darned if I >>>> can't >>>> >>> get >>> >>>> that thing to work even with the step by step instructions. I've >>>> been >>>> finding myself just plotting elevations all the way along the link >>>> in >>>> Google >>>> Earth. Sucks. >>>> >>>> Anyone using a good software app that will plot the links and give >>>> me the >>>> easy thumbs up or thumbs down? >>>> >>>> Sorry to be a pain with all these questions. It's been too hectic >>>> and I >>>> just don't have the time to sit for 2 days evaluating crap >>>> software. I'd >>>> rather be told what's good by real users. >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Organite. It's not just for breakfast anymore." >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---- >>> >>>> WISPA Wants You! 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