There is a H+S distributor about 15 miles down the road from me. I'm looking at getting a couple of Avante (I think that's what they're called) mobile antenna they make.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Lawrence E. Bakst" <m...@iridescent.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 7:32 PM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors > This is going to sound like a Huber+Suhner commercial. > > 1. Waterproof connectors > At 11:41 PM +0000 11/19/09, lakel...@gbcx.net wrote: >>No 400 connector from any of the manufacturers is weatherproof by itself. >>You need to weatherproof all of your connections. If they are not getting >>wet you are lucky. Plain and simple. > > True for most low end connectors. However, H+S makes connectors with > integrated o-rings that are IP68/NEMA-6 rated. That means they have to > pass a water submersion test. I have used the product with success. They > are probably more expensive than most WISP's can afford, but you get what > you pay for. I don't know if they have one that would work for LMR-400 > cable. > > They also make hermetically sealed connectors. > > http://www.hubersuhnerinc.com/co-ca-us/mozilla/us-news.htm?org=4F0184A3DC3E6840&newsid=D05AABE63966F25E&itemstate=2&back=ECC6CA06810995BD1581FAC18CAA4AFB > > > 2. adhesive shrink tubing > At 4:42 PM -0700 11/19/09, AJ wrote: >>CANUSA adhesive shrink tubing is your friend :) > > Adhesive shrink tubing probably won't pass IP68, but that doesn't mean it > won't help. > > 3. There is better cable out there than LMR-400. Again H+S makes one that > is quite a bit better, especially at 5.8 GHz, and not too expensive. > > Contact me off list if you need pointers. Having said that I suspect that > H+S doesn't want to sell directly to WISPs but rather to large customers > and distributors. > > Best, > > leb > > > > At 11:41 PM +0000 11/19/09, lakel...@gbcx.net wrote: >>No 400 connector from any of the manufacturers is weatherproof by itself. >>You need to weatherproof all of your connections. If they are not getting >>wet you are lucky. Plain and simple. >> >>Bob >>Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: "MDK" <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> >>Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:20:52 >>To: WISPA General List<wireless@wispa.org> >>Subject: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors >> >> >>I've run out of these, and none of the vendors I use commonly carry them. >>Anyone out west have these? >> >>Yeah, I know, it costs more to buy two of these than a whole pre-built 10 >>foot cable, but every danged pre-built I buy has water issues. >> >>We have never had to seal any of the cables we built ourselves, and none >>of >>them have ever leaked (except when someone who'll forever remain nameless >>forgot to tighten the cable...), but I have no luck at all with the >>pre-made >>I've bought from multiple places. Our temporary site needed to go up in >>a >>real hurry, so I bought a whole pile of parts and cables, and most of them >>have had issues. >> >> >> >> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>http://signup.wispa.org/ >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>http://signup.wispa.org/ >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -- > l...@iridescent.org > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
