Re: [AFMUG] AGM battery question - noise while charging?

I've heard hissing when I definitely was overcharging, but I never noticed hissing in normal operation. On 3/15/2020 10:45 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: Is it normal, or problematic, to replace AGM batteries and when you connect the new ones to the charger (in this case an Eltek rectifier) they mak

Re: [AFMUG] AGM battery question - noise while charging?

I had some of the super cheap 100ah batteries sound like they were boiling when I plugged in the charger. The ink right on them said whatever voltage to apply to (if floating, there's another voltage for cycles) so I have to assume it's right. I don't believe they've even left float voltage in th

Re: [AFMUG] AGM battery question - noise while charging?

On 3/15/20 7:45 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: Is it normal, or problematic, to replace AGM batteries and when you connect the new ones to the charger (in this case an Eltek rectifier) they make noise? Like a faint bubbling sound inside?  It's possible they have always done this and I've never heard i

Re: [AFMUG] School only wifi hotspots

Get a local cellphone carrier to donate hotspots with unlimited data for a month? Then distribute them where needed. On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 9:40 PM Steve Jones wrote: > Our state closed all schools > I don't know a ton about the elearning for grade school and high school. > But is like to talk

[AFMUG] seriously, we have to say 5G does not cause coronavirus?

https://www.howtogeek.com/662454/no-5g-does-not-cause-coronavirus/ -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] seriously, we have to say 5G does not cause coronavirus?

Wow. On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 11:47 AM Ken Hohhof wrote: > https://www.howtogeek.com/662454/no-5g-does-not-cause-coronavirus/ > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listi

Re: [AFMUG] seriously, we have to say 5G does not cause coronavirus?

On 3/16/20 9:46 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: https://www.howtogeek.com/662454/no-5g-does-not-cause-coronavirus/ These people need to hook up with the people that believe drinking bleach will protect you. https://www.nbc12.com/2020/03/14/blue-ridge-poison-center-issues-reminder-dont-drink-bleach/

Re: [AFMUG] seriously, we have to say 5G does not cause coronavirus?

Put out an article that says 5G CURES the virus. Only people with fixed wireless broadband have a fighting chance against the virus. On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 1:11 PM Seth Mattinen wrote: > On 3/16/20 9:46 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > https://www.howtogeek.com/662454/no-5g-does-not-cause-coronavirus/

Re: [AFMUG] VoIP QoS on Ubiquiti

You'll still need to set TOS/DSCP: https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/205231750-airMAX-QoS-and-Prioritization#2 On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 7:56 PM Timothy Steele wrote: > VOIP traffic shaping is baked into the AirMax Protocol > > with LTU I would think its the same but be sure you are on the l

Re: [AFMUG] seriously, we have to say 5G does not cause coronavirus?

Nah... nobody is going to believe that. We already know that 5G is going to kill everybody... or at least turn people into mindless zombies. On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 12:18 PM can...@believewireless.net < p...@believewireless.net> wrote: > Put out an article that says 5G CURES the virus. Only peopl

Re: [AFMUG] seriously, we have to say 5G does not cause coronavirus?

On 3/16/20 11:08 AM, Mathew Howard wrote: Nah... nobody is going to believe that. We already know that 5G is going to kill everybody... or at least turn people into mindless zombies. That's why you gotta drink bleach to protect yourself. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/

Re: [AFMUG] VoIP QoS on Ubiquiti

You need to make sure the customer VoIP device and also their wireless router is passing the correct DSCP value to the radio. I also don’t think the DSCP values coming in from the internet are still tagged, so they need to be identified somehow and tagged within your own network and down the UBN

Re: [AFMUG] seriously, we have to say 5G does not cause coronavirus?

Yes it does! -Sean On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 10:47 AM Ken Hohhof wrote: > https://www.howtogeek.com/662454/no-5g-does-not-cause-coronavirus/ > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.c

[AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

You don’t own a bar, restaurant, hotel or airline...-- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

I wish I owned a grocery store or Dollar General. ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: You don’t own a bar, restaurant, hotel or airline... -- *Jay Weekley* *Cyber Broadband * -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/m

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

Restaurant wouldnt be all that terrible, lower overhead if you do pickup or delivery On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 1:20 PM wrote: > You don’t own a bar, restaurant, hotel or airline... > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list

Re: [AFMUG] VoIP QoS on Ubiquiti

Good info.  Thanks. On 3/16/2020 2:10 PM, Sterling Jacobson wrote: You need to make sure the customer VoIP device and also their wireless router is passing the correct DSCP value to the radio. I also don’t think the DSCP values coming in from the internet are still tagged, so they need to b

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

Yeah... people still need to eat, and who wants to go into a grocery store... On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 1:27 PM Steve Jones wrote: > Restaurant wouldnt be all that terrible, lower overhead if you do pickup > or delivery > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 1:20 PM wrote: > >> You don’t own a bar, restaura

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

I was going to comment on the corollary to this, which is how remarkably resilient the broadband business is to something like this. People still want/need their internet service. There is some logistical issues for installers, but they're mostly young...

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

Unfortunately we all probably have customers who own or work at bars, restaurants, hotels or airlines. Or whose kids are home from school for the foreseeable future and they can’t find daycare. How these people are going to pay their bills if they have no income (business or personal), I do

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

make sure you have company ID badges. If they were to quarantine and exempt telecom workers, it will probably require company ID On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 2:06 PM Bill Prince wrote: > I was going to comment on the corollary to this, which is how remarkably > resilient the broadband business is to

Re: [AFMUG] OT Preppers

Also, there is not yet an executive order on this, so it may all just be bluster. If you know anyone with a bar or restaurant, advise them to talk to their attorney before closing. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP -

Re: [AFMUG] OT Preppers

Seems like a temper tantrum. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP - Original Message - From: "Ken Hohhof" To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2020 6:25:50 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Pr

Re: [AFMUG] OT Preppers

By now haven't we determined that total infected isn't a meaningful statistic? Isn't it much more useful to know the infected at-risk population? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP - Original Message - From: "Bill

Re: [AFMUG] OT Preppers

It’s pretty bad when ISIS says you’re too risky. https://www.foxnews.com/world/isis-tells-its-terrorists-not-to-travel-to-europe From: AF On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Monday, March 16, 2020 2:40 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Preppers By now haven't

Re: [AFMUG] OT Preppers

It sounds like it could get messy since they have possible revocation of your liquor license to hang over your head. On Monday, March 16, 2020, Mike Hammett wrote: > Also, there is not yet an executive order on this, so it may all just be > bluster. If you know anyone with a bar or restaurant, a

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

On 3/16/20 12:05 PM, Bill Prince wrote: I was going to comment on the corollary to this, which is how remarkably resilient the broadband business is to something like this. People still want/need their internet service. There is some logistical issues for installers, but they're mostly young...

Re: [AFMUG] OT Preppers

We really have reached the point with articles like this that make me think the Babylon be is closer to reality than real news. Before all of this started I was thinking that already with regard to political satire. But the line between satire and reality has become very blurred in the last few

[AFMUG] looking for contacts with Crown Castle and American Tower

If anyone has a contact number that I can talk to today, I'd appreciate it. Rory Conaway * Triad Wireless * CEO 4226 S. 37th Street * Phoenix * AZ 85040 602-426-0542 r...@triadwireless.net www.triadwireless.net " Losers live in the pas

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

My county has its first case. The guy works about 5 miles South of my house. -Original Message- From: Seth Mattinen Sent: Monday, March 16, 2020 1:59 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad On 3/16/20 12:05 PM, Bill Prince wrote: I was going to comment on the coro

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

Did they say how/where he contracted it? From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com Sent: Monday, March 16, 2020 4:38 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad My county has its first case. The guy works about 5 miles South of my hou

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

I'm now really really really glad I decided to wait to dump a big chunk of change into the index funds. On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 1:19 PM Ken Hohhof wrote: > Unfortunately we all probably have customers who own or work at bars, > restaurants, hotels or airlines. Or whose kids are home from schoo

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

On 3/16/20 2:37 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: My county has its first case.  The guy works about 5 miles South of my house. Mayor here just said all "non essential" businesses must close by 10am tomorrow. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

I saw something about an 8pm curfew in NJ. I don't like the word curfew. Apparently only essential businesses, but grocery stores qualify as essential. -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Seth Mattinen Sent: Monday, March 16, 2020 5:45 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] O

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

Our county decided that bars/restaurants/gyms/etc will close. Basically people congregate. The restaurants/fast food places can stay open, but can't have anyone eating there. On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 4:45 PM Seth Mattinen wrote: > On 3/16/20 2:37 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > > My county has i

Re: [AFMUG] AGM battery question - noise while charging?

generally on the elteks if you do not enable the charge limit and you get a decent outage the LVD breaker will pop when the power is restored because the rectifiers can push a bunch of power to the batts and trip the breaker, imho On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 3:50 PM Ken Hohhof wrote: > You may be co

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

On 3/16/20 3:52 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote: Our county decided that bars/restaurants/gyms/etc will close.  Basically people congregate. The restaurants/fast food places can stay open, but can't have anyone eating there. For us (Reno) that means the casinos must shut down

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

He visited a family member that had it. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 16, 2020, at 4:28 PM, James Howard wrote: > >  > Did they say how/where he contracted it? > > From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2020 4:38 PM > To: AnimalFarm Mi

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

Now might be a good time to buy. If I had pre drop money I would buy Tesla right now. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 16, 2020, at 4:42 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) > wrote: > >  > I'm now really really really glad I decided to wait to dump a big chunk of > change into the index funds

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

I have a chart here somewhere that shows professions that are most likely to get it soonest.   Grocery Checker is way up there... On 3/16/20 11:25 AM, Jay Weekley wrote: I wish I owned a grocery store or Dollar General. ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: You don’t own a bar, restaurant, hotel or airline.

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

What directing is the wind blowing?  First case is a pointer to up to 50 infected not diagnosed according to the statistical dudes.. On 3/16/20 2:37 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: My county has its first case.  The guy works about 5 miles South of my house. -Original Message- From: Seth M

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

Heard a suggestion that it would be a good idea to re-balance your portfolio to take advantage of the dip. They did say to do it gradually, because no one knows where the bottom really is. bp On 3/16/2020 4:11 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

We just got an order from the county health department. It is a bay-area-wide order affecting all 9 counties. They are essentially ordering a shelter in place exempting "essential services". The list of essential services is quite long. It includes getting groceries, medical supplies, medical s

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

I'm going to hold off a bit, but I might end up with some more of the individual stocks I have wanted to buy for a while. I play the long game, and buy companies I don't expect to go away anytime soon. There are going to be some really good values to buy over the next few weeks and months. -for

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aintcha glad

background checks on gun purchase are screwy, handguns seem to going quickly, long guns are taking longer, mine still hasnt cleared from thursday, none of the long guns have, my nieces from saturday on a handgun already cleared. ammo.com has had a 68% surge in online purchases. the pseudo quarantin