Re: [AFMUG] WiFi Coverage in Home

2020-07-12 Thread Chuck McCown
Me too Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 11, 2020, at 11:04 PM, Ryan Ray wrote: > >  > I use a Calix844e and E410's as well > >> On Sat, Jul 11, 2020 at 4:59 PM Bill Prince wrote: >> We have a wired Mikrotik back at the hub, and a single Unify saucer that >> provides WiFi to almost all of the h

Re: [AFMUG] OT Might be political - trigger warning

2020-07-12 Thread Bill Prince
It's actually indeterminate until you read the label. The limits for "bear spray" are lower. The content is set by law at between 1% and 2%.  (Bear spray) The limits for "pepper spray" are wider. Depending on usage/brand/whatever it can range between 0.18% and 3%. (pe

[AFMUG] OT comet

2020-07-12 Thread chuck
Got up about 4 or so and saw the comet. You can see it with the naked eye. Best one I think I have ever seen. Halley's was no big deal. Hale-Bopp was not great but was about the same as the current one. Kohoutek was the first I saw but I had to use field glasses. -- AF mailing list AF@af

[AFMUG] is speed the issue, or price?

2020-07-12 Thread Ken Hohhof
How many of your customers complain their Internet isn't fast enough? And of those, how many are on your highest speed tier? None? This convinces me the issue isn't speed, it's price. It's like complaining the hamburgers at Wendy's are too small, when you ordered this: Instead o

Re: [AFMUG] OT comet

2020-07-12 Thread Lewis Bergman
What part of the sky? What are they calling it? On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 10:45 AM wrote: > Got up about 4 or so and saw the comet. You can see it with the naked > eye. Best one I think I have ever seen. Halley's was no big deal. > Hale-Bopp was not great but was about the same as the current o

Re: [AFMUG] OT comet

2020-07-12 Thread chuck
NE low, tail pointing up. Neowise It will be appearing in NW sky in the evenings right after sunset I think today. Probably tail pointing down. From: Lewis Bergman Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 10:13 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT comet What part of the sk

Re: [AFMUG] is speed the issue, or price?

2020-07-12 Thread Bill Prince
It's OK. Wendy's is not expected to survive the pandemic. bp On 7/12/2020 9:11 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: How many of your customers complain their Internet isn’t fast enough?  And of those, how many are on

Re: [AFMUG] OT comet

2020-07-12 Thread Bill Prince
Out here we expect to see it just below the big dipper after sunset starting tonight. I think it should be visible in the evening for another couple of weeks. When Hally's came around in 1986, it was considered a "poor showing". It's not clear to me if this is

Re: [AFMUG] OT comet

2020-07-12 Thread Jaime Solorza
What's 6000 years among friends? On Sun, Jul 12, 2020, 10:50 AM Bill Prince wrote: > Out here we expect to see it just below the big dipper after sunset > starting tonight. I think it should be visible in the evening for another > couple of weeks. > > When Hally's came around in 1986, it was con

Re: [AFMUG] is speed the issue, or price?

2020-07-12 Thread chuck
Years ago I started a wisp that grew to over 6000 subs. Part way through I decided to send out a letter to all the subs on the lowest tier. (The majority of them were on the lowest tier.) I said something like: Dear customer, we have decided to eliminate our economy plan. We have few custom

Re: [AFMUG] OT comet

2020-07-12 Thread chuck
I don’t have a clear memory of Hale-Bopp but I remember not being impressed. Seems like you really needed a telescope for a good view. This one I could see without using anything. It is not easy to see but you can spot it. The tail is long enough that you can spot it pretty easy. Very faint

Re: [AFMUG] OT comet

2020-07-12 Thread chuck
I would be over 100 if I got to see Hally’s again. So, yeah, not gonna see it with these eyes. From: Jaime Solorza Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 10:51 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT comet What's 6000 years among friends? On Sun, Jul 12, 2020, 10:50 AM Bill P

[AFMUG] OT: Eye antics

2020-07-12 Thread Jaime Solorza
Last November, I had cataract surgery for my left eye. Vision was awesome and no reading glasses. About a month ago I started seeing black and white spots...after a few days, I called doctor...saw him Monday... inferior lattice with a tear OS...caused by aging he figured. I figured more on my b

Re: [AFMUG] is speed the issue, or price?

2020-07-12 Thread Ken Hohhof
I predict anything with a drive thru window will survive. I'd be a lot more pessimistic about, for example, Subway. From: AF On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 11:46 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] is speed the issue, or price? It's OK. Wendy's is not expecte

Re: [AFMUG] is speed the issue, or price?

2020-07-12 Thread Ken Hohhof
I think some people expect to get a couple Great Dane puppies and their car will magically grow along with the dogs. https://www.ispot.tv/ad/74k6/honda-summer-clearance-event-great-danes As I acquire tons of "smart" devices, and cancel my expensive satellite TV to stream over the Internet,

Re: [AFMUG] OT comet

2020-07-12 Thread Bill Prince
Out here, Hale-Bopp was huge. It covered half the sky as I recall. It wasn't particularly bright, but you surely didn't need a telescope or anything. Kohoutek was very difficult to see; even with binos or a scope. All I remember is it being this vague fuzz ball.

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Eye antics

2020-07-12 Thread Bill Prince
Take care Jaime. Eyes are too precious. bp On 7/12/2020 9:59 AM, Jaime Solorza wrote: Last November, I had cataract surgery for my left eye.   Vision was awesome and no reading glasses. About a month ago I started seeing b

Re: [AFMUG] OT comet

2020-07-12 Thread chuck
Well, with California being closer to the sun, ‘tis to be expected. From: Bill Prince Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 11:13 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT comet Out here, Hale-Bopp was huge. It covered half the sky as I recall. It wasn't particularly bright, but you surely didn't

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Eye antics

2020-07-12 Thread chuck
Well hopefully you can be in a massage type of bed with a face hole. Put a screen down there so you can watch the south of the border weather reports... From: Jaime Solorza Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 10:59 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Eye antics Last November,

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Eye antics

2020-07-12 Thread Jaime Solorza
Ha ..might be uncomfortable if the weather girl is wearing something hotter than our 110° temperatures...thanks gents On Sun, Jul 12, 2020, 11:31 AM wrote: > Well hopefully you can be in a massage type of bed with a face hole. > Put a screen down there so you can watch the south of the border we

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Eye antics

2020-07-12 Thread Lewis Bergman
Man Jaime. Sorry to hear that. Hope that goes well. On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 1:07 PM Jaime Solorza wrote: > Ha ..might be uncomfortable if the weather girl is wearing something > hotter than our 110° temperatures...thanks gents > > On Sun, Jul 12, 2020, 11:31 AM wrote: > >> Well hopefully you ca

Re: [AFMUG] is speed the issue, or price?

2020-07-12 Thread Matt Hoppes
Agreed. Almost none of our customers complain of speed. Sure there is the occasional customer that doesn’t sign up or leaves for the cable company because “I can get three times as much speed for the same price”. They don’t realize they aren’t even coming close to using it. The majority of o

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Eye antics

2020-07-12 Thread Ken Hohhof
Yeah, don’t do the cartoon eyes popping out to an aooga sound. You’ll need to watch a week’s worth of weather girls before the surgery. Will it be an outpatient surgery center and recover at home? Probably not the best time for an extended stay in a hospital. Can we make jokes about 2

Re: [AFMUG] is speed the issue, or price?

2020-07-12 Thread Ken Hohhof
We do get people complaining about speed, but it’s people on the bottom 2 plans. That’s why I say it’s a $$$ problem. And of course everything gets blamed on speed, when often it’s a WiFi or device issue. Complaints like “my Internet is slow, if more than one of us is on our phone, we get

Re: [AFMUG] Ewon Cozy 131

2020-07-12 Thread chuck
Interesting antenna. Any idea how much it costs? From: Jaime Solorza Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 12:54 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] Ewon Cozy 131 This is cellular modem thar creates a VPN to allow remote access to Allen Bradley PLC and VFDs plus HMI...my first time

[AFMUG] tomorrow

2020-07-12 Thread chuck
Excellent job on the intersection guys. Y’all just keep getting better at what you do. This week Centracom said they are coming to splice and perhaps install equipment in the C.O. BTW, C.O. stands for Central Office. Many years ago it was CDO for Central Distribution Office. This is where

Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow

2020-07-12 Thread Bill Prince
Were we the intended audience here? bp On 7/12/2020 12:49 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: Excellent job on the intersection guys.  Y’all just keep getting better at what you do.    This week Cent

Re: [AFMUG] is speed the issue, or price?

2020-07-12 Thread Matt Hoppes
A. Yes. It’s a $$ issue. Don’t want to pay. That being said we have very few folks who complain. We try to balance speed for average household with a $$ amount the average household can afford. > On Jul 12, 2020, at 3:22 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > >  > We do get people complaining about

Re: [AFMUG] Ewon Cozy 131

2020-07-12 Thread Jaime Solorza
I used a Cradlepoint point antenna until we run cable for outdoor antenna. This unit is pricey . $900 vs..$500 for a Cradlepoint but it comes with built-in configuration and cloud server that has a powerful app for phones and PCs. The AerMod folks asked us to deploy this model. We also have a Crad

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Eye antics

2020-07-12 Thread Jaime Solorza
Thanks guys...I want this to be done and over withI have lots of work pending and want to insure I can finish projects in case they shut down projects.. We have saved most of our earnings , cancelled DISH and cut back so we have a good nest egg in case economy tanks! My wife was off for three m

Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow

2020-07-12 Thread TJ Trout
Pretty cool to get a sneak peek into the mccown world even if it's an accidental peak 💁‍♂️ On Sun, Jul 12, 2020, 12:53 PM Bill Prince wrote: > Were we the intended audience here? > > bp > > > > On 7/12/2020 12:49 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > > Excellent job on the intersection guys. Y’all just

Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow

2020-07-12 Thread Chuck McCown
Also, remove any Richie bro’s stickers. We have some adhesive remover spray that helps. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2020, at 1:49 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > >  > Excellent job on the intersection guys. Y’all just keep getting better at > what you do. > > This week Centracom said t

Re: [AFMUG] is speed the issue, or price?

2020-07-12 Thread Dave
I thought internet was free? On 7/12/2020 3:26 PM, Matt Hoppes wrote: A. Yes. It’s a $$ issue. Don’t want to pay. That being said we have very few folks who complain. We try to balance speed for average household with a $$ amount the average household can afford. On Jul 12, 2020, at

Re: [AFMUG] 450i/450m DFS false detect problem solved in later firmware?

2020-07-12 Thread Dave
If they are not running 16.0.1 nuthing can help them from some weird issues with the DFS bands.  Lots of things corrected in 15.2 and later for EIRP and SNR related calculations the help with H/V misreads and A/B channel alignments. Read the release notes in 16.0.1 for further info. On 7/11

Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow

2020-07-12 Thread chuck
Nope but hopefully a fun read... From: Bill Prince Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 1:52 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow Were we the intended audience here? bp On 7/12/2020 12:49 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: Excellent job on the intersection guys. Y’all just keep getting b

Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow

2020-07-12 Thread chuck
I am sure you all enjoyed it much more than my crew... From: TJ Trout Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 2:36 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow Pretty cool to get a sneak peek into the mccown world even if it's an accidental peak 💁‍♂️ On Sun, Jul 12, 2020, 12:53 P

Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow

2020-07-12 Thread chuck
Good thing I didn’t start off: “who is the stupid bastard that took home the only key for the red truck”... From: ch...@wbmfg.com Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 3:05 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow I am sure you all enjoyed it much more than my crew... From:

Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow

2020-07-12 Thread Nate Burke
I really want some more explanations/story to some of the projects... Batteries reversed Stairs installed Perhaps run the 120 VAC to the inverter input Put all the pieces of that motorhome in the dump trailer. Move that motorhome chassis somewhere it is not obvious. On 7/12/2020 4:14 PM, ch.

Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow

2020-07-12 Thread chuck
Rack mount batteries got installed with the wires coming off the front then up the rack with wire hangers for a bit then diagonally going to the rack and then up the back Looks bad. I don’t know why the guy did not route them looking better. So if we flip them around in the rack, the wires c

Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow

2020-07-12 Thread Ken Hohhof
If the rack mount batteries are front terminal, you can’t blame someone for installing them with the wires coming off the front. In a European CO the racks are back-to-back and you have no choice, everything must be installed and serviced from the front. From: AF On Behalf Of ch...@wbmf

Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow

2020-07-12 Thread Bill Prince
Without seeing the installation, my first inclination would be to have the terminals in front, and find a way to dress the cables to look more presentable and/or be more serviceable. Since I can't see what it looks like, I will say "Carry on." bp On

Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow

2020-07-12 Thread Ken Hohhof
I like to use #6 welding cable for the big batteries and it is so flexible you often don’t need to fasten it down, it just nicely routes itself. https://powerwerx.com/welding-cable-epdm From: AF On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 6:22 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AF

Re: [AFMUG] 450i/450m DFS false detect problem solved in later firmware?

2020-07-12 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
I read the 16.0.1 release notes, nothing really specific about DFS other than it being on when it shouldn't be. However, I agree there is lots of stuff fixed in there, some of which could have repercussions for DFS. Are you saying that mid to late 15.x was generally broken for DFS and this is lar

Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow

2020-07-12 Thread Chuck McCown
If the routing of the cable would have been better it would not be a problem, but since I want it redone, flipping them around will be neater I think. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2020, at 5:17 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > >  > If the rack mount batteries are front terminal, you can’t blame so

Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow

2020-07-12 Thread Chuck McCown
#4 Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2020, at 5:42 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > >  > I like to use #6 welding cable for the big batteries and it is so flexible > you often don’t need to fasten it down, it just nicely routes itself. > https://powerwerx.com/welding-cable-epdm > > From: AF On Behal

Re: [AFMUG] tomorrow

2020-07-12 Thread Bill Prince
I need MORE POWER Scottie! bp On 7/12/2020 5:56 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: #4 Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2020, at 5:42 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: 

Re: [AFMUG] 450i/450m DFS false detect problem solved in later firmware?

2020-07-12 Thread Ken Hohhof
I am unaware of any correlation between DFS events and either Packetflux or 15.x FW. I don’t use a lot of DFS because honestly it seems fussy no matter what. But I have a tower with 10 sectors in 5 GHz (8 x 450i and 2 x 450m). They are all synced from a Packetflux Rackinjector using Cambiu