Re: [AFMUG] removal of WISP equipment

2024-11-26 Thread Ken Hohhof
OK, but that was not our experience with the 450d antenna. I think even Matt admitted it was a couple dB less gain after touting its alleged improved performance.The other factor was speed license keys. We bought all our 450 SMs as 20 Mbps sustained but have spent $80 to upgrade around 25% of th

Re: [AFMUG] Superbox

2024-11-26 Thread Bill Prince
Watermarked or not, I would expect companies like Netflix/Hulu/Amazon to let into the wild "poisoned content" that might just brick a SuperBox. That's probably what I might do. bp On 11/25/2024 1:33 PM, ch...@go-mtc.com wrote: I wonder if the content is watermarked. *From:* Jim Bouse [Brazo

Re: [AFMUG] Superbox

2024-11-26 Thread chuck
I would guess a US citizen is breaking the law by using illegal content irrespective of where it is hosted. Just like it is illegal to bribe someone anywhere on the planet. That’s why I just tip them. From: Bill Prince Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 2:26 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: R

Re: [AFMUG] Superbox

2024-11-26 Thread Ken Hohhof
The customer who had one (actually a friend trying to convince them to buy one) said something about a “Blue TV” app. You can buy an ONN brand Android TV box at Walmart for $20. But someone puts a digital clock on the front and loads a pirate TV app on it, now it’s worth $250 or $350. And

Re: [AFMUG] removal of WISP equipment

2024-11-26 Thread Ken Hohhof
Well, technically, it's a 450b Retro. Original Message From: "Sam Lambie" Sent: 11/26/2024 9:52:14 AMTo: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Subject: Re: [AFMUG] removal of WISP equipmentNot really. 450b sucks with Fresnel issue and other limitations. 450 and 450 retro SM's with reflector

Re: [AFMUG] Superbox

2024-11-26 Thread Steve Jones
was a joke, but probably not, they know theyre gonna get pirated left and right, why not monetize it as i understand it the box is allowed because it doesnt directly pirate anything. Its the users pirating it. >From a political standpoint theyre golden, the left wont come after them in legislatio

Re: [AFMUG] Superbox

2024-11-26 Thread Robert
Except in US politics now, where SCOTUS has allowed "donations" directly to officials now... On 11/26/24 1:32 PM, ch...@go-mtc.com wrote: I would guess a US citizen is breaking the law by using illegal content irrespective of where it is hosted. Just like it is illegal to bribe someone anywher

Re: [AFMUG] removal of WISP equipment

2024-11-26 Thread castarritt
The wideband 4.9-5.9Ghz antenna on the 450b was tuned for peak gain around 5.4ghz, and it had about 3dB less gain in 5725-5850 Mhz than a 450d despite the similar antenna dimensions. We liked the 450d a lot because it had good gain in the primary band we were running our APs in, and it could be ea

Re: [AFMUG] Superbox

2024-11-26 Thread Bill Prince
I wouldn't see how Netflix would invest if they're one of the ones being pirated. It was not clear to me that the box circumvented regular streaming content, as they did not really call out the fact that you could get Netflix *(etc.) without subscribing to same. bp On 11/26/2024 9:35 AM,

Re: [AFMUG] removal of WISP equipment

2024-11-26 Thread Sam Lambie
Not really. 450b sucks with Fresnel issue and other limitations. 450 and 450 retro SM's with reflector dishes still do a solid job for us here in NM. On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 3:44 PM Ken Hohhof wrote: > Do you have 450 and 450b reversed? > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Sam Lambie > *Sent:* Mon

Re: [AFMUG] removal of WISP equipment

2024-11-26 Thread castarritt
Yeah, the 450b "high" gain ended up a few dBi under a 450d or 450+reflector in 5.7ghz. 450b peak gain was in DFS land where the gain on the AP antenna was the limiting factor, not the SM. On Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at 9:52 AM Sam Lambie wrote: > Not really. 450b sucks with Fresnel issue and other lim

Re: [AFMUG] Superbox

2024-11-26 Thread Steve Jones
theyre selling them again. Its blatant piracy. but however theyre doing it circumvents laws and is greylegal. boss has had his for a long time, content has stayed available. netflix is probably an investor On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 4:11 PM Ken Hohhof wrote: > > https://www.streamtvinsider.com/vide

Re: [AFMUG] removal of WISP equipment

2024-11-26 Thread Ken Hohhof
450d was just a 450 SM with an integral dish, it had the same lower rcv gain as a 450b. It should have never existed.450b has higher xmt power than 450 SM, higher PPS thanks to faster CPU, and does 4.9 GHz thru 5.9 GHz in one SKU. Original Message From: "castarritt" Sent: 11/26/2024 11:3