Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 19:58:58 -0700
Here are the frequencies used. http://discountcablesusa.com/ethernetcables.html As for the speeds etc. I've heard that a few times before. Tell you what, work out a speed test in whatever way you'd l
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:48:56 -0700
I'm an ex linesman. We used to do runs of 3 conductor lead sheathed 500mcm (about 1 inch) cables. Distances were usually 500 to 750 feet. My thoughts on this..... Run TWO conduits. You say that you'l
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:50:09 -0700
I'll second that. We have an old Telephone company line truck with an auger on it. It'll make very quick work of most holes and I can get down 7 or 8' very easily. Might also want to call a larger el
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:30:49 -0700
Hi All, This is from a town only a couple of hours from me. Please be careful out there!!!!!! Marlon _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ To
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:51:45 -0700
It's screen wrapped. Here it is again: http://www.kvnews.com/articles/2008/10/25/news/doc4902284fc0997309055587.txt -- Original Message -- From: "Bill MacLane" <ai4wm@yahoo.com> To: "WISPA General Li
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:06:19 -0700
The latest I'm hearing is that he fell from the tower and somehow ended up falling through the skylight on the way down. marlon -- Original Message -- From: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 07:10:28 -0800
Hehehehehe Chuck brings up a great point! marlon _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http:/
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:27:43 -0800
fyi marlon Currently up at a tower in Moline, IL. If you take it down its yours for free. Its been in service for less than 2 years. Take it down and its yours for free. Cost was over 5k for this cab
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:26:47 -0800
Here's one way to take down an old tower :-). marlon _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com ht
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:54:16 -0800
I have a repeater site at an FM tower site. For years it's been a problematic location for us. Recently however, it's gotten quite a bit worse. After nearly two weeks of massive problems we finally w
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:02:55 -0800
OK, can do. Care to post a link to it? I missed the first part of this thread. Right now most of my time is spend dealing with that "stimulus" package. marlon ________________________________________
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:07:15 -0800
Here's where we got our beads at. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesti
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:49:56 -0800
Polyphaser is a huge company in my industry. They have some great info online. http://www.polyphaser.com/cms_spol_app/techdocs/Lightning%20Protector%20Location.pdf http://www.polyphaser.com/cms_spol_
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:21:21 -0800
I've always been told that they should be placed at the building entrance. marlon _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing lis
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 18:22:44 -0700
Hi All, Does anyone have a current link to Daniel's work? The link from my site and the link in this post are both dead. Dan Warren, an Air Force antenna engineer, has produced (and continues to enla
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:20:33 -0700
Hi All, We bought a large motor home this winter with the idea of doing some travel with the kids and to make it into a mobile command post. I already have it set up as a free wifi hot spot. I curren
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:49:26 -0700
Sorry Bill, I'm in Odessa Washington. I'm not a HAM so I have no call sign. I'm trying to HELP my local HAMs though. I like this list because many of the issues you guys have mirror my own. What to d
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:51:19 -0700
Sure there is. You just have to know where to look! grin http://www.fcc.gov/osp/rural-wisp/welcome.html http://www.fcc.gov/osp/rural-wisp/rural-wisp-bios.html Laters, marlon _________________________
Author: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:31:47 -0700
Thanks Joe! Answers inline... A satellite internet system That's been horribly miss-spelled (http://www2.hughesnet.com/?gclid=CLHD5KmowpkCFQ9JagodhFQ3vA). I have the hardware but haven't bought an ac