On 2014-04-18 19:06, Bart Kus wrote:
On 04/18/2014 01:59 PM, Dean Gibson AE7Q wrote:

Yup, totally agree that's how you do a good booth.  We do have portable demo gear as well.  Little 21dBi dishes with modems dangling off em.

Which dishes?  Any suitable dishes available where the MikroTik attaches and doesn't dangle?

The little 21dBi guys still dangle.  But, if you want direct-attach, here are a couple options:

http://www.antennas.com/dish-antennas-2/dual-pol-dish-antennas/

Thanks!  However, for portable use, I think I'm looking for something with a little larger beamwidth, maybe 20-30 degrees.  Bill's list looks reasonable.

Beware the shipping on the larger (3ft) one, it can be a killer.  The smaller (2ft) one is reasonable though.  You'll need a right-angle N connector (supplied with 5SHPn) to fire up the H-pol.  The 2ft dish will have lower gain than the Poynting though, so beware.  The 3ft dish will have higher gain than Poynting.


Second, have pictures on the HamWAN web site of the radio/modem, and especially the antennas (with dimensions). ..

Wanna throw a better web site presentation together in this regard?  I can hook you up with editor access.

Yes.


OK, what's your username on the website?  Have you worked a tikiwiki before?  Perhaps install a copy locally to practice the syntax/format/plugins/etc.  Feel free to drop into #HamWAN for real-time editing help.

I've used a wiki a small amount before.  Probably the best thing is to create an near-empty page for me to start in.

I didn't know I had a username on the web site.  If you are referring to my name in the mailing list, it's "Dean Gibson AE7Q".



  What kind of speeds do you get on the Frontier?  I heard they really rolled back since it was FiOS.

I just did a test accessing CenturyLink's test page:

Are those in-line with the advertised "service speeds"?

I think so.

BTW, if you're doing Bill's request for Internet speed, feel free to also do a /tool bandwidth-test to your next-hop for HamWAN.  That'll show where the slow-downs are.  Either on the link to you, or somewhere deeper in the network/Internet.  You may have to open the firewall some more to allow the right packets through for that test.  The bandwidth-test server on sector 2 is wide open, no authentication required.

ps: Please delete my "pending" eMail sent to the list with the wrong "From" address.