While I do appreciate the ability of not having to open the "antenna",
I'd rather it be a RJ45 setup (like the trango 900)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
[mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com] On
> Behalf Of Norm Young
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 1:03 PM
> To: rmallory@ydi.com; Karlnet Mailing List
> Subject: [Karlnet] Re: New connector on KN-50/19dB panel CPE from YDI
>
> You are welcome, Reg. Sorry to be so harsh on what I know is an
attempt to
> make things easier.
>
> Norm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "R.L Mallory" <RMallory@karlnet.com>
> To: "Norm Young" <lists@applegatebroadband.net>; "Karlnet Mailing
List"
> <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 9:47 AM
> Subject: RE: New connector on KN-50/19dB panel CPE from YDI
>
>
> > Norm, thanks for the valued feedback!. I will forward this
information to
> > our systems team.
> >
> > Thanks Again
> >
> > Reg Mallory
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Norm Young [mailto:lists@applegatebroadband.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 11:47 AM
> > To: Karlnet Mailing List
> > Cc: Reg Mallory
> > Subject: New connector on KN-50/19dB panel CPE from YDI
> >
> >
> > Just thought I'd weigh in on this new connector. While I
appreciate the
> > attempts to improve, and the relatively long outdoor-rated Ethernet
cable
> > that comes with it, I'm sorry to report that I actually liked the
previous
> > setup.
> >
> > While it required taking off the back of the panel, it allowed me to
> attach
> > any length of Ethernet cable I needed for my installs (and some of
them
> > have gone as long as 420'--thank you for including that 48vdc power
> supply).
> > This setup requires an Ethernet join, which isn't included, and
really
> > doesn't work as a number of my installs are mounted on poles that
have LOS
> > to our AP (mountainous, lots of trees here) and the cable goes
through a
> > conduit back to the point of use. Also, my experience with the
Ethernet
> > join is that in trying to wrap it to make it waterproof loosens the
> > connection, making it unreliable...and I really, really hate
callbacks.
> > Another criticism is that to pull through walls, ect. I'm going to
have to
> > clip that RJ-45 end off almost all the time anyway.
> >
> > With this current setup, I'm really screwed, because I'd need to
solder a
> > join somewhere, rather than just pulling the cable included with the
CPE
> and
> > replacing it with the stuff I buy by the box. I hate to say it
folks, but
> > you've made this unit very, very difficult for me to use.
> >
> > I'm probably going to have to pull the cabling you've included, and
> somehow
> > make a waterproof feedthrough (like the old unit)---heck, I feel
like I'm
> > going back in time to the old RGs!
> >
> > The best solution is to provide a waterproof female RJ-45 connector
on the
> > CPE...or please, please, please, just go back to the previous setup.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Norm Young
> > Applegate Broadband LLC
> > Wireless Broadband Internet for the Applegate
> > npyoung@apbb.net
> > www.applegatebroadband.net
> > 541.846.7135 or 541.846.4122
> > Yahoo IM: npyoung
> >
> >
> >
>
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