As you may know, LCWA is responsible for managing the operation of the outdoor Santa Fe area network, which includes the LCWA radio on your roof. But Members are responsible for their routers (and computers) inside the house. If you have problems with your router, our volunteers will try to help...
If you find yourself having to reboot your router or LCWA radio a lot in order to keep your LCWA Internet up, here is a simple fix: buy a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)! They are cheap (less than $50), easy to install, and they will do a world of...
Proud Organization You know, I extremely am proud of our little local Internet Service Provider (ISP) organization called LCWA. Starting with humble beginnings only 15 years ago, we now cooperatively serve 560 members in rural Santa Fe—these are rural land and homeowners who could not get Internet access otherwise. While...
Profiles of Members and Volunteers As part of my monthly letter I’ve decided to profile various members and volunteers of our LCWA community—to emphasize the human element of this organization that sometimes gets lost under its technology focus. My longtime friend and outgoing LCWA treasurer, Jerry Zollars, is a great...
118 Access Points Did you know that we have 118 Access Points at 48 sites in our LCWA network? A lot of these are, simply put, small radio setups that sit on top of house rooftops (and on some small towers), as well as a few key sites that aggregate traffic...
As you may know, LCWA has a 1-800 number that members call if they are experiencing issues with their LCWA Internet access. We need a volunteer to help manage that number. Specifically, you will monitor and listen to the recorded incoming support calls one or two days a week and...
New Access Point on Old Forest Trail LCWA is constantly expanding its coverage, allowing more and more rural homeowners without Internet access to get connected. Expansion is done by adding access points—radio towers essentially—in strategic locations. The latest of those is the one put on Old Forrest Trail on May...
