And scratch out the chance of ever making friends with any other amateur in the area that has deployed, or is thinking of deploying, a 902 MHz ham repeater... The 900 MHz ISM crap makes the 902 Amateur band in a lot of the country almost unusable...
We actually had a WISP removed from our site due to the noise floor they stirred up with their "certified" Motorola gear... Right of first refusal is rather helpful in these cases. 73s, AJ, K6LOR On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Mike Lyon <mike.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > Find out what gear they are using. Make sure it's FCC certified. If you > have a spectrum analyzer, or have access to one, have them fire up the gear > and make sure it doesn't have any spurious spikes within the 440 and 2m ham > band. > > -Mike > > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Paul N1BUG <paul_n1...@verizon.net>wrote: > >> I could use a little help here. I have a repeater tower with 2 meter >> and 440 repeater on it. I have been contacted by a wireless internet >> service provider about putting some 900 MHz stuff on my tower. The >> deal they are offering is attractive but I'm wondering if there >> would be interference issues between their stuff and my repeaters. >> I'm going to be setting up a meeting to discuss technical aspects of >> the proposed system, but I have no experience or knowledge in this >> area and am not sure what questions I should be asking them. Any >> suggestions or advice? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Paul N1BUG >> > > >
