We have been dicking around with a 10.2 mile link. It was rocket m5 TI on both end, every single night the link performance went to hell. The paramters stayed the same full modulation full signal, no fate, etc, just pretty much wont pass more the an aggregate 30mbps, on either 10 or 20mhz channels We are swapping it out anyway with a different system, but for kicks i replaced the TI on the remote side today, latency was better and until 930 tonite looking at it, the signal has faded 20db and the calculated distance is bouncing between 10.2 and 11.8 miles, pretty substantial, we arent side lobed, it was repeaked today on both side .
Just odd to see it fade with no weather other than cold and an apparent eclipse today. but the ranging is odd. I know this is a high interference link, which has always made me suspect something was amiss when the modulations stayed at full why would it suddently be rangin a mile and a half different when the only change was a standard M% rocket on one end instead of the TI -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
