What kind of signal did RM say it would get? If you mean an integrated ePMP on a KP dish, IIRC the radio doesn't illuminate the antenna/keep phase too well, so I wouldn't use that for longer links - better a connectorized (non-GPS) ePMP radio with a 2/3ft dish, where windload allows.
On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 9:15 PM, Craig House <cr...@totalhighspeed.net> wrote: > We tried this link today Standard KP dish at 150' to a KP sector antenna > at 255' on the other end. Got a -79 signal but it would not stay connected > and the link quality was miserable. I am going to go back and swap it to a > 900 for now but some of you wanted to know how it went. There you go. I > thought about a larger dish but dont want that kind of sail at 150' with > the wind we have here. > > Craig > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brandon Yuchasz" <li...@gogebicrange.net> > To: af@afmug.com > Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 10:55:16 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 15 mile EPMP link 2.4 > > Craig, > I don’t have anything offer in the way of help but if you don't mind > reporting back how it went and what size dish you used. I would appreciate > it. Right now we are deploying some epmp in 5ghz to fill in some area's but > I have been considering doing some in 2.4 in specific areas that are clean > enough. One in particular we would want to do a few 10 mile links. > > Best regards, > Brandon Yuchasz > GogebicRange.net > www.gogebicrange.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Craig House > Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 6:57 PM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: [AFMUG] 15 mile EPMP link 2.4 > > Anyone have an idea what kind of reliability/ signal I might see from a 15 > mile EPMP 2.4 link Dished at 150' on a tower to a 90 degree sector at 255' > on the other end? I have limited experience with the EPMP stuff but so far > it is performing well. We even had a 7 mile shot without a dish for a > short time that was -72 but we went ahead and dished it. I am installing > this link tomorrow and it is a long drive to the site. I just dont want > to have it be a problem after I drive 2 1/2 hours back. > > It is very remote on the dished end but somewhat in a town on the AP end. > I've done FSK for years but the EPMP is pretty new to us. > > Craig > > >
