Side lobe wouldn't be 10db if the focal point is 10db. Otherwise you could aim on side lobes all day without consequence.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Sep 3, 2015 10:29 AM, "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe I'm crazy, but a 10db antenna will still give 10db if it's aimed at > a sidelobe won't it? > > > On 9/3/2015 10:27 AM, Jay Weekley wrote: > >> That was one thing that I was thinking about as well. If I got my azimuth >> correct and the guys on the tower got the antenna aligned correctly they >> should be on the outside of the main lobe but we've got two LOS customers >> at .75 and .4 miles that have signals in the -50's. I expected them to be >> in the -30's or -40's. >> >> Faisal Imtiaz wrote: >> >>> you are hitting a side lobe ....... >>> for best results, try to adjust your antenna tilt on the AP. >>> >>> (Have someone look at the CPE's (paying attention to the farthest ones), >>> and then adjust the tilt on the AP Antenna... so as to best combination of >>> signals on the close by cpe's and the far cpe..) >>> >>> >>> :) >>> >>> Faisal Imtiaz >>> Snappy Internet & Telecom >>> 7266 SW 48 Street >>> Miami, FL 33155 >>> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 >>> >>> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >>>> From: "CBB - Jay Fuller" <[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2015 9:18:43 AM >>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Can you be too close to use a dish? >>>> I upgraded a customer to 2.4 ePMP last week that was about .6 miles from >>>> the tower. The signal with just an integrated SM was -67 so I decided >>>> to use one of Chuck's dishes for ePMP but only got an extra 2 to 3 db >>>> improvement. The last time (only time) I used the dish I got 8 to 10 >>>> db improvement but was about 2 miles from the tower. Is that too close >>>> to the tower for a dish or is that just the nature of wireless? >>>> >>> >>> >> >
