If you're not doing anything else with 3.65ghz, 3.65ghz NanoStations work pretty well for something like that. I personally wouldn't put a Nano/LocoM5 on a tower with any other 5ghz radios... way too much noise leaks out the backside of those things.
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Daniel White <[email protected]> wrote: > Just use a band you’re not otherwise using. 2.4GHz, 3.65GHz, 5.1GHz, > 900MHz? > > > > 24GHz or 60GHz if you need to deliver some capacity. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Daniel White > > [email protected] > > Cell: +1 (303) 746-3590 > > Skype: danieldwhite > Social: LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/danielwhite84>: Twitter > <https://twitter.com/DanielWhite84> > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jeremy > *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2015 10:13 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Serving customers next door to tower > > > > On the ones that I cannot get good signal I use a bare loco on both sides, > one pointed up and one pointed down, on a 5MHz channel. It will usually > still get them 15Mbps, without sacrificing too much spectrum at the tower. > > > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:10 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > > Do you have a cabinet or shelter at the bottom of the tower? I have been > considering just putting an omni down there, since it rarely works well > shooting up at the APs. At grain legs, I have sometimes done a low powered > PTP link with something like NS5 Locos just for a scale house, maintenance > shop, or house right at the leg. Then you can tilt it down. > > > > I think it’s more than just hearing all the APs, there seem to be problems > being outside the main lobe of the antenna, plus reflections off tower > steel, even once you get the signal level to an acceptable point, SNR and > modulation can be disappointing. > > > > If you’re convinced the only problem is too strong a signal, you could > always use an external antenna and an inline coax attenuator. > > > > > > *From:* Josh Luthman <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2015 11:02 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Serving customers next door to tower > > > > Does anyone have any tips for this? > > > My only thought process was to do an integrated radio *inside* the office > building to keep from hearing every AP on the tower. We've had some issues > with nearby customers using a Force110/Beam hearing way too much of the > tower so we moved to Integrated/Nano to solve their problems. > > > > I have a business that needs service and it's literally the same address > as the tower (150 feet up). It's 60 feet away to the middle of the office > but the ends are about 120 feet away. > > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > > ------------------------------ > [image: Avast logo] <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > >
