Are you able to use voltage meters on those units for signal level? Are you using them?
Makes it much easier. On Apr 2, 2016 10:32 AM, "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds like a sidelobe. Normally I would say a licensed dish would have > deeper sidelobes than 24 dB, but 3ft in 11GHz is only Category B, so that’s > probably plausible. > > > *From:* Sterling Jacobson <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, April 02, 2016 9:54 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] How long to Aim? > > > It will show -67dB at 17dBm power so it was definitely on a side lobe. > > They couldn’t get it any better than that after an hour or two. > > > > I believe at 10 miles 3’ dual pol dish at 17dBm I should be at around > -43dB receive if pointed correctly > > So that’s really not even that close. > > Or there’s something else wrong. > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *That One Guy > /sarcasm > *Sent:* Friday, April 1, 2016 7:45 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] How long to Aim? > > > > out 3 and 4 foot 10 mile link, we had to beat with a stick to get to drop, > had one end pointing at the ground > > > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 7:34 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not sure what I have on the shelf, but if I have an accu aim with scope > you could borrow it. > > -----Original Message----- From: Sterling Jacobson > Sent: Friday, April 01, 2016 6:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] How long to Aim? > > I'm dealing with amateurs apparently. > > Anyone local to Utah that I can pay to drive over and aim this like a PRO? > > Better yet, someone that knows Ceragon? > > I'm about to punch someone :( > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown > Sent: Friday, April 1, 2016 6:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] How long to Aim? > > Make sure to set the elevation angle dead nuts on with a digital level from > Home Depot. That takes care of part of the problem. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Hohhof > Sent: Friday, April 01, 2016 6:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] How long to Aim? > > How close are you to calculated? And are they aligning both ends > simultaneously? > > Something is not right. Either someone is being anal about getting the > last half dB, or they're on a sidelobe, or have the polarization wrong, or > you don't have LOS. > > If they are tens of dB off, probably sidelobe. Get them to sweep a wider > arc, also use a voltmeter on the BNC connector rather than calling out > numbers. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sterling Jacobson > Sent: Friday, April 01, 2016 6:51 PM > To: '[email protected]' > > Subject: [AFMUG] How long to Aim? > > How long does it take three people to aim a 10 mile 11Ghz link with 3' > dishes? > > I don't know, it's still going on over three hours now... > > > > > > > > > -- > > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team > as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >
