You are brave doing your first licensed link as 2+0!
I have heard the PTP820/IP20 have a reputation for being complicated to get all the settings right, so you are right to look for someone who has done it before, unfortunately I can’t help with that. There are some generic mistakes we have all been through that would explain such a huge difference between expected and actual signal. One is aligning on a sidelobe, but that should not be as likely with 3 ft dishes in 6 GHz. With something like 6 ft dishes in 11 GHz the beam is very narrow and a tower guy will stubbornly keep trying to get a couple extra dB on a sidelobe instead of swinging the dish through the null to the next peak. Another possibility you have already looked into, and that is a polarization mismatch. I’m going to assume any waveguide seals on the radios or antennas are mylar and not some solid metal thing you are supposed to remove. I am also going to assume you have verified clear line of sight with binoculars, to make sure you aren’t trying to shoot through a hill or building that got built since the latest Google Earth imagery? Now is probably a bad time to find help with this, since people will be in Memphis. Unless you are there also. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Evan Galvin Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2017 12:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Cambium-users] 820s 2+0 Poor Signal - Please help 820s 2+0 Poor Signal - Please help If you have any experience with the Cambium 2+0 check out my post and maybe you can help. http://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t5/PTP-820-Licensed-Microwave/820s-2-0-Signal-Horrible-Installation-Mess-Up-or-Defective-Radio/m-p/69881 Thanks, Evan Galvin In Charge of What’s Next 10808 W. Monee Manhattan Road Monee, IL 60449 e: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> t: 815.312.4454 w: XLBroadband.com
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