Both ends are dual pol antennas with the 'hollow' coupler? 

Jon Langeler
Michwave Technologies, Inc.


> On Mar 12, 2017, at 12:45 PM, Evan Galvin <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Thanks everyone, I am on my way to Memphis now and the guys will be going to 
> check out the other side tomorrow.  Hopefully it is just a ODU mismatch or 
> one of the plates on the inside are wrong.  But even if that were the case, 
> one of the radios should be doing better.
> 
> Anyways.  I did check all that you have suggested here and will continue to 
> work on this.  
> 
> If anyone happens to have had experience with the 820s 2+0 setup, feel free 
> to reach out so I can ask you a few questions.
> 
> 
> Warm Regards,
> Evan Galvin
> In Charge of What’s Next
> 
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>> On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 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]
>> 
>> 
>> t: 815.312.4454 
>> w: XLBroadband.com 
>>    
>> 
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