Yes. I am now extra carefull when I insert n connectors together.

ryan

-----Original Message-----
From: Josh Luthman <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 8:54 PM
To: Mikrotik discussions <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Poor Performance with RB532 AP

You mean this was spread apart!?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:N_connector_female.jpg

Josh Luthman
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On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 11:37 PM, D. Ryan Spott <[email protected]> wrote:

> My very first AP mounted worked great, until I had more than 5 customers on
> it... and the 19db panels I was aiming had to be aimed.. perfect.
>
> I finally called Tranzeo to see if what I was seeing was normal.. They said
> it was not so I made my way back to the AP to find that the N connector was
> broken on the female side. Somehow the "fingers" that make up the connecter
> were all splayed out.. so I had a 1/4 inch air gap.
>
> The 5 customers I had were happy with the service. They were even happier
> when the Antenna was RMAed.
>
> ryan
>
>
> On Jan 23, 2009, at 1:16 PM, Josh Luthman wrote:
>
>  Very interesting, I would have never thought it would work more then a
>> few feet away on the wrong port!
>>
>> On 1/23/09, Kevin Neal <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> You would be amazed at how far a connector can go.
>>>
>>> 8 mile link, 5.8, SR5's, RB433, 2' pac antennas on both sides, when
>>> setting
>>> this link up one of our technicians didn't have the antenna port setup
>>> correctly.  It linked up immediately, we adjusted one side (the one with
>>> the
>>> correct setting) to the best signal, then started on the second side.
>>>
>>> We didn't see any changes when we were adjusting the second side except
>>> when
>>> we were extreme left or right (from the guys arm or the dish getting in
>>> front of our enclosure).  We were trying everything, checking cables,
>>> pigtails, replaced the feedhorn and all.  We were getting about 2MB
>>> through
>>> the link, we finally isolated it to be the antenna port on the wrong
>>> setting.
>>>
>>> Afterwards we were both amazed at how it connected and even passed
>>> traffic
>>> at 8 miles with an open ufl connector on the radio, through an enclosure.
>>>
>>> -Kevin Neal
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [email protected]
>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman
>>> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 12:56 PM
>>> To: Mikrotik discussions
>>> Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Poor Performance with RB532 AP
>>>
>>> If those were reversed I would imagine there is no way the card would see
>>> anything more then a few feet away.  Is this not for the first/second
>>> plug
>>> on the minipci card?
>>>
>>> Josh Luthman
>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>> Suite 1337
>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>
>>> Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
>>> --- Henry Spencer
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 2:51 PM, D. Ryan Spott <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Psst!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think the SR2 needs to be in antenna-B mode.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ryan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> D. Ryan Spott
>>>> [email protected]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 23, 2009, at 11:39 AM, Chris Gotstein wrote:
>>>>
>>>> He wanted the config from the RB532.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris Gotstein
>>>>> Sr Network Engineer
>>>>> UP Logon/Computer Connection UP
>>>>> 500 N Stephenson Ave
>>>>> Iron Mountain, MI 49801
>>>>> Phone: 906-774-4847
>>>>> Fax: 906-774-0335
>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>
>>>>> Josh Luthman wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  int wireless export is for Mikrotik - I believe he is using Tranzeo
>>>>>> CPQs
>>>>>> Josh Luthman
>>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>>>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>>>>> Suite 1337
>>>>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>>>> Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly
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