Re: [WISPA] Link stability

2009-10-26 Thread jree...@18-30chat.net
get any better than -85. > > Mark > > -Original Message- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Travis Johnson > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 3:33 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Link stability > > H

Re: [WISPA] Link stability

2009-10-26 Thread Blair Davis
a.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of jp Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 3:37 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Link stability I'd change the LMR jumper and/or feedhorn. There's a strong chance there is water in the jumper and changing it might fix it. There's als

Re: [WISPA] Link stability

2009-10-26 Thread Data Technology
y, October 26, 2009 3:37 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Link stability > > I'd change the LMR jumper and/or feedhorn. There's a strong chance there > > is water in the jumper and changing it might fix it. There's also a > chance that the f

Re: [WISPA] Link stability

2009-10-26 Thread Jerry Richardson
it's possible the coax, connectors, or antenna got cooked Sent from my iPhone On Oct 26, 2009, at 12:44 PM, "Mark McElvy" wrote: > I have a wireless backhaul link that is not as stable as I would like. > It is a 15.5 mile shot that has been up for 3 years. MT/CM9/32db > dish on > both ends. O

Re: [WISPA] Link stability

2009-10-26 Thread ccrum
I would think you should be seeing a better signal than that. I'd replace cards, pigtails, and LMR again. Cameron Mark McElvy wrote: > I have a wireless backhaul link that is not as stable as I would like. > It is a 15.5 mile shot that has been up for 3 years. MT/CM9/32db dish on > both ends. On

Re: [WISPA] Link stability

2009-10-26 Thread Jerry Richardson
Sent from my iPhone On Oct 26, 2009, at 12:44 PM, "Mark McElvy" wrote: > I have a wireless backhaul link that is not as stable as I would like. > It is a 15.5 mile shot that has been up for 3 years. MT/CM9/32db > dish on > both ends. On a clear day I am only seeing a -83 on each end. All the

Re: [WISPA] Link stability

2009-10-26 Thread Bret Clark
Yeah...I agree, weather attenuation really only occurs at 10GHz and up. If weather is changing signal quality, then it points to a connection that is no longer weather tight. lakel...@gbcx.net wrote: > Ok. Weather might be water incursion. CM9 might be PIGTAIL. You didn't say > what mfg anten

Re: [WISPA] Link stability

2009-10-26 Thread Mark McElvy
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Re: [WISPA] Link stability

2009-10-26 Thread lakeland
Ok. Weather might be water incursion. CM9 might be PIGTAIL. You didn't say what mfg antenna so its hard to guess. There is always the alignment thing. Did you replace the pigtail after the storm damage? Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: "Mark McElvy" Dat

Re: [WISPA] Link stability

2009-10-26 Thread Mark McElvy
They have had radome covers since installed Mark -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of jp Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 3:37 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Link stability I'd change the LMR jumper a

Re: [WISPA] Link stability

2009-10-26 Thread Mark McElvy
...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 3:33 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Link stability Hi, According to my path calculator, this link should be -55 on each side. Are you sure it was aligned when it was first installed? Travis Microserv Mark McElvy

Re: [WISPA] Link stability

2009-10-26 Thread jp
I'd change the LMR jumper and/or feedhorn. There's a strong chance there is water in the jumper and changing it might fix it. There's also a chance that the feedhorn has failed. If you end up changing the feedhorn, consider putting a radome on the dish to protect the feedhorn from weather. It's

Re: [WISPA] Link stability

2009-10-26 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, According to my path calculator, this link should be -55 on each side. Are you sure it was aligned when it was first installed? Travis Microserv Mark McElvy wrote: > I have a wireless backhaul link that is not as stable as I would like. > It is a 15.5 mile shot that has been up for 3 years

Re: [WISPA] Link stability

2009-10-26 Thread Josh Luthman
What about the original LMR400? On 10/26/09, Scott Reed wrote: > I would suspect the CM9s are going deaf as a possibility as well. > > Mark McElvy wrote: >> I have a wireless backhaul link that is not as stable as I would like. >> It is a 15.5 mile shot that has been up for 3 years. MT/CM9/32db d

Re: [WISPA] Link stability

2009-10-26 Thread Scott Reed
I would suspect the CM9s are going deaf as a possibility as well. Mark McElvy wrote: > I have a wireless backhaul link that is not as stable as I would like. > It is a 15.5 mile shot that has been up for 3 years. MT/CM9/32db dish on > both ends. On a clear day I am only seeing a -83 on each end. A