Kevin Other than facing being fined, is there anything wrong with running "too hot"?
Sam On Sun, 28 Sep 2003, Kevin Summers wrote: > You're running WAY to hot. > > 500mW AMP + 27db > Cable and Connectors - 2db > 16db Antenna + 16db > -------------------------------- > Total EIRP + 41db > > Use a 250mW AMP, or put a bandpass filter between the > AMP and the antenna. That will take away about 3db. > You need to get it down to 36. > > Kevin Summers > KISTech Internet Services Inc. > www.kistech.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bobby Bounds > Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 3:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [smartBridges] More on the 'slowdown' subject > > > Recent posts (as well as not so recent) make reference to poor throughput > (about 1/3 what it should be) through a 'repeater' site (two radios, one in > Client Bridge mode, the other in A/P mode). > > We have the same problem. Suspecting the cheapo switch and this whole > half/full duplex issue, today I went up on the tower and replaced the switch > with a crossover cable. This made no difference to the download speed. So, > the switch was not the problem in our case. > > I'm back to the theory that the problem lies in the wireless link between > the head end radio and the client bridge radio. Some facts: > > RSSI 75% > LQ 85% > 3 miles > rolling hills, fresnel zone not good > vertical polarization > > Head End: > Antenna only 5 feet above the roof > More than one A/P and antenna on the head end mast, one only two feet > above the other (they are 180 deg. sectors facing opposite directions) > Repeater site: > Client Bridge config: > Radio is an APPI, latest firmware > Antenna is a 13 db panel > > A/P config: > Radio is an APPO, firmware > 500MW Amp on the AP > 16db, 90 deg. sector > > Any ideas???? > > Guess I'll raise the antenna at the end up about 20 feet on a tower. > Maybe I'll try horizontal polarization for the first time. > > Bobby > > > > > ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
