FYI two Beam5 are at -64 @ 11.6 miles for me.  They are certified for 25dbi.


Josh Luthman
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On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]>
wrote:

> 7.73 miles with what 23 or 25dbi dishes?  Sure you're aligned right and
> not on a side lobe?
>
>
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Stephen Parac <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>>  I'm having some issues with my first AirFiber5 link. I've successfully
>> installed an AirFiber24 link. I've used the link calculator and the
>> anticipated signal is -66 on both sides.
>>
>> Background: There are zero obstacles in the way of the link. One is
>> installed on the edge of a cliff, the other on the outermost edge of a
>> water tower 140' in the air. I've also confirmed there is little to no
>> noise operating on both frequencies. We've also verified the mounts are
>> perfectly level and plumb. We've also spent a significant amount of time
>> peaking the antennas and are 95% confident (we're going back out at the end
>> of this week) that the screenshots are as good as they are going to get.
>> I've also "bench" tested them and was able to adjust the output power
>> setting to get the desired RSSI, where I got the desired throughput.
>>
>> Given all of that, does anyone have any suggestion? I can't imagine the
>> issue is anything but for alignment, but we've spent a lot of time on
>> alignment and its hard to believe that's still the issue given how much
>> time we've spent out there. I've installed licensed links before and we
>> have a ton of experience, we know about side lobes and how to properly peak
>> equipment.
>>
>> On a side note, its hard to keep the link status as "operational" and the
>> remote sides of both links frequently drop and come immediately back. I
>> also can't seem to get the output power to match what I have it manually
>> set to. Finally, I have slowed the modulation rate down to try and assist
>> with peaking.
>>
>> Any advice is appreciated.
>> --
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