Depends on the design. Most of the lower cost WISP antennas are fed with a slotted dipole covered by a plastic cover. Those should be OK. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 8:14 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] water in feed horn
> What if the feedhorn is coated with ice? Seems to me that whenever we get > ice my 24db 2.4 grids stop working on the longer links. > > Kurt Fankhauser > WAVELINC > P.O. Box 126 > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > 419-562-6405 > www.wavelinc.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Chuck McCown - 3 > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] water in feed horn > > No, they stay reflectors. But Yagis have a huge problem when coated with > ice. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:38:24 >> To: 'WISPA General List'<wireless@wispa.org> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] water in feed horn >> >> >> Don't grids stop working when they coat up with ice? >> >> Kurt Fankhauser >> WAVELINC >> P.O. Box 126 >> Bucyrus, OH 44820 >> 419-562-6405 >> www.wavelinc.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Matt Larsen - Lists >> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 4:30 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] water in feed horn >> >> Check the feedhorn for cracks. We have had a few PacWireless units >> (dishes and grids) that were damaged by hail or dropping ice and >> developed hairline cracks that caused them to stop working in wet >> weather. >> >> Matt Larsen >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Kurt Fankhauser wrote: >>> Anyone ever have any water get into a pacwireless 5ghz grid feedhorn? >>> Had >> a >>> new site yesterday go through its first heavy rain and signal dropped to >>> -90. Went through everything, replaced radio, pigtail, coax, and nothing >>> helped. Sun came out and signal came back to -69. >>> >>> >>> >>> Will Pacwireless replace this feedhorn for warranty? >>> >>> >>> >>> Kurt Fankhauser >>> WAVELINC >>> P.O. Box 126 >>> Bucyrus, OH 44820 >>> 419-562-6405 >>> www.wavelinc.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
