*shrugs* It's a Mikrotik 4 slot mPCI - PCI adapter modified (by Mikrotik) to power higher powered cards. It previously contained all SR5s.
I'm looking to convert to 4x RB411AHs instead of 1x PC. ---------- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Mark Nash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 10:39 AM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Bad radio? > Not sure if this was asked, but is your board powering these cards > properly? > > Mark Nash > UnwiredWest > 78 Centennial Loop > Suite E > Eugene, OR 97401 > 541-998-5555 > 541-998-5599 fax > http://www.unwiredwest.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 8:34 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Bad radio? > > >> Can anyone tell me what an XR5 puts out for signal if it has blown it's > amp? >> I'm starting to believe something is causing the XR5s to blow their amps, >> reducing them to pre-amp power. What that is remains to be seen. I'm >> hoping it's the radio itself, pigtail, or the coax vs. the $350 MTI I > waited >> 3 weeks for. >> >> >> ---------- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 8:48 AM >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Bad radio? >> >> > okay, now 3 days later the new south radio (originally north) is >> > misbehaving >> > in the same way (Tx/Rx signals are off by 10 where on the other sectors >> > they're roughly balanced). The signals going back to the tower are 8 - > 10 >> > db stronger than the received signals. An R52 (or possibly R52H) is >> > shooting back to the tower whereas an XR5 is shooting down to the CPE. > If >> > it were different radio specs, it'd be unbalanced the other way around. >> > >> > The SR5s that I have installed have been functioning just fine for >> > years >> > and >> > are installed in the same fashion as the XR5s. Did UBNT make a bad > batch >> > of >> > XR5s or am I doing something wrong? >> > >> > >> > ---------- >> > Mike Hammett >> > Intelligent Computing Solutions >> > http://www.ics-il.com >> > >> > >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------- >> > From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 2:58 PM >> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Bad radio? >> > >> >> I changed the freq a bit and didn't see any significant change. I >> >> climbed >> >> and swapped the pigtails with North and changed all the settings so > they >> >> were fully swapped. Everyone on the south sector (which did have the >> >> questionable radio) is now happy. Now the North sector is showing the >> >> same >> >> symptoms on my test CPE. It's a good thing everyone except two are on >> >> East >> >> and West until I get this sorted out. Time to contact Streakwave >> >> about > a >> >> bad radio... >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------- >> >> Mike Hammett >> >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> >> From: "RickG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 1:05 PM >> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Bad radio? >> >> >> >>> It would be interesting to switch the freqs around and see what >> >>> happens. It's probably a bad radio or cable though. -RickG >> >>> >> >>> On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Mike Hammett > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>>> Does this seem like the radio isn't loud enough? >> >>>> >> >>>> I setup the test CPE on the TV tower at my house and pointed it at > the >> >>>> tower. Radio Mobile reports the azimuth as 250 degrees, so well > within >> >>>> the south sector's coverage and only at a distance of 230'. I am > well >> >>>> below the vertical beamwidth of the sectors, explaining the > relatively >> >>>> low signals, but ICS2 is horrible. >> >>>> >> >>>> 1 = North, 2 = South, 3 = West, 4 = East. >> >>>> >> >>>> It makes no sense that South is that much worse signal wise than the >> >>>> others, especially considering that it should be on the South sector >> >>>> anyway. 3 and 4 are SR5s while 1 and 2 are XR5s. I just replaced > the >> >>>> towers with the XR5s. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Test Platform] > /interface wireless scan wlan1 >> >>>> Flags: A - active, B - bss, P - privacy, R - routeros-network, N - >> >>>> nstreme >> >>>> ADDRESS SSID BAND >> >>>> FREQ >> >>>> SIG NF SNR RADIO-NAME >> >>>> AB R 00:15:6D:50:16:C6 ICS3 5ghz >> >>>> 5745 -72 -99 27 00156D5016C6 >> >>>> AB R 00:15:6D:50:17:09 ICS4 5ghz >> >>>> 5765 -68 -99 31 00156D501709 >> >>>> AB R 00:15:6D:64:0B:59 ICS1 5ghz >> >>>> 5785 -77 -99 22 00156D640B59 >> >>>> AB R 00:15:6D:64:0B:55 ICS2 5ghz >> >>>> 5825 -85 -99 14 00156D640B55 >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Here is a listing of the signals when connected: >> >>>> >> >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Test Platform] > /interface wireless monitor wlan1 >> >>>> status: connected-to-ess >> >>>> band: 5ghz >> >>>> frequency: 5785MHz >> >>>> tx-rate: "6Mbps" >> >>>> rx-rate: "6Mbps" >> >>>> ssid: "ICS1" >> >>>> bssid: 00:15:6D:64:0B:59 >> >>>> radio-name: "00156D640B59" >> >>>> signal-strength: -77dBm >> >>>> tx-signal-strength: -74dBm >> >>>> noise-floor: -107dBm >> >>>> signal-to-noise: 30dB >> >>>> tx-ccq: 58% >> >>>> p-throughput: 5481 >> >>>> overall-tx-ccq: 58% >> >>>> authenticated-clients: 1 >> >>>> current-ack-timeout: 28 >> >>>> wds-link: no >> >>>> nstreme: no >> >>>> framing-mode: none >> >>>> routeros-version: "2.9.51" >> >>>> last-ip: 10.10.1.1 >> >>>> 802.1x-port-enabled: yes >> >>>> compression: no >> >>>> current-tx-powers: >> >>>> > 6Mbps:24(24),9Mbps:24(24),12Mbps:24(24),18Mbps:24(24),24Mbps:24(24),36Mbps:2 > 2(22),48Mbps:20(20),54Mbps:19(19) >> >>>> notify-external-fdb: no >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Test Platform] > /interface wireless monitor wlan1 >> >>>> status: connected-to-ess >> >>>> band: 5ghz >> >>>> frequency: 5825MHz >> >>>> tx-rate: "6Mbps" >> >>>> rx-rate: "6Mbps" >> >>>> ssid: "ICS2" >> >>>> bssid: 00:15:6D:64:0B:55 >> >>>> radio-name: "00156D640B55" >> >>>> signal-strength: -86dBm >> >>>> tx-signal-strength: -76dBm >> >>>> noise-floor: -107dBm >> >>>> signal-to-noise: 21dB >> >>>> tx-ccq: 59% >> >>>> p-throughput: 5535 >> >>>> overall-tx-ccq: 58% >> >>>> authenticated-clients: 1 >> >>>> current-ack-timeout: 167 >> >>>> wds-link: no >> >>>> nstreme: no >> >>>> framing-mode: none >> >>>> routeros-version: "2.9.51" >> >>>> 802.1x-port-enabled: yes >> >>>> compression: no >> >>>> current-tx-powers: >> >>>> > 6Mbps:24(24),9Mbps:24(24),12Mbps:24(24),18Mbps:24(24),24Mbps:24(24),36Mbps:2 > 2(22),48Mbps:20(20),54Mbps:19(19) >> >>>> notify-external-fdb: no >> >>>> -- [Q quit|D dump|C-z pause] >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Test Platform] > /interface wireless monitor wlan1 >> >>>> status: connected-to-ess >> >>>> band: 5ghz >> >>>> frequency: 5745MHz >> >>>> tx-rate: "6Mbps" >> >>>> rx-rate: "6Mbps" >> >>>> ssid: "ICS3" >> >>>> bssid: 00:15:6D:50:16:C6 >> >>>> radio-name: "00156D5016C6" >> >>>> signal-strength: -74dBm >> >>>> tx-signal-strength: -70dBm >> >>>> noise-floor: -106dBm >> >>>> signal-to-noise: 32dB >> >>>> tx-ccq: 59% >> >>>> p-throughput: 5518 >> >>>> overall-tx-ccq: 59% >> >>>> authenticated-clients: 1 >> >>>> current-ack-timeout: 28 >> >>>> wds-link: no >> >>>> nstreme: no >> >>>> framing-mode: none >> >>>> routeros-version: "2.9.51" >> >>>> last-ip: 10.10.3.5 >> >>>> 802.1x-port-enabled: yes >> >>>> compression: no >> >>>> current-tx-powers: >> >>>> > 6Mbps:24(24),9Mbps:24(24),12Mbps:24(24),18Mbps:24(24),24Mbps:24(24),36Mbps:2 > 2(22),48Mbps:20(20),54Mbps:19(19) >> >>>> notify-external-fdb: no >> >>>> >> >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Test Platform] > /interface wireless monitor wlan1 >> >>>> status: connected-to-ess >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- >> >> WISPA Wants You! 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