Folks like horizontal for 900 MHz due to the size of the wave cycle approx 13 inches long
-------------------------------------------------- From: "RickG" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 11:02 AM To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WISPA] 900Mhz question > But look at all the experience you are gaining :) > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Robert West<[email protected]> > wrote: >> Why horizontal polarity? Cause I'm a total idiot when it comes to 900mhz >> and as my luck usually runs, if I go by the book nothing works until I do >> what I'm not supposed to do. But, also as my luck runs, the opposite of >> what I try first will work So it actually won't matter what I do >> including >> sitting the antennas 5 feet in front of each other, it will never work >> the >> first time out. :) >> >> Bob- >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Tim Edwards >> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 12:33 AM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] 900Mhz question >> >> I'm with Chuck, much better performance with the Trango vs. Mikrotik in >> my experience. >> Why horizontal pol? Vertical cuts through the foliage much bettter, at >> least with the NorCal >> foliage we have here. >> >> tim >> >> -- >> =-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >> Tim Edwards, Chief Engineer [email protected] >> TeleScience Networks http://telescience.net >> 11101 Hiway 1, #102 415-663-8891 >> Point Reyes Station, CA 94956-1375 >> =-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >> >> >> >> Chuck Hogg wrote: >>> I find that the Trango 900 can handle the noise and capacity much better >>> than MikroTik/XR9. I have a few hundred on Trango and it works better >>> imo than XR9's. Canopy's GPS synch is the only reason I would prefer >>> their 900MHz option. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Chuck Hogg >>> Shelby Broadband >>> 502-722-9292 >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.shelbybb.com >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Robert West >>> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 4:49 PM >>> To: 'WISPA General List' >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] 900Mhz question >>> >>> I'm actually about to test something similar in a few days. We have a >>> 2.5 >>> mile link to put in with half a mile of it through trees with .25 miles >>> of >>> that running right over a creek. Doing it on the cheap, or trying to. >>> Have >>> 2 Mikrotik 411 boards on both sides running a transparent bridge using >>> XR9 >>> cards attached to a pac wireless grid antenna setup with horizontal >>> polarity. The antennas are up and the boxes are configured, just have >>> to go >>> out tonight or tomorrow and run power to them and try to see what kind >>> of >>> throughput we can get, if any. Haven't tried it before but we'll see. >>> >>> Bob- >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Patrick D. Nix, Jr >>> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 3:38 PM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: [WISPA] 900Mhz question >>> >>> We've been using the Trango 900Mhz gear and are familiar with canopy and >>> it's abilities. How does a Mikrotik with something like a XR9 compare >>> in terms of penetration and throughput when paired with a Ubiquity CPE? >>> >>> >>> >>> Patrick Nix, Jr., >>> Computer Network Solutions >>> CSWEB.NET Internet Services >>> IT Manager >>> >>> http://www.cnetworksolutions.com >>> http://www.csweb.net >>> >>> (918) 235-0414 >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> >>> Attention: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and >>> privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please >>> notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and >>> destroy any copies. Any dissemination or use of this information by a >>> person other than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be >>> illegal. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> ---- >>> ---- >>> WISPA Wants You! 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