Rick, Sounds like a Job for Ubnt or MT.
$200 from Ubnt and a pair of antennas and you're done. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however improbable, must be the truth." --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 12:13 PM, jp <j...@saucer.midcoast.com> wrote: > Long ago we used amps to overcome cable loss, before there was a good > choice for POE or IF based systems. Every single one of them either > failed or went flaky (YDI and other like units) I'm so distrustful of > them, I wouldnt even sell them on ebay. > > When I have issues with the equipment at the top, it's usually the > equipment, not because it's up high. If it's reliable to start with, > properly protected, it will provide reliable service from up high. Put > equipment that you need to tinker with, unproven equipment, untested > used equipment, etc... You will have issues. > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 11:59:48AM -0400, RickG wrote: > > I've only lost one amp over the years as opposed to many issues with > > equipment at the top. > > -RickG > > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 11:48 AM, jp <j...@saucer.midcoast.com> wrote: > > > Big thank you to L-com. > > > > > > Use a POE based backhaul product to avoid cable loss. The amp will also > > > hurt your noise floor by amplifying interference/noise as well. > > > > > > If you are concerened about unreliability of having electronics atop > the > > > tower with regard to a POE radio solution, an amp is electronics atop > > > the tower, so that argument doesn't hold water. > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:59:11AM -0400, RickG wrote: > > >> I am planning to install a 5Ghz backhaul from my main tower to a > > >> remote. It will have the antenna on the top, 150' of LMR-400 and the > > >> radio at the bottom. To make up for the loss, I ordered a 500mw amp > > >> from L-Com. Unfortunately, they cancelled the order saying I need a > > >> HAM license to purchase it. I thought unlicensed freqs dont require a > > >> license? > > >> -RickG > > >> > > >> > > >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> 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/ > > > > > > -- > > > /* > > > Jason Philbrook | Midcoast Internet Solutions - Wireless and DSL > > > KB1IOJ | Broadband Internet Access, Dialup, and Hosting > > > http://f64.nu/ | for Midcoast Maine http://www.midcoast.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/ > > -- > /* > Jason Philbrook | Midcoast Internet Solutions - Wireless and DSL > KB1IOJ | Broadband Internet Access, Dialup, and Hosting > http://f64.nu/ | for Midcoast Maine http://www.midcoast.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/
