Yeah...I agree, weather attenuation really only occurs at 10GHz and up. If weather is changing signal quality, then it points to a connection that is no longer weather tight.
[email protected] wrote: > Ok. Weather might be water incursion. CM9 might be PIGTAIL. You didn't say > what mfg antenna so its hard to guess. There is always the alignment thing. > > Did you replace the pigtail after the storm damage? > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Mark McElvy" <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:39:47 > To: WISPA General List<[email protected]> > Subject: [WISPA] Link stability > > I have a wireless backhaul link that is not as stable as I would like. > It is a 15.5 mile shot that has been up for 3 years. MT/CM9/32db dish on > both ends. On a clear day I am only seeing a -83 on each end. All the > radio equip was replaced April 08 due to lighting, still have the > original 3ft LMR-400 and antenna. I seem to remember the signal being in > the -70 range prior to the lightning replacements. > > > > Right now the link is down with random reconnects with a -92 and then it > will drop again. Weather is misty thick and overcast. I kinda of have a > twofold question, could the weather be attenuating the signal enough to > drop the connection? I think yes. Second, could I have a > weakened/damaged antenna causing the general drop in signal? > > > > Mark > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
