I've done that :( On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Jayson Baker <[email protected]>wrote:
> Did you power it up without an antenna connected? Could have damaged the > transmitter. > > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Michael Baird <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Marlon, > > > > We've had quite a few deployed (100 or so, some for 6 months), not seen > > a week transmitter yet, all failures were ethernet related and normally > > out of the box they failed (1 in the field). The levels are normally > > within 1/2 db at the tower vs. the CPE, unless there is a tilt issue (AP > > antenna too much downtilt). > > > > Regards > > Michael Baird > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I tried my first one of these yesterday. It's hooked to an antenna > that > > was > > > already in place so I know the old system worked though I did not check > > > signal levels before taking out the old SB radios (they don't give rssi > > > accurately anyway so there was no point). > > > > > > This new radio has an RSSI of -78 or so coming FROM the tower. AT the > > tower > > > we're picking up -88 or so. I turned it up to 20dB out (factory was > set > > at > > > 16) and that did help a bit. > > > > > > The calculations show that I should be in the -74 to -78 range based on > > the > > > exact distance of the link. So my RSSI AT the remote end is right in > > there. > > > I should be seeing the same at the tower as well. > > > > > > Anyone seen these units have faulty transmitters? This is the third > > > ubiquity I've tried. Two PowerStations died (receive sensitivity went > > dead) > > > after several months. Both units at almost the exact same time. This > > not > > > giving me any comfort levels at all.... > > > > > > I know others out there are using a lot of these, are you seeing ANY > > strange > > > issues at all? Have you looked at the RSSI from both ends? Does it > > match? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > marlon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
