I prefer to reference to magnetic north. Makes it easier for my guys in the field to align things and I don't have to go into a training session on geo-magnetics.
Cameron On 3/29/2010 2:42 PM, Ryan Spott wrote: > And don't do what I did for the first AP install I ever did. > > Mount the antenna to face exactly north.. Compass says north is > that-a-way.. > > OK.. then test.. > > Wait.. how come I have no signal here?!?! > > Over a beer I complain to my surveyor friend who reminds me about that whole > Magnetic vs true North thing!! :) Yeah, 18* declination here. > > ryan > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Forbes Mercy<[email protected] > >> wrote: >> > >> We have a lot of those sectors out and some of the lessons we learned >> were: 1) The higher the DB the less downward/upward range it covers, 2) >> same for 90's versus 120's, the 120's have a lot wider downward coverage >> than the 90's. Its hard on us because all of our towers are are on >> steep hills overlooking the valley so yeah you have to work hard once in >> a while to find the sweet spot. >> >> Forbes >> >> On 3/29/2010 10:36 AM, Robert West wrote: >> >>> I'm having a heck of a time with the large UBNT sectors getting the tilt >>> angle to jive. With the smaller sectors, they behave perfectly and go >>> >> right >> >>> where the calculations say they will however, with the larger ones, >>> >> nothing >> >>> I do other than have someone 10 miles out with a CPE check levels while I >>> tilt up and down seems to be good. I REALLY don't want to have to do >>> >> that >> >>> with all of them... >>> >>> >>> >>> Anyone having any success or insight with the proper tilt of these >>> >> things? >> >>> Using the 120 degree 5GHz flavors. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> >>> Robert West >>> >>> Just Micro Digital Services Inc. >>> >>> 740-335-7020 >>> >>> >>> >>> Logo5 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>> 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/
