I'd say you're asking for trouble. We had a mixed bag with 2.4 penetration. If it was really close to the tower we could make it work. Otherwise, signal was in and out. When it rains or worse, ices, it would be unusable. A lot will depend on the type and density of the foliage (eg what type of leaves, how many trees per acre, how tall, what angle you at to the tower) and a lot of other factors to determine real RF signal through the trees. I'd say look for an alternative tech or try to get the cpe above the trees.
Cameron On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 6:46 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]>wrote: > I know it sucks compared to lower frequencies. > > I know it typically has a high noise floor. > > I've never used it outdoor for real world experience. > > I'm looking at some small towns and other groups of houses with no more > than 300 people or so (some much smaller). They are old, so they have > adult trees. Is it reasonable to expect to be able to service these > homes with 18 dBi at the CPE and 20 dB at the tower? > > > -- > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ >
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