Just needs bigger antenna, Fred. However, I'll be damned if I can find antenna 
with what I'd consider appropriate gain. I deploy 5 Ghz systems with 18 - 20 dB 
at the AP and 25 dB at the CPE. UBNT 900 has an AP of 13 and a CPE of 11. 
That's 15+ dB of less margin than I'd deploy elsewhere. How well of a 900 MHz 
system could you run with an additional 15 dB of gain? Not only is your signal 
a lot hotter, but you're also hearing less noise. 

Sure, those antenna would be large. However, if it's worth doing, it's worth 
doing right. 




----- 
Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 
http://www.ics-il.com 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Fred Goldstein" <[email protected]> 
To: [email protected] 
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 9:36:48 AM 
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Latest trend for heavy wooded areas 


On 8/22/2013 10:14 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: 



Almost every time someone has detailed their installations to me, there just 
isn't enough signal to do anything. They're getting a -76 and wondering why it 
doesn't work. Increase that another 15 dB and try again. The Canopy will work a 
little better because it requires less signal, but it also has nowhere near the 
same throughput, so they're really apples and oranges. 




The spec sheet makes it sound as if -76 is more than adequate, and in a PmP 
environment, it's often hard to get a stronger signal. Are the poor results 
from trying to run at too high a rate, like MCS5, such that running at say MCS1 
would improve results? Or is it just not very sensitive, with a higher noise 
temp than Cambium? 

-- 
 Fred R. Goldstein              fred "at" interisle.net
 Interisle Consulting Group 
 +1 617 795 2701 
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