This is something that can be easily calculated;

450b 10w @ 24v

Cable 24awg @ 200ft

Voltage drop: 2.14
Voltage drop percentage: 8.90%
Voltage at the end: 21.86

Input Voltage 20 - 32 V DC

Probably need to shorten the cable or increase the wire size or increase
the supply voltage..

On Sun, Apr 18, 2021, 6:13 PM Sam Lambie <samtaos...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I am running into some issues with a 450b PTP setup. The Slave is running
> at 200' of cable and the radio powers up, but doesn't transmit. I got it to
> talk to the BHM (450b) and toned in the signal at -58 on both ends for a
> couple of days at one point then it fizzled out. Swapped channel and
> frequencies, No connection. Spectrum scan on both sides shows a totally
> clean channel in many spots, and I have tried them all. I swapped out the
> radio and the same thing happened. So... I am thinking it's voltage drop
> with the dinky 0.5 amp PSU.
> Does anyone make one that is 1-1.5 amps at 30vdc?
> I am going to take a 24vdc 1 amp power supply from a Ubiquiti radio and
> swap pairs on the Ethernet cable to see if I can get it to work and prove
> my theory.
> Has anyone ran into this situation?
>
> thanks,
>
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