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Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Hardy, Tim via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > Also, make sure that FCC Applications have been filed before turning > these on in the field (even for alignment or testing). The PCN does not > provide authorization to transmit, but you can operate under Conditional > Authority as long as the FCC Applications have been accepted for filing at > the FCC, the applications did not request a waiver, you are not located in > a quiet zone, and you are not located within 56.3 kilometers of an > international border. > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Mathew Howard via > Af > *Sent:* Friday, December 05, 2014 11:07 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] SAF CFIP Lumina 11ghz setup > > > > Yes, you are going to want to have the PCN in hand for configuring to make > sure you get frequencies on the right side, TX power, polarity and all that > right... I would think it would be pretty safe to assume you're licensed > for full power since you had to go with 4' dishes, but I'd still want to > check what the PCN says. > > I don't remember running into any particular problems setting ours up, but > it's been a few years. > > I do not recommend strapping the dish to your back to carry it up the > tower... > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Af [af-boun...@afmug.com] on behalf of Jeremy via Af [af@afmug.com > ] > *Sent:* Friday, December 05, 2014 10:01 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] SAF CFIP Lumina 11ghz setup > > Also, all of the details, including transmit power, should be on the PCN. > You should have the PCN in hand. If you don't I would print it out. You > should also have a path analysis with expected signal strengths, and those > come in really handy when you are aligning. If you are not where the path > calc says that you should be then you could be on a side lobe > > > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:59 AM, Jeremy <jeremysmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I haven't used SAF before but I generally set the radios across the room > from each other (with no dish) to test the link. They will link up without > being next to each other. > > > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:42 AM, That One Guy via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > > We havent used SAF or done licensed before > > > > Im getting ready to bench configure this link, are there any caveats to it? > > As I understand it from the manual, these ship with transmit turned off, > so powering them up wont hurt anything, I just set them side by side with > the flanges facing upward and turn the power on to the minimum tx power, > this wont hurt them to be transmitting with no antenna load attached? If I > leave them on for an extended timeframe will it harm them in this fashion? > > > > Im assuming the license gives use permission to install these at maximum > radio power? we dont have anything in hand from FCC so I dont know, all I > know is we have approval on the link. > > > > Any gotchas to setting these up or installing them, beyond figuring out > how to get a 4 foot antenna to the top of the grain elevator without > denting it > > > > -- > > All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the > parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you > can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not > use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 > > > > >
