Sounds like you got lucky. If you're at the projected signal you're done.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 10:50 AM, That One Guy via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > Weve never gone above 2' > we finished installing our 11ghz link yesterday and had the antennas rough > aligned, one side is 3' one side is 4'. I expected the tighter patterns > would make it harder to find the initial link but they actually linked up > right off the bat and it was right on the projected power levels. > This is only 10 miles, so we have visual on the path. > We did a little rough alignment yesterday, and will do the fine alignment > today. when we we roughing it there was a good amount of travel on the > antenna (4') side we were on and only a couple db change. do larger > antennas on such a short path give you a little more leniency in alignment > or something? we will do full horizontal and vertical panning today to make > sure we arent in side lobes, just curious is there is more slop in this > scenario. > > -- > 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 >
