That's easy. dB re power is only part of the basic math formula Adam. The other half of the elementary equation is sensitivity. On Feb 22, 2015 10:37 PM, "Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I read that quote before Patrick, and I am forced to wonder if that > individual was in the United States and running at the correct (legal) > power level. And I wonder if he was comparing the naked 10dbi SM to a > 15dbi wimax CPE. You could definitely get 10db more by turning up the tx > power all the way and using a bigger antenna, and maybe you can do some > electronic magic to make a little more out of the signal you're getting, > but there's no magic that makes more db's appear. If both systems started > with the legal +40dbm then how does one end up with 10db more at the CPE? > > I'm a skeptic by nature. > > Testing back to back between Cambium and Telrad products on the same > tower at the same azimuth, we found an average of 10dB better RF levels > with Telrad’s equipment." > > >
