I think "RF levels" is the key phrase here - a bit of wordsmithing :)
On Monday, February 23, 2015, Josh Reynolds <j...@spitwspots.com> wrote: > Sensitivity does not change the power level of the received signal. > > -- > Josh Reynolds > CIO, SPITwSPOTSwww.spitwspots.com > > On 02/22/2015 08:42 PM, Patrick Leary wrote: > > ...also, seriously. You any like it's even possible to compute a link > budget without accounting for sensitivity, MIMO scheme etc. Thinking dBm > and dBi are the only numbers in the equation has me wondering how > experienced you are Adam. You do realize don't you it's impossible to > understand link budget without knowing a whole host of things besides the > output power and antenna gain? > On Feb 22, 2015 10:37 PM, "Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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." >> >> >> >
