On the ones that I cannot get good signal I use a bare loco on both sides, one pointed up and one pointed down, on a 5MHz channel. It will usually still get them 15Mbps, without sacrificing too much spectrum at the tower.
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:10 AM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > Do you have a cabinet or shelter at the bottom of the tower? I have been > considering just putting an omni down there, since it rarely works well > shooting up at the APs. At grain legs, I have sometimes done a low powered > PTP link with something like NS5 Locos just for a scale house, maintenance > shop, or house right at the leg. Then you can tilt it down. > > I think it’s more than just hearing all the APs, there seem to be problems > being outside the main lobe of the antenna, plus reflections off tower > steel, even once you get the signal level to an acceptable point, SNR and > modulation can be disappointing. > > If you’re convinced the only problem is too strong a signal, you could > always use an external antenna and an inline coax attenuator. > > > *From:* Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2015 11:02 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Serving customers next door to tower > > Does anyone have any tips for this? > > My only thought process was to do an integrated radio *inside* the office > building to keep from hearing every AP on the tower. We've had some issues > with nearby customers using a Force110/Beam hearing way too much of the > tower so we moved to Integrated/Nano to solve their problems. > > I have a business that needs service and it's literally the same address > as the tower (150 feet up). It's 60 feet away to the middle of the office > but the ends are about 120 feet away. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 >
