I don't always use Locos, but when I do, I use them with RF-Armor (for that extra 3db of noise reduction). Where are those damn Meme generators when I need them??
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: > That might be my only option... > > I guess I was hoping for a magical solution :) > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > On Oct 22, 2015 1:29 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > >> I would probably put them on 5160 in a narrow channel with the power >> turned way down. >> >> *From:* Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2015 12:15 PM >> *To:* af <af@afmug.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Serving customers next door to tower >> >> If you're not doing anything else with 3.65ghz, 3.65ghz NanoStations work >> pretty well for something like that. I personally wouldn't put a >> Nano/LocoM5 on a tower with any other 5ghz radios... way too much noise >> leaks out the backside of those things. >> >> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Daniel White <afmu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Just use a band you’re not otherwise using. 2.4GHz, 3.65GHz, 5.1GHz, >>> 900MHz? >>> >>> >>> >>> 24GHz or 60GHz if you need to deliver some capacity. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> >>> >>> Daniel White >>> >>> afmu...@gmail.com >>> >>> Cell: +1 (303) 746-3590 >>> >>> Skype: danieldwhite >>> Social: LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/danielwhite84>: Twitter >>> <https://twitter.com/DanielWhite84> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Jeremy >>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2015 10:13 AM >>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Serving customers next door to tower >>> >>> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> [image: Avast logo] <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> >>> >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> >>> >>> >> >