Yeah, that sounds more like a bad cable or omni or something with the chains being off 10db.
On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 10:40 AM, TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com> wrote: > I will have to do the exact path loss calculations to figure out how low > they are but something is def wrong. Esp the chains being 10db off from > each other that's really strange. > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 9:38 AM, Jeremy <jeremysmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It must be hardware related then. We likely need to start looking at >> date codes. We have 40 AC PBE-400s deployed and have not had one yet with >> this issue. We have another 60 on the shelf. We will have to keep an eye >> out. >> >> On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Rory Conaway <r...@triadwireless.net> >> wrote: >> >>> We have seen the problem with the 400’s. It explained why a Mimosa >>> B5-Lite with a 5dBi small antenna had the same signal levels as a NanoBeam >>> 400 on a PTP link. >>> >>> >>> >>> Rory >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Jeremy >>> *Sent:* Monday, June 27, 2016 7:17 AM >>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Rocket AC low signal? >>> >>> >>> >>> There is also a thread going on the ubnt forums about low power on AC >>> devices. Robert said they are aware of the problem and that they will >>> either be fixing it in firmware or swapping out feeds. It sounds like it >>> may be a hardware issue. I haven't ran into any of them yet... >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 7:07 AM, Joe Novak <jno...@lrcomm.com> wrote: >>> >>> I have seen odd issues when the SMA is not tight enough.. sometimes they >>> bind while screwing on. Had it happen once or twice. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 1:18 AM, timothy steele < >>> timothy.pct...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> If your chains are off by 10db there is interference or your pointing >>> into power lines corn or part of a tree also that's very close to to the >>> tower be sure you have the right up tilt on the nanobeam and running the >>> latest firmware >>> >>> Also you did not say what nanobeam you have if you are using the small >>> flash light style nano beam many have reported that 1 has a weaker antenna >>> then the old N gear antenna's >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 27, 2016, 1:32 AM TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com> wrote: >>> >>> I have a rocket 5ac lite connected to the large 5ghz omni with two >>> nanobeam ac's connected to it, one about 1000ft away and the other 2000ft >>> away and one has a signal of -70 and the other -64, both are absolutely >>> clear LOS and on both clients the chain 0 and chain 1 are 10db off from >>> each other... >>> >>> >>> >>> I don't think it's possible to get the sma cables reversed so it can't >>> be backwards, both units are at full power 26 and 27dbm on the rocket, I >>> would expect like -30 or -40 at this distance... >>> >>> >>> >>> Any idea what I'm doing wrong here? This is my first test of AC but I >>> know with the N stuff the signal would be atleast 20db better at the same >>> output power... >>> >>> >>> >>> Ideas? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
