Yep, I do that frequently. Just point them up at the ceiling. I usually
leave the power where it's coordinated and rarely see it hotter than -40
or so.
A local chemical company coordinated an 800 yard (really!?) 11GHz link.
Their coordinated Rx was like -25dBm. Uh, OK. I forget what it was,
maybe a PTP820.
On 9/23/2016 10:57 AM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote:
you should be fine..
put them side by side next to or close to each other.
don't point them at each other...
and they come with power turned down 6db ......
Just don't forget to set the power as per your coordination when you
are mounting / before you are trying to align.
:)
Faisal Imtiaz
Snappy Internet & Telecom
7266 SW 48 Street
Miami, FL 33155
Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232
Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net
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*From: *"Mathew Howard" <mhoward...@gmail.com>
*To: *"af" <af@afmug.com>
*Sent: *Friday, September 23, 2016 11:27:11 AM
*Subject: *[AFMUG] Is it safe to turn on an 11ghz radio without an
antenna?
Can I safely setup an 11ghz radio (Mimosa B11, in this case) on
the bench without attaching it to the dish, or is there a risk
it'll damage the radio?
I seem to remember being told it was fine to turn on our SAFs
without dishes, and I'm assuming these would be the same, but that
was a long time ago...
