Be careful with the integrated 450i though as the FTB isn't good enough for gps sync according to cambium. On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 3:00 AM George Skorup <[email protected]> wrote:
> Accuracy. Known-good connectorized SMs to verify multiple APs in 3 and > 5GHz. Coaxes and attenuators only. I've used antennas and bare SMs > pointed up at the ceiling and it's just not reliable. We ended up > redeploying an old AP that apparently has bad Tx on one polarity. Really > trying to cut down on the BS and multiple tower climbs. Also getting > really sick of weather-seals leaking for no apparent reason. Which is > another reason I'm not so mad about the 450AP going away. We'll probably > just start using that fancy new 450i integrated 90 over time. No coaxes > to worry about with that. > > On 5/4/2017 7:23 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > Yes. > > But is there a reason you don't want to use the paper clip trick? > > Single piece of wire quarter wavelength is all you need. > > > > -----Original Message----- From: George Skorup > > Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2017 5:54 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RF attenuators > > > > So... I'm having bad luck finding 60dB attenuators in DC-6GHz or > > greater. I found some 50's, but they're only 4GHz. WTF. > > > > Stupid question. Can I stack 30's to get 60? I see lots of N to N in > > 30dB on Amazon. Up to 1W mostly. Looks like for cellular amp/repeater > > type stuff. So I assume they won't have a problem with bi-directional Tx. > > > > On 5/4/2017 5:33 PM, Matt Mangriotis wrote: > >> 60 dB pads are what we typically use internally... > >> > >> Matt > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Skorup > >> Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2017 5:31 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [AFMUG] RF attenuators > >> > >> I need to RF test some 450 APs with connectorized SMs. What's a good > >> option for N to N attenuators? I'm thinking I want like 60dB so > >> there's no chance of the SM overloading the AP Rx (because SM Tx > >> power control doesn't kick in for a few minutes). > > > > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi>
