[WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

2009-10-07 Thread Jayson Baker
Got back to both ends of our WB 5.8GHz links today.

RadioMobile says it's 10km, we should have 5-degrees up/down tilt, and using
the WB dishes see -59dBm.

We're seeing only -80dBm on both polarities.

Cables are new, professionally made and tested.  Pigtails are new, tested.
Radios are new, tested.

WB dishes... on one end, we have up-tilt of about 2 degrees.
On the other end, we have down-tilt of about 8 degrees.
Moving a couple degress each way (or, setting both at 5, like RM says) gets
almost no signal at all.

One is WB 58DP, one is the same, but with the high-performance shroud.

Any thoughts?  Bad antenna on one end?

Jayson



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Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

2009-10-07 Thread Randy Cosby
I assume you checked for reverse polarization?



Jayson Baker wrote:
> Got back to both ends of our WB 5.8GHz links today.
>
> RadioMobile says it's 10km, we should have 5-degrees up/down tilt, and using
> the WB dishes see -59dBm.
>
> We're seeing only -80dBm on both polarities.
>
> Cables are new, professionally made and tested.  Pigtails are new, tested.
> Radios are new, tested.
>
> WB dishes... on one end, we have up-tilt of about 2 degrees.
> On the other end, we have down-tilt of about 8 degrees.
> Moving a couple degress each way (or, setting both at 5, like RM says) gets
> almost no signal at all.
>
> One is WB 58DP, one is the same, but with the high-performance shroud.
>
> Any thoughts?  Bad antenna on one end?
>
> Jayson
>
>
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Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

2009-10-07 Thread eje
Doubt the antenna itself is bad. Many DP feeds have no electronics in them just 
the connectors and a open air column so depending on type of feed I doubt it is 
the feed itself. My guess is it's more of a incorrect installed feed than 
anything. 

On the cabling have you had it tested for 5GHz operations? I ran across many 
cables and connectors that are not and each connector might cause 2-3dB signal 
loss easily  and possibly even more the twice expected cable loss on the 
cabling. You say that cables and pigtails been tested just not how. 

/Eje
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Got back to both ends of our WB 5.8GHz links today.

RadioMobile says it's 10km, we should have 5-degrees up/down tilt, and using
the WB dishes see -59dBm.

We're seeing only -80dBm on both polarities.

Cables are new, professionally made and tested.  Pigtails are new, tested.
Radios are new, tested.

WB dishes... on one end, we have up-tilt of about 2 degrees.
On the other end, we have down-tilt of about 8 degrees.
Moving a couple degress each way (or, setting both at 5, like RM says) gets
almost no signal at all.

One is WB 58DP, one is the same, but with the high-performance shroud.

Any thoughts?  Bad antenna on one end?

Jayson



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Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

2009-10-07 Thread Jayson Baker
Yeah, we flipped polarity.  It's an 802.11n link, so shouldn't "matter" but
changed anyway.  No difference.  Tried chain 0, chain 1, chain 0+1, no
difference.

Cables came from Tessco, are brand Wireless Solutions I think.  3' long.
Times cable, but look like RFI connectors.  The bag they came in said
"professionally assembled and tested" - we've used the same on other sites
without issue.

The feed assembly looks to be in correctly.  Not much way to screw that up
on these antennas.  My concern of one being bad or something is related to
the fact that 2-degrees on one end, and 8-degrees on another seems really
odd.

lol, I don't think the other site is further down than this site is up.

Jayson

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Randy Cosby  wrote:

> I assume you checked for reverse polarization?
>
>
>
> Jayson Baker wrote:
> > Got back to both ends of our WB 5.8GHz links today.
> >
> > RadioMobile says it's 10km, we should have 5-degrees up/down tilt, and
> using
> > the WB dishes see -59dBm.
> >
> > We're seeing only -80dBm on both polarities.
> >
> > Cables are new, professionally made and tested.  Pigtails are new,
> tested.
> > Radios are new, tested.
> >
> > WB dishes... on one end, we have up-tilt of about 2 degrees.
> > On the other end, we have down-tilt of about 8 degrees.
> > Moving a couple degress each way (or, setting both at 5, like RM says)
> gets
> > almost no signal at all.
> >
> > One is WB 58DP, one is the same, but with the high-performance shroud.
> >
> > Any thoughts?  Bad antenna on one end?
> >
> > Jayson
> >
> >
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Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

2009-10-07 Thread Jerry Richardson
What radios?

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Subject: Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

Yeah, we flipped polarity.  It's an 802.11n link, so shouldn't "matter" but
changed anyway.  No difference.  Tried chain 0, chain 1, chain 0+1, no
difference.

Cables came from Tessco, are brand Wireless Solutions I think.  3' long.
Times cable, but look like RFI connectors.  The bag they came in said
"professionally assembled and tested" - we've used the same on other sites
without issue.

The feed assembly looks to be in correctly.  Not much way to screw that up
on these antennas.  My concern of one being bad or something is related to
the fact that 2-degrees on one end, and 8-degrees on another seems really
odd.

lol, I don't think the other site is further down than this site is up.

Jayson

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Randy Cosby  wrote:

> I assume you checked for reverse polarization?
>
>
>
> Jayson Baker wrote:
> > Got back to both ends of our WB 5.8GHz links today.
> >
> > RadioMobile says it's 10km, we should have 5-degrees up/down tilt, and
> using
> > the WB dishes see -59dBm.
> >
> > We're seeing only -80dBm on both polarities.
> >
> > Cables are new, professionally made and tested.  Pigtails are new,
> tested.
> > Radios are new, tested.
> >
> > WB dishes... on one end, we have up-tilt of about 2 degrees.
> > On the other end, we have down-tilt of about 8 degrees.
> > Moving a couple degress each way (or, setting both at 5, like RM says)
> gets
> > almost no signal at all.
> >
> > One is WB 58DP, one is the same, but with the high-performance shroud.
> >
> > Any thoughts?  Bad antenna on one end?
> >
> > Jayson
> >
> >
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Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

2009-10-07 Thread Jayson Baker
MT R52N

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Jerry Richardson
wrote:

> What radios?
>
> -Original Message-
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> Behalf Of Jayson Baker
> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:42 AM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy
>
> Yeah, we flipped polarity.  It's an 802.11n link, so shouldn't "matter" but
> changed anyway.  No difference.  Tried chain 0, chain 1, chain 0+1, no
> difference.
>
> Cables came from Tessco, are brand Wireless Solutions I think.  3' long.
> Times cable, but look like RFI connectors.  The bag they came in said
> "professionally assembled and tested" - we've used the same on other sites
> without issue.
>
> The feed assembly looks to be in correctly.  Not much way to screw that up
> on these antennas.  My concern of one being bad or something is related to
> the fact that 2-degrees on one end, and 8-degrees on another seems really
> odd.
>
> lol, I don't think the other site is further down than this site is up.
>
> Jayson
>
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Randy Cosby  wrote:
>
> > I assume you checked for reverse polarization?
> >
> >
> >
> > Jayson Baker wrote:
> > > Got back to both ends of our WB 5.8GHz links today.
> > >
> > > RadioMobile says it's 10km, we should have 5-degrees up/down tilt, and
> > using
> > > the WB dishes see -59dBm.
> > >
> > > We're seeing only -80dBm on both polarities.
> > >
> > > Cables are new, professionally made and tested.  Pigtails are new,
> > tested.
> > > Radios are new, tested.
> > >
> > > WB dishes... on one end, we have up-tilt of about 2 degrees.
> > > On the other end, we have down-tilt of about 8 degrees.
> > > Moving a couple degress each way (or, setting both at 5, like RM says)
> > gets
> > > almost no signal at all.
> > >
> > > One is WB 58DP, one is the same, but with the high-performance shroud.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts?  Bad antenna on one end?
> > >
> > > Jayson
> > >
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Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

2009-10-07 Thread Jerry Richardson
Mystery

30dB is a lot to lose. I would suspect a feed horn issue or dish alignment.

-Original Message-
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Of Jayson Baker
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

MT R52N

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Jerry Richardson
wrote:

> What radios?
>
> -Original Message-
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> Behalf Of Jayson Baker
> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:42 AM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy
>
> Yeah, we flipped polarity.  It's an 802.11n link, so shouldn't "matter" but
> changed anyway.  No difference.  Tried chain 0, chain 1, chain 0+1, no
> difference.
>
> Cables came from Tessco, are brand Wireless Solutions I think.  3' long.
> Times cable, but look like RFI connectors.  The bag they came in said
> "professionally assembled and tested" - we've used the same on other sites
> without issue.
>
> The feed assembly looks to be in correctly.  Not much way to screw that up
> on these antennas.  My concern of one being bad or something is related to
> the fact that 2-degrees on one end, and 8-degrees on another seems really
> odd.
>
> lol, I don't think the other site is further down than this site is up.
>
> Jayson
>
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Randy Cosby  wrote:
>
> > I assume you checked for reverse polarization?
> >
> >
> >
> > Jayson Baker wrote:
> > > Got back to both ends of our WB 5.8GHz links today.
> > >
> > > RadioMobile says it's 10km, we should have 5-degrees up/down tilt, and
> > using
> > > the WB dishes see -59dBm.
> > >
> > > We're seeing only -80dBm on both polarities.
> > >
> > > Cables are new, professionally made and tested.  Pigtails are new,
> > tested.
> > > Radios are new, tested.
> > >
> > > WB dishes... on one end, we have up-tilt of about 2 degrees.
> > > On the other end, we have down-tilt of about 8 degrees.
> > > Moving a couple degress each way (or, setting both at 5, like RM says)
> > gets
> > > almost no signal at all.
> > >
> > > One is WB 58DP, one is the same, but with the high-performance shroud.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts?  Bad antenna on one end?
> > >
> > > Jayson
> > >
> > >
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Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

2009-10-07 Thread Josh Luthman
Or polarity...

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On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Jerry Richardson
wrote:

> Mystery
>
> 30dB is a lot to lose. I would suspect a feed horn issue or dish alignment.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> Behalf Of Jayson Baker
> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:46 AM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy
>
> MT R52N
>
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Jerry Richardson
> wrote:
>
> > What radios?
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> > Behalf Of Jayson Baker
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:42 AM
> > To: WISPA General List
> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy
> >
> > Yeah, we flipped polarity.  It's an 802.11n link, so shouldn't "matter"
> but
> > changed anyway.  No difference.  Tried chain 0, chain 1, chain 0+1, no
> > difference.
> >
> > Cables came from Tessco, are brand Wireless Solutions I think.  3' long.
> > Times cable, but look like RFI connectors.  The bag they came in said
> > "professionally assembled and tested" - we've used the same on other
> sites
> > without issue.
> >
> > The feed assembly looks to be in correctly.  Not much way to screw that
> up
> > on these antennas.  My concern of one being bad or something is related
> to
> > the fact that 2-degrees on one end, and 8-degrees on another seems really
> > odd.
> >
> > lol, I don't think the other site is further down than this site is up.
> >
> > Jayson
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Randy Cosby 
> wrote:
> >
> > > I assume you checked for reverse polarization?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jayson Baker wrote:
> > > > Got back to both ends of our WB 5.8GHz links today.
> > > >
> > > > RadioMobile says it's 10km, we should have 5-degrees up/down tilt,
> and
> > > using
> > > > the WB dishes see -59dBm.
> > > >
> > > > We're seeing only -80dBm on both polarities.
> > > >
> > > > Cables are new, professionally made and tested.  Pigtails are new,
> > > tested.
> > > > Radios are new, tested.
> > > >
> > > > WB dishes... on one end, we have up-tilt of about 2 degrees.
> > > > On the other end, we have down-tilt of about 8 degrees.
> > > > Moving a couple degress each way (or, setting both at 5, like RM
> says)
> > > gets
> > > > almost no signal at all.
> > > >
> > > > One is WB 58DP, one is the same, but with the high-performance
> shroud.
> > > >
> > > > Any thoughts?  Bad antenna on one end?
> > > >
> > > > Jayson
> > > >
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Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

2009-10-07 Thread Jayson Baker
We switched the polarity -- made no difference at all.

Just scanning for other radios in the area (or at the same site) the signals
look a little low too.

Pigtails are from different shipments about 2 years apart on either end.
But the jumper cables are the same.  I wonder if we got a bad batch of
cables.

But then... that doesn't explain the weird alignment.

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Josh Luthman wrote:

> Or polarity...
>
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> Direct: 937-552-2343
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>
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>
>
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Jerry Richardson
>  wrote:
>
> > Mystery
> >
> > 30dB is a lot to lose. I would suspect a feed horn issue or dish
> alignment.
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> > Behalf Of Jayson Baker
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:46 AM
> > To: WISPA General List
> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy
> >
> > MT R52N
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Jerry Richardson
> > wrote:
> >
> > > What radios?
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
> On
> > > Behalf Of Jayson Baker
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:42 AM
> > > To: WISPA General List
> > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy
> > >
> > > Yeah, we flipped polarity.  It's an 802.11n link, so shouldn't "matter"
> > but
> > > changed anyway.  No difference.  Tried chain 0, chain 1, chain 0+1, no
> > > difference.
> > >
> > > Cables came from Tessco, are brand Wireless Solutions I think.  3'
> long.
> > > Times cable, but look like RFI connectors.  The bag they came in said
> > > "professionally assembled and tested" - we've used the same on other
> > sites
> > > without issue.
> > >
> > > The feed assembly looks to be in correctly.  Not much way to screw that
> > up
> > > on these antennas.  My concern of one being bad or something is related
> > to
> > > the fact that 2-degrees on one end, and 8-degrees on another seems
> really
> > > odd.
> > >
> > > lol, I don't think the other site is further down than this site is up.
> > >
> > > Jayson
> > >
> > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Randy Cosby 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I assume you checked for reverse polarization?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jayson Baker wrote:
> > > > > Got back to both ends of our WB 5.8GHz links today.
> > > > >
> > > > > RadioMobile says it's 10km, we should have 5-degrees up/down tilt,
> > and
> > > > using
> > > > > the WB dishes see -59dBm.
> > > > >
> > > > > We're seeing only -80dBm on both polarities.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cables are new, professionally made and tested.  Pigtails are new,
> > > > tested.
> > > > > Radios are new, tested.
> > > > >
> > > > > WB dishes... on one end, we have up-tilt of about 2 degrees.
> > > > > On the other end, we have down-tilt of about 8 degrees.
> > > > > Moving a couple degress each way (or, setting both at 5, like RM
> > says)
> > > > gets
> > > > > almost no signal at all.
> > > > >
> > > > > One is WB 58DP, one is the same, but with the high-performance
> > shroud.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any thoughts?  Bad antenna on one end?
> > > > >
> > > > > Jayson
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >  >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

2009-10-07 Thread eje
Tried flip pol on just one end instead of on both at the same time? 

On the tilt sounds like your hitting strong side lobes which sometimes can give 
better gain the main but the side lobes are usually very narrow so little 
movement can change signal a lot. 
Consider the antenna probably has a 6 deg beam that means 8/2 is just the edge. 

/Eje
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

-Original Message-
From: Jayson Baker 
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 13:09:55 
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

We switched the polarity -- made no difference at all.

Just scanning for other radios in the area (or at the same site) the signals
look a little low too.

Pigtails are from different shipments about 2 years apart on either end.
But the jumper cables are the same.  I wonder if we got a bad batch of
cables.

But then... that doesn't explain the weird alignment.

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Josh Luthman wrote:

> Or polarity...
>
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
> "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however
> improbable, must be the truth."
> --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Jerry Richardson
>  wrote:
>
> > Mystery
> >
> > 30dB is a lot to lose. I would suspect a feed horn issue or dish
> alignment.
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> > Behalf Of Jayson Baker
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:46 AM
> > To: WISPA General List
> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy
> >
> > MT R52N
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Jerry Richardson
> > wrote:
> >
> > > What radios?
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
> On
> > > Behalf Of Jayson Baker
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:42 AM
> > > To: WISPA General List
> > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy
> > >
> > > Yeah, we flipped polarity.  It's an 802.11n link, so shouldn't "matter"
> > but
> > > changed anyway.  No difference.  Tried chain 0, chain 1, chain 0+1, no
> > > difference.
> > >
> > > Cables came from Tessco, are brand Wireless Solutions I think.  3'
> long.
> > > Times cable, but look like RFI connectors.  The bag they came in said
> > > "professionally assembled and tested" - we've used the same on other
> > sites
> > > without issue.
> > >
> > > The feed assembly looks to be in correctly.  Not much way to screw that
> > up
> > > on these antennas.  My concern of one being bad or something is related
> > to
> > > the fact that 2-degrees on one end, and 8-degrees on another seems
> really
> > > odd.
> > >
> > > lol, I don't think the other site is further down than this site is up.
> > >
> > > Jayson
> > >
> > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Randy Cosby 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I assume you checked for reverse polarization?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jayson Baker wrote:
> > > > > Got back to both ends of our WB 5.8GHz links today.
> > > > >
> > > > > RadioMobile says it's 10km, we should have 5-degrees up/down tilt,
> > and
> > > > using
> > > > > the WB dishes see -59dBm.
> > > > >
> > > > > We're seeing only -80dBm on both polarities.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cables are new, professionally made and tested.  Pigtails are new,
> > > > tested.
> > > > > Radios are new, tested.
> > > > >
> > > > > WB dishes... on one end, we have up-tilt of about 2 degrees.
> > > > > On the other end, we have down-tilt of about 8 degrees.
> > > > > Moving a couple degress each way (or, setting both at 5, like RM
> > says)
> > > > gets
> > > > > almost no signal at all.
> > > > >
> > > > > One is WB 58DP, one is the same, but with the high-performance
> > shroud.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any thoughts?  Bad antenna on one end?
> > > > >
> > > > > Jayson
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >  >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --

Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

2009-10-07 Thread Jayson Baker
Only flipped pol on ONE end.  Nobody at the other end to flip.

It does make a difference on that chain, but not overall.  Meaning...

If chain 0 is enabled, signal is -80, I flip polarity then I get nothing
unless I enable chain 1.

Makes sense what you're saying about the alignment.  I've tried going waaay
up and wy down, thinking maybe where I'm at is just a strong lobe.  No
difference.  If I go more than about 2 degrees off, the signal gets so low
that it will never connect.  Moving the dish slowly (or using the
secur-align bolt) is the same.

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 1:19 PM,  wrote:

> Tried flip pol on just one end instead of on both at the same time?
>
> On the tilt sounds like your hitting strong side lobes which sometimes can
> give better gain the main but the side lobes are usually very narrow so
> little movement can change signal a lot.
> Consider the antenna probably has a 6 deg beam that means 8/2 is just the
> edge.
>
> /Eje
> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>
>  -Original Message-
> From: Jayson Baker 
> Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 13:09:55
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy
>
> We switched the polarity -- made no difference at all.
>
> Just scanning for other radios in the area (or at the same site) the
> signals
> look a little low too.
>
> Pigtails are from different shipments about 2 years apart on either end.
> But the jumper cables are the same.  I wonder if we got a bad batch of
> cables.
>
> But then... that doesn't explain the weird alignment.
>
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Josh Luthman  >wrote:
>
> > Or polarity...
> >
> > Josh Luthman
> > Office: 937-552-2340
> > Direct: 937-552-2343
> > 1100 Wayne St
> > Suite 1337
> > Troy, OH 45373
> >
> > "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however
> > improbable, must be the truth."
> > --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Jerry Richardson
> >  wrote:
> >
> > > Mystery
> > >
> > > 30dB is a lot to lose. I would suspect a feed horn issue or dish
> > alignment.
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
> On
> > > Behalf Of Jayson Baker
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:46 AM
> > > To: WISPA General List
> > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy
> > >
> > > MT R52N
> > >
> > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Jerry Richardson
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > What radios?
> > > >
> > > > -Original Message-
> > > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
> > On
> > > > Behalf Of Jayson Baker
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:42 AM
> > > > To: WISPA General List
> > > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy
> > > >
> > > > Yeah, we flipped polarity.  It's an 802.11n link, so shouldn't
> "matter"
> > > but
> > > > changed anyway.  No difference.  Tried chain 0, chain 1, chain 0+1,
> no
> > > > difference.
> > > >
> > > > Cables came from Tessco, are brand Wireless Solutions I think.  3'
> > long.
> > > > Times cable, but look like RFI connectors.  The bag they came in said
> > > > "professionally assembled and tested" - we've used the same on other
> > > sites
> > > > without issue.
> > > >
> > > > The feed assembly looks to be in correctly.  Not much way to screw
> that
> > > up
> > > > on these antennas.  My concern of one being bad or something is
> related
> > > to
> > > > the fact that 2-degrees on one end, and 8-degrees on another seems
> > really
> > > > odd.
> > > >
> > > > lol, I don't think the other site is further down than this site is
> up.
> > > >
> > > > Jayson
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Randy Cosby 
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I assume you checked for reverse polarization?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Jayson Baker wrote:
> > > > > > Got back to both ends of our WB 5.8GHz links today.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > RadioMobile says it's 10km, we should h

Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

2009-10-07 Thread Mike
6 dB difference at the ends?  It sounds like the weaker link might be 
seeing an incidental signal from a reflection source.  Have you tried 
setting the link to 20 MHz or 10 MHz channels?  If it is severe 
multipath a minor change in height may make a big difference.  Water 
tower or big steel building close to the link?

At 01:41 PM 10/7/2009, you wrote:
>Yeah, we flipped polarity.  It's an 802.11n link, so shouldn't "matter" but
>changed anyway.  No difference.  Tried chain 0, chain 1, chain 0+1, no
>difference.
>
>Cables came from Tessco, are brand Wireless Solutions I think.  3' long.
>Times cable, but look like RFI connectors.  The bag they came in said
>"professionally assembled and tested" - we've used the same on other sites
>without issue.
>
>The feed assembly looks to be in correctly.  Not much way to screw that up
>on these antennas.  My concern of one being bad or something is related to
>the fact that 2-degrees on one end, and 8-degrees on another seems really
>odd.
>
>lol, I don't think the other site is further down than this site is up.
>
>Jayson
>
>On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Randy Cosby  wrote:
>
> > I assume you checked for reverse polarization?
> >
> >
> >
> > Jayson Baker wrote:
> > > Got back to both ends of our WB 5.8GHz links today.
> > >
> > > RadioMobile says it's 10km, we should have 5-degrees up/down tilt, and
> > using
> > > the WB dishes see -59dBm.
> > >
> > > We're seeing only -80dBm on both polarities.
> > >
> > > Cables are new, professionally made and tested.  Pigtails are new,
> > tested.
> > > Radios are new, tested.
> > >
> > > WB dishes... on one end, we have up-tilt of about 2 degrees.
> > > On the other end, we have down-tilt of about 8 degrees.
> > > Moving a couple degress each way (or, setting both at 5, like RM says)
> > gets
> > > almost no signal at all.
> > >
> > > One is WB 58DP, one is the same, but with the high-performance shroud.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts?  Bad antenna on one end?
> > >
> > > Jayson
> > >
> > >
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Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

2009-10-07 Thread Jayson Baker
I will try that.  The link is clear.  One end atop a 12-story building.  The
other end is on the side of a house.
Elevation at the building is about 6200', house is probably around 9000'

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Mike  wrote:

> 6 dB difference at the ends?  It sounds like the weaker link might be
> seeing an incidental signal from a reflection source.  Have you tried
> setting the link to 20 MHz or 10 MHz channels?  If it is severe
> multipath a minor change in height may make a big difference.  Water
> tower or big steel building close to the link?
>
> At 01:41 PM 10/7/2009, you wrote:
> >Yeah, we flipped polarity.  It's an 802.11n link, so shouldn't "matter"
> but
> >changed anyway.  No difference.  Tried chain 0, chain 1, chain 0+1, no
> >difference.
> >
> >Cables came from Tessco, are brand Wireless Solutions I think.  3' long.
> >Times cable, but look like RFI connectors.  The bag they came in said
> >"professionally assembled and tested" - we've used the same on other sites
> >without issue.
> >
> >The feed assembly looks to be in correctly.  Not much way to screw that up
> >on these antennas.  My concern of one being bad or something is related to
> >the fact that 2-degrees on one end, and 8-degrees on another seems really
> >odd.
> >
> >lol, I don't think the other site is further down than this site is up.
> >
> >Jayson
> >
> >On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Randy Cosby  wrote:
> >
> > > I assume you checked for reverse polarization?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jayson Baker wrote:
> > > > Got back to both ends of our WB 5.8GHz links today.
> > > >
> > > > RadioMobile says it's 10km, we should have 5-degrees up/down tilt,
> and
> > > using
> > > > the WB dishes see -59dBm.
> > > >
> > > > We're seeing only -80dBm on both polarities.
> > > >
> > > > Cables are new, professionally made and tested.  Pigtails are new,
> > > tested.
> > > > Radios are new, tested.
> > > >
> > > > WB dishes... on one end, we have up-tilt of about 2 degrees.
> > > > On the other end, we have down-tilt of about 8 degrees.
> > > > Moving a couple degress each way (or, setting both at 5, like RM
> says)
> > > gets
> > > > almost no signal at all.
> > > >
> > > > One is WB 58DP, one is the same, but with the high-performance
> shroud.
> > > >
> > > > Any thoughts?  Bad antenna on one end?
> > > >
> > > > Jayson
> > > >
> > > >
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Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

2009-10-20 Thread Jayson Baker
Spent another couple minutes on this link today.  This is really strange...

The 58DP end, when in 802.11a mode actually picks up a few other sites, at
decent signal.  About what I'd expect to pick up the other sites at.

The 58DP w/ shroud end, which is right downtown picks up nothing.  At all.
It should be picking up a bunch of garbage from everywhere.
So that leaves the question... is the shroud so well designed, and the dish
so high-performance, that it's not picking up anything because of its
design?
Is the alignment super-tight on the dish with shroud?  Nobody checked the
plumb-ness of the arm before sticking the dish on it, maybe that's why the
elevation angles are different from both ends?
Maybe I should try taking the dish w/ shroud out of the equation, and just
stick a rootenna on that end or something, just to test with?

Any ideas or help appreciated
Jayson

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Jayson Baker  wrote:

> I will try that.  The link is clear.  One end atop a 12-story building.
> The other end is on the side of a house.
> Elevation at the building is about 6200', house is probably around 9000'
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Mike  wrote:
>
>> 6 dB difference at the ends?  It sounds like the weaker link might be
>> seeing an incidental signal from a reflection source.  Have you tried
>> setting the link to 20 MHz or 10 MHz channels?  If it is severe
>> multipath a minor change in height may make a big difference.  Water
>> tower or big steel building close to the link?
>>
>> At 01:41 PM 10/7/2009, you wrote:
>> >Yeah, we flipped polarity.  It's an 802.11n link, so shouldn't "matter"
>> but
>> >changed anyway.  No difference.  Tried chain 0, chain 1, chain 0+1, no
>> >difference.
>> >
>> >Cables came from Tessco, are brand Wireless Solutions I think.  3' long.
>> >Times cable, but look like RFI connectors.  The bag they came in said
>> >"professionally assembled and tested" - we've used the same on other
>> sites
>> >without issue.
>> >
>> >The feed assembly looks to be in correctly.  Not much way to screw that
>> up
>> >on these antennas.  My concern of one being bad or something is related
>> to
>> >the fact that 2-degrees on one end, and 8-degrees on another seems really
>> >odd.
>> >
>> >lol, I don't think the other site is further down than this site is up.
>> >
>> >Jayson
>> >
>> >On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Randy Cosby 
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > I assume you checked for reverse polarization?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Jayson Baker wrote:
>> > > > Got back to both ends of our WB 5.8GHz links today.
>> > > >
>> > > > RadioMobile says it's 10km, we should have 5-degrees up/down tilt,
>> and
>> > > using
>> > > > the WB dishes see -59dBm.
>> > > >
>> > > > We're seeing only -80dBm on both polarities.
>> > > >
>> > > > Cables are new, professionally made and tested.  Pigtails are new,
>> > > tested.
>> > > > Radios are new, tested.
>> > > >
>> > > > WB dishes... on one end, we have up-tilt of about 2 degrees.
>> > > > On the other end, we have down-tilt of about 8 degrees.
>> > > > Moving a couple degress each way (or, setting both at 5, like RM
>> says)
>> > > gets
>> > > > almost no signal at all.
>> > > >
>> > > > One is WB 58DP, one is the same, but with the high-performance
>> shroud.
>> > > >
>> > > > Any thoughts?  Bad antenna on one end?
>> > > >
>> > > > Jayson
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >  >
>> > >
>> >
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Re: [WISPA] WB 58DP - 20dB off? WAS: Candy

2009-11-05 Thread Jayson Baker
FYI... thanks to Chuck and WB this link is up and working.

WB sent us a new dish, overnight, at no charge to see if that fixed this
link.  The new dish DID get the link up.  From -85 to -59 now.

It was either a bad dish, or mis-aligned.  Seems we were aligning with the
red marker on the dish (i.e. same as a DISH Network dish), and the WB
sticker on the dish is for the BOLT (not the red marker).  I thought we
checked that, but maybe not.  It's been a while now.

Either way, thanks very much to Beehive for working with us on this.  We'll
be buying these dishes going forward for all our links!  And thanks to
everyone else to had input.

Jayson

On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Jayson Baker wrote:

> Spent another couple minutes on this link today.  This is really strange...
>
> The 58DP end, when in 802.11a mode actually picks up a few other sites, at
> decent signal.  About what I'd expect to pick up the other sites at.
>
> The 58DP w/ shroud end, which is right downtown picks up nothing.  At all.
> It should be picking up a bunch of garbage from everywhere.
> So that leaves the question... is the shroud so well designed, and the dish
> so high-performance, that it's not picking up anything because of its
> design?
> Is the alignment super-tight on the dish with shroud?  Nobody checked the
> plumb-ness of the arm before sticking the dish on it, maybe that's why the
> elevation angles are different from both ends?
> Maybe I should try taking the dish w/ shroud out of the equation, and just
> stick a rootenna on that end or something, just to test with?
>
> Any ideas or help appreciated
> Jayson
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Jayson Baker wrote:
>
>> I will try that.  The link is clear.  One end atop a 12-story building.
>> The other end is on the side of a house.
>> Elevation at the building is about 6200', house is probably around 9000'
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Mike  wrote:
>>
>>> 6 dB difference at the ends?  It sounds like the weaker link might be
>>> seeing an incidental signal from a reflection source.  Have you tried
>>> setting the link to 20 MHz or 10 MHz channels?  If it is severe
>>> multipath a minor change in height may make a big difference.  Water
>>> tower or big steel building close to the link?
>>>
>>> At 01:41 PM 10/7/2009, you wrote:
>>> >Yeah, we flipped polarity.  It's an 802.11n link, so shouldn't "matter"
>>> but
>>> >changed anyway.  No difference.  Tried chain 0, chain 1, chain 0+1, no
>>> >difference.
>>> >
>>> >Cables came from Tessco, are brand Wireless Solutions I think.  3' long.
>>> >Times cable, but look like RFI connectors.  The bag they came in said
>>> >"professionally assembled and tested" - we've used the same on other
>>> sites
>>> >without issue.
>>> >
>>> >The feed assembly looks to be in correctly.  Not much way to screw that
>>> up
>>> >on these antennas.  My concern of one being bad or something is related
>>> to
>>> >the fact that 2-degrees on one end, and 8-degrees on another seems
>>> really
>>> >odd.
>>> >
>>> >lol, I don't think the other site is further down than this site is up.
>>> >
>>> >Jayson
>>> >
>>> >On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Randy Cosby 
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > I assume you checked for reverse polarization?
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > Jayson Baker wrote:
>>> > > > Got back to both ends of our WB 5.8GHz links today.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > RadioMobile says it's 10km, we should have 5-degrees up/down tilt,
>>> and
>>> > > using
>>> > > > the WB dishes see -59dBm.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > We're seeing only -80dBm on both polarities.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Cables are new, professionally made and tested.  Pigtails are new,
>>> > > tested.
>>> > > > Radios are new, tested.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > WB dishes... on one end, we have up-tilt of about 2 degrees.
>>> > > > On the other end, we have down-tilt of about 8 degrees.
>>> > > > Moving a couple degress each way (or, setting both at 5, like RM
>>> says)
>>> > > gets
>>> > > > almost no signal at all.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > One is WB 58DP, one is the same, but with the high-performance
>>> shroud.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Any thoughts?  Bad antenna on one end?
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Jayson
>>> > > >
>>> > > >
>>> > >  >
>>> > >
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