That's not good advice. Isn't this a list for Smart Bridges support and issues? So bitching someone out for complaints or opinions is very counter productive. It's almost no different than intimidating others not to publicize their disappointments. And that doesn't do Smart Bridges or anyone else any good. They need to know the good and the bad in order to adjust and for others to be aware of any issues they may encounter. I realize some people 'love' their Smart Bridges. Maybe you may want to practice 'tough love'. hahahaha So no disrespect intended. George ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan @ Wyoming.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Strange dbm values
> If you don't like the way SB has their Radio set up then don't use it. > If you think they are so expensive they why are you using them? Why > don't you just go use your Cisco raio's? Then there won't be anything > to bitch about. As for price they are much much cheaper then most > everything else out there. > > ???? > > > > On Sat, 2 Aug 2003 05:09:08 -0500 > "beckman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What I am 'bitching' about is that a AB will report -19dbm when the > > signal > > is actually -65. I have quality tools. I have a calibrated spectrum > > analyzer > > and many years of experience using it. I also have a 802.11b (Cisco) > > card > > that I have a known reference level to, so It is accurate. What I am > > saying > > is that other manufactures easily make an accurate 'out of the box' > > RSSI > > display, normally within 10% accuracy, and I expect the same from > > smart > > bridges. > > > > Displaying -19dbm on a 7 mile link with only 29db EIRP on the head > > end and > > 24 gain on the client end does not compute. My techs know to convert > > it, and > > not trust it, but it is dam annoying and for the price we pay for > > smartbridges, they can fix the software. We have taken to always > > putting a > > coax down the pole and using a pen-tablet with a Cisco Aironet card > > to aim > > the antenna and verify the link before we ever put the smartbridges > > on. (we > > originally started that because of the failure rate in smart > > bridges, its > > annoying to have to lower a H50 telescoping pole) > > > > Don't bitch at me for my demanding a quality product. Smartbridges > > are not > > cheep, I expect them to live up to their price. They are ESPECIALLY > > not > > cheep when we have to do a @#$%$ truck roll to fix them when they > > break. And > > Yes, I know many of you have had no problems with smart bridges, and > > I have > > had many sites with no problems too. But the most common thing in > > these > > sites with no problems seem to be that every thing is 'perfect'. > > Great > > ground, great signal, SB in the shade, 3 added lightning protectors > > (coax, > > power supply, and CAT5, adds 75$ to the cost, BTW), and low > > frequency of > > lightning and other bad weather nearby. the SB product line has a > > very low > > fudge factor. > > > > Donald Beckman > > Fort Worth, Texas > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of RFMS > > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 8:27 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Strange dbm values > > > > > > > > > > Beckman, > > > > None of them are accurate enough for a self respecting > > person to use more than once, unless you use the same > > card all the time to test the signal level, off-air. > > > > It would be best for the manufacturer to produce a > > QoS for data,AKA, BER instead of everyone discussing > > what the signal level should be for a CPE when installed. > > > > You want good data, start demanding it in print, with > > a corroborative source behind the printed spec's and > > then those folks selling junk will not be discussed > > here and this problem will cease to waste everyone's > > time here. > > > > In short, you do get what you pay for. Stop bitching. > > > > Ron > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > > smartBridges <yournickname> > > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > > smartBridges) > > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > > smartBridges <yournickname> > > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > > smartBridges) > > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
