They show up on the Spectras as 10 MHz. What I cannot tell you is whether these are false readings or not.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 2:45 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] RADAR lockouts So how wide are the radar channels typically? Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "ralph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:10 PM Subject: [WISPA] RADAR lockouts > What RADAR is on 5.2 GHz? This would be C band, I think. > > I'm getting my first DFS lockouts and boy is it frustrating! > It is frustrating about the initial scan period and its frustrating when > channels lock out and disable. > > It was frustrating enough to make me temporarily go back to 5.8, which was > a > pity due to the shortness of the hop (1 mile). I have the radios at 5dBm > and > still have a -59 at each end! > As soon as I can have enough time allocated to run to the other end (very > difficult access Govt bldg) in case I screw up, I am going to try with the > power all the way down. > > The one end that looks towards an airport does get about 3 times the hits > as > the one looking away. > > RADARs I can think of are: > > Approach Control (not likely- I know where it is and its far away and on > 1.290 GHz) > WX RADAR on a plane at the airport > WX RADAR at a TV station (most of them have pooled them or gone to a > service > or located them away from town though) > Airport RADAR - this is the one on the tower I think and is for the > ground > ops and close in stuff. > > This airport is about 5-6 miles away. The most events (hundreds) are on > channels 116 and 124 with a few on the 50ish channels too. > > > Ralph > > PS- if you want to see what the bad news looks like when delivered, I have > some screen shots at: > > http://brightlan.net/radar.html > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.5/1085 - Release Date: > 10/22/2007 10:35 AM > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.1/1182 - Release Date: 12/12/2007 11:29 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.1/1182 - Release Date: 12/12/2007 11:29 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.1/1182 - Release Date: 12/12/2007 11:29 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
