My closest tower to this one is 14 miles. We are fairly rural. Mark
-----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:52 AM To: lakel...@gbcx.net; WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Winter connectivity issues Try changing channels too. Water *usually* give strange signal levels.... Looks more like interference to me. Very possibly from some of your own towers??? marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: <lakel...@gbcx.net> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Winter connectivity issues > Water in connectors. When it freezes it crystalizes and gives a poor > connection. Maybe a cracked/broken antenna with moisture incursion. > > Antennas on towers are subject to falling ice regardless of the type of > antenna. > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Mark McElvy" <mmce...@accubak.com> > > Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:58:25 > To: <mikro...@mail.butchevans.com>; <wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: [WISPA] Winter connectivity issues > > > I have 4 tower locations, only one seems to be having issues. Last week, > then today I have a few customers on one tower having slow connection > issues. High ping times from less than 1 ms to 4-500ms with packet loss. > The one complaining customer has a -56 @ client end and -60 @ AP. The > common denominator is weather, it is currently about 10 deg F and we had > some, not a lot of freezing rain last night. > > This tower is running a RB 433 w/ XR2 and HPol omni. New in spring due > to lightning storm. The only time I experienced issues last year was > with heavy icing. > > > > Any thought? Would you think it's the ice or maybe freezing moisture in > the enclosure? > > > > Mark in South central Missouri > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- > 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/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- > 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
