Are you saying you think the 5875 signal could be coming through 
cabling?  Like a bad poe injector or something?

Randy


Gary McWhirter wrote:
> Cabling?
>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Randy Cosby <dco...@infowest.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Well, we replaced the backhaul (osbridge) and get the same readings on
>> the new one.  The old one does not get the same readings when moved to
>> another location, so it's picking up SOMETHING.  Powered down everything
>> else, same problem.  So, someone is slamming me with a ton of signal
>> near 5875... Now to find out where it's coming from.
>>
>> Any recommendations for a 5 gig spectrum analyzer?  Ubiquiti airview
>> looks interesting, but only for 2.4 and 900.  Guess I can use the
>> built-in one in the osbridge, but it's not too fast / granular.
>>
>> Randy
>>
>>
>> Randy Cosby wrote:
>>     
>>> Did that - don't have the results here with me, but there was quite a
>>> poor noise floor around the middle of the band - just like the osbridge
>>> reported.  Not nearly as severe though.
>>>
>>> Randy
>>>
>>>
>>> Scott Carullo wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Just do a survey on the AP, really thats all that matters...  its easy
>>>> takes a few minutes and you have the data you need to make educated
>>>> decision.
>>>>
>>>> Scott Carullo
>>>> Brevard Wireless
>>>> 321-205-1100 x102
>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> From: "Randy Cosby" <dco...@infowest.com>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 11:45 AM
>>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] spectrum analysis - 5dBm interference at 5785
>>>>>
>>>>> Quite likely you're right.
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried shutting off the trango AP's with no luck - same bad spectrum
>>>>> analysis.  I'm next going to go on site and do linktests on the AP's
>>>>> with the backhaul off.
>>>>>
>>>>> My suspicion is the backhaul is bad - at least the spectrum analysis,
>>>>> but it is potentially the source of interference as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Randy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Lakeland wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Randy,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You cant go by that spectrum analyzer.  Something is wrong. Most
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>> receivers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>> can't handle 5dbm pumped into them without killing them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  -B-
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Randy Cosby writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> Over the weekend we started getting complaints about a bad linktests
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> for
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>> all customers on an old trango AP site.  I've tried finding a cleaner
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>         
>>>>>>> channel, but am not having much luck getting good linktests up there.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>         
>>>>>>> This is one of the first sites I built, and use a couple OSBridge
>>>>>>>               
>> 5Gxi
>>     
>>>>>>>               
>>>>         
>>>>>>> radios to backhaul.   I found they added a spectrum analyzer to a
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> newer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>> firmware version, so I installed it and ran a analysis of the site.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> It
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>> shows a 5dBm signal at 5785!  Not -5, but 5.   See attached.  It
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> appears
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>> that something VERY hot is either pointed at my AP site, or something
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> up
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>> there has started interfering.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Spectrum analysis from the near side of the link was relatively
>>>>>>>               
>> clean.
>>     
>>>>>>>               
>>>>         
>>>>>>> Any suggestions on where to start my search?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Randy
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bob Moldashel
>>>>>> Lakeland Communications, Inc.
>>>>>> 1350 Lincoln Avenue
>>>>>> Holbrook, NY 11741
>>>>>> 800-479-9195
>>>>>> 631-286-8873 Fax
>>>>>> 516-551-1131 Cell
>>>>>>
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