Was that the best the link would do before the wind? It might seam odd, but have you tried cross pol at one end? Ive got a dish here, the bunp on the feed is 180* off from the specs, made for lots of fun. "No no, the paper says this is right, it just isn't lined up" half hour later "sure, lets flip the feed -- whiskey tango foxtrot!"
Jeromie Mark McElvy wrote: > Aligned and re-aligned. I suppose there is a possibility I am catching > side lobes. We climbed to realign back in the spring when we had some 70 > mph gusts move things. Could not get any better than -85. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Travis Johnson > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 3:33 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Link stability > > Hi, > > According to my path calculator, this link should be -55 on each side. > Are you sure it was aligned when it was first installed? > > Travis > Microserv > > > Mark McElvy wrote: >> I have a wireless backhaul link that is not as stable as I would like. >> It is a 15.5 mile shot that has been up for 3 years. MT/CM9/32db dish > on >> both ends. On a clear day I am only seeing a -83 on each end. All the >> radio equip was replaced April 08 due to lighting, still have the >> original 3ft LMR-400 and antenna. I seem to remember the signal being > in >> the -70 range prior to the lightning replacements. >> >> >> >> Right now the link is down with random reconnects with a -92 and then > it >> will drop again. Weather is misty thick and overcast. I kinda of have > a >> twofold question, could the weather be attenuating the signal enough > to >> drop the connection? I think yes. Second, could I have a >> weakened/damaged antenna causing the general drop in signal? >> >> >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- >> 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/
