It actually does take into account terrain data... Let us know if you have any other questions or suggestions for improvement.
-Matt On Wed, 2009-12-02 at 13:29 -0700, 3-dB Networks wrote: > One thing I have noticed... it does not take into account multipath, or > really anything else dealing with the terrain. The calculator is really a > glorified free space loss calculator with a slick interface and the terrain > profile. > > It seems to function well... but you have to take into account terrain > yourself :-) > > Daniel White > 3-dB Networks > http://www.3dbnetworks.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Robert West > Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 1:16 PM > To: 'WISPA General List' > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 20 mile link > > Hey, ya know I used that thing a few times a year or so ago but forgot all > about it. Thanks for pointing me back to it! Any tips on using it for > non-lingo equipment? Are the custom calculations fairly close to your true > results? Any significant fudge factor on it? > > Thanks! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Michael Baird > Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 1:23 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 20 mile link > > Been using this one for quick lookups, requires an account to be > established though. > > http://www.ligowave.com/linkcalc/main.html > > Regards > Michael Baird > > Yeah, I'd have to get quite a few more customers to pay for such a thing. > I > > can certainly see the value in it but value versus food...... Uh.... I > > gotta eat. > > > > Someday, though. Someday.......... > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of RickG > > Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 12:42 PM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 20 mile link > > > > As they say, you get what you pay for. For normal stuff, especially close > > range, you can use a variety of software packages. But for a high dollar > > tower, you want someone with the expertise and the software to give you > > reliable results. -RickG > > > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 11:47 PM, Robert West > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > >> Me = Cheap > >> > >> RadioMobile = Free > >> > >> Wispmon = Yikes! > >> > >> It better be good but I think I'd need a few thousand customers before I > >> didn't feel that price. > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > >> Behalf Of Brad Belton > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 11:38 PM > >> To: 'WISPA General List' > >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] 20 mile link > >> > >> A relatively nifty new monitoring service out there also has a great path > >> profile tool built-in. The person that is developing the product is a > >> > > long > > > >> time wireless operator, so he has a very good feel for what our industry > >> needs. > >> > >> www.wispmon.com > >> > >> I've been a RadioMobile user for years now, but have found myself using > >> > > the > > > >> path profiler in wispmon more often than RadioMobile. > >> > >> Best, > >> > >> > >> Brad > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > >> Behalf Of Brian Webster > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 10:21 PM > >> To: WISPA General List > >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] 20 mile link > >> > >> $75 using 10 meter terrain data and 30 meter resolution tree clutter. > >> > >> > >> Thank You, > >> Brian Webster > >> 214 Eggleston Hill Rd. > >> Cooperstown, NY 13326 > >> www.wirelessmapping.com > >> 607-643-4055 Voice > >> 607-435-3988 Mobile > >> 208-692-1898 Fax > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 10:59 PM, RickG <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> THANKS to EVERYONE for their input. I'll let you know what I decide. > >>> Another > >>> question: Normally I do my path analysis with Delorme but I'm not > >>> > > feeling > > > >>> that is good enough considering the cost of the project and some trees I > >>> see > >>> in the distance. Is anyone out there offering path analysis for a fair > >>> rate? > >>> -RickG > >>> > >>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> Rick: > >>>> > >>>> You have been getting some good advice here. I am not a networking > >>>> guru and have never played one on TV, but do know a thing or two about > >>>> > >>> RF. > >>> > >>>> It seems with your physical layout you may have an opportunity for > >>>> some space diversity. A simple link will probably serve you with 3 > >>>> nines or so. If infrequent outages will sit OK with the user, then > >>>> engineer a link with single radios. > >>>> > >>>> If you use some of the more inexpensive radio solutions as proffered > >>>> here, you could put up two links with 20' to 30' of physical > >>>> separation. Or, one dish on the water tower, and two on the new > >>>> tower. The single one could be the AP and the other two remote ones > >>>> stations. You could use an MT router running OSPF with one having a > >>>> higher cost than the other. If one failed, the other would take over. > >>>> > >>>> My fear of a 20 mile link would be those atmospheric events we > >>>> sometimes see -- tropospheric ducting. > >>>> > >>>> I would be curious what you come up with. > >>>> > >>>> Mike > >>>> > >>>> At 09:22 PM 11/30/2009, you wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Planning my first 20 mile PTP link. Path analysis shows clear. > >>>>> > >> Customer > >> > >>> is > >>> > >>>>> building a 100' tower just for this therefore the equipment I choose > >>>>> > >>> must > >>> > >>>>> work. I'm free to use whatever I want. Suggestions? > >>>>> -RickG > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> ----- > >> > >>>>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! > >>>>> http://signup.wispa.org/ > >>>>> > >>>> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> ----- > >> > >>>>> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > >>>>> > >>>>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > >>>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >>>>> > >>>>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >> ---- > >> > >>>> WISPA Wants You! 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