I tend to use 20dB fade margin. If the floor is -80, then -60 is going to be great. This works until you are dealing with a -60dB floor cause -40dB is going to be too hot and overload the Rx of the radios.
Sent Mobile Jerry Richardson airCloud Communications On Feb 1, 2010, at 5:56 PM, "RickG" <rgunder...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ya, thats what I do. I'm just concerned about what the best power > level is? > I hate to create a monster based on the wrong settings. > > On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 8:21 PM, Robert West <robert.w...@just-micro.com > >wrote: > >> I have a few like that. Cheap and quick for low density >> population. Use a >> pac grid for the backhaul and a bullet with an omni for the AP. >> Check your >> polarity, make sure you're on the right orientation and right >> radio. My >> grids are horz. Pol and the omnis, well..... Vertical of course! >> >> Bob- >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless- >> boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of RickG >> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 8:08 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: [WISPA] power >> >> OK, I need a little input. I've got several "poor mans repeaters" >> around by >> using a pair of bullets, one for backhaul and the other for the AP. >> Today, >> I >> installed a Bullet on a new customer that was a stones throw away >> from the >> AP. At full power, he got just under 1Mbps. Turning down the power, >> he got >> 3Mbps+. Is turning down the power on the CPE side on a test and >> trial basis >> or is there some kind of method to it? >> -RickG >> >> >> >> --- >> --- >> --- >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> 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/
